Ellie Kemper
| Ellie Kemper | |
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Kemper in 2002
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| Born |
Elizabeth Claire Kemper May 2, 1980 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Princeton University (BA) University of Oxford (MA) |
| Occupation | Actress, comedian, writer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse(s) | Michael Koman (m. 2012) |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives |
Carrie Kemper (sister) William Thornton Kemper, Sr. (great-great-grandfather) |
Elizabeth Claire "Ellie" Kemper (born May 2, 1980) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. She is best known for her roles as Kimmy Schmidt in the Netflix comedy series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, for which she has received critical acclaim, and as Erin Hannon in the NBC series The Office for five seasons. Kemper is also known for her supporting roles in the films Bridesmaids (2011) and 21 Jump Street (2012). In summer 2015, she joined NBC News as a temporary co-host on NBC's morning news program, The Today Show.
Kemper was born in Kansas City, Missouri, the second of four children of Dorothy "Dotty" Ann (Jannarone) and David Woods Kemper, one of the wealthiest families in the State of Missouri. She is the granddaughter of Mildred Lane Kemper, the namesake of the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis, for which the family donated $5 million. Kemper's father was the chairman and chief executive officer of Commerce Bancshares, a bank holding company founded by the Kemper family (her paternal great-great-grandfather was banker William Thornton Kemper, Sr.). She is also the older sister of television writer Carrie Kemper. Kemper has Italian (from her maternal grandfather), English, and German ancestry.
The family moved to St. Louis when Kemper was five years old. She attended Conway Elementary School in the St. Louis suburb of Ladue and then high school at John Burroughs School, where she developed an interest in theater and improvisational comedy. One of her teachers was actor Jon Hamm, with whom she appeared in a school play. In 1999, Kemper made her debut at the Veiled Prophet Ball, where she was named the Veiled Prophet Queen of Love and Beauty.
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