Mindy Kaling
| Mindy Kaling | |
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Kaling at Paleyfest in 2013 for The Mindy Project
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| Born |
Vera Mindy Chokalingam June 24, 1979 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Buckingham Browne & Nichols |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
| Occupation | Actress, comedian, writer, producer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Home town | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Website | theconcernsofmindykaling |
| Comedy career | |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, film, books |
| Genres | satire, improvisational comedy, sketch comedy, stand-up comedy |
| Subject(s) | American culture, pop culture |
| Relative(s) | Vijay Jojo Chokal-Ingam |
| Notable works and roles |
The Office The Mindy Project Inside Out Wreck-It Ralph |
Vera Mindy Chokalingam (born June 24, 1979), known professionally as Mindy Kaling, is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. She is the creator and star of the Fox and Hulu sitcom The Mindy Project and also serves as executive producer and writer for the show. She is also known for her work on the NBC sitcom The Office, where she portrayed the character Kelly Kapoor and served as executive producer, writer, and director on some of the episodes.
Kaling was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Hindu Indian parents from India, Avu Chokalingam, an architect, and Dr. Swati Chokalingam (née Roysircar), an obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN).
Kaling's parents met while working at the same hospital in Nigeria. Her father was overseeing the building of a wing of the hospital and her mother was working as an OB/GYN. The family emigrated to the United States in 1979, the same year Kaling was born. Kaling's mother died of pancreatic cancer in 2012. Kaling has an older brother, Vijay Jojo Chokalingam.
Kaling graduated from Buckingham Browne & Nichols, a private school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1997. The following year, she entered Dartmouth College, where she was a member of the improvisational comedy troupe "The Dog Day Players" and the a cappella group "The Rockapellas", creator of the comic strip "Badly Drawn Girl" in The Dartmouth (the college's daily newspaper), and a writer for the Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern (the college's humor magazine).
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