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Mindy Kaling
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Key facts
- Born
- Vera Mindy Chokalingam , ( 1979-06-24 ) June 24, 1979 (age 46) , Cambridge , Massachusetts , U.S.
- Education
- Dartmouth College ( BA )
- Occupations
- Actress comedian writer producer
- Years active
- 2002–present
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Vera
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cambridge
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Notable work
- Velma
- Field of work
- acting
- Image
- Mindy Kaling at WWD Style Awards 2026.jpg
- Residence
- Boston
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- Commons category
- Mindy Kaling
- date of birth
- 1979-06-24
- influenced by
- Stephen Colbert
- start of work period
- 2003-00-00
- birth name
- Vera Mindy Chokalingam
- name in native language
- Mindy Kaling
- writing language
- English language
- social media followers
- 11433356
- ethnic group
- Indian Americans
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Encyclopedic overview
Vera Mindy Chokalingam (born June 24, 1979), known professionally as Mindy Kaling (/ˈkeɪlɪŋ/ ), is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Known for her work on television, she has received a Tony Award and six nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards. Among other honors, she has also received the Producers Guild of America's Norman Lear Achievement in Television Award and was awarded the National Medal of the Arts, which is the highest honor given to artists and arts patrons by the United States government. Kaling founded the production company Kaling International in 2012.
Kaling first gained recognition for playing Kelly Kapoor in the NBC sitcom The Office (2005–2013), on which she also worked as a writer. Credited with twenty-four episodes, Kaling was the most prolific writer among the staff. For her work on it, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series. She gained wider attention for creating, producing and playing the title role in the Fox/Hulu sitcom The Mindy Project (2012–2017). She then created other television comedies, including Never Have I Ever (2020–2023), The Sex Lives of College Girls (2021–2025), and Running Point (2025–present).
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