Vera Mindy Chokalingam (born June 24, 1979), known professionally as Mindy Kaling, is an American actress, comedian, and writer. She rose to prominence in 2005 for her work on the NBC sitcom The Office, where she portrayed Kelly Kapoor and served as a writer, executive producer, and occasional director throughout most of the series' run. Kaling created, wrote, produced, and starred in the Fox/Hulu sitcom The Mindy Project, which ran for six seasons from 2012 to 2017. Kailing's film career includes voice work in the films Despicable Me (2010), Wreck It Ralph (2012), Inside Out (2015) and starring roles in the fantasy adventure A Wrinkle in Time and heist-comedy Ocean's 8, both 2018.
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Known For
The Heart of New England
Self - Narrator
2023
Friends: The Reunion
Self
2021
Locked Down
Kate
2021
Late Night
Molly Patel
2019
Reimagining The Met Gala
Self
2018
Ocean's Team 3.0
Self
2018
Ocean's Eight
Amita
2018
A Wrinkle in Time
Mrs. Who
2018
Family Feud
Foremother
2018
100 Years
Narrator (voice)
2017
The Night Before
Sarah
2015
Mind Candy
Disgust (voice)
2015
Riley's First Date?
Disgust (voice)
2015
Inside Out
Disgust (voice)
2015
The Mindy Project: Cast and Creators Live at PALEYFEST 2014
Herself
2014
This Is the End
Mindy Kaling
2013
The Office Retrospective
Self
2013
Wreck-It Ralph
Taffyta Muttonfudge (voice)
2012
The Five-Year Engagement
Vaneetha
2012
'The Office' Skit from the Emmys
Kelly Kapoor
2011
Nick Kroll: Thank You Very Cool
Herself
2011
No Strings Attached
Shira
2011
Despicable Me
Tourist Mom (voice)
2010
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Docent
2009
License to Wed
Shelly
2007
Unaccompanied Minors
Restaurant Hostess
2006
The 40 Year Old Virgin
Amy
2005
The Office
Kelly Kapoor · (156 episodes)
2005
Matt & Ben
Ben
2004
Untitled Indian Wedding Comedy Project
Good in Bed
With Love, Meghan
Self · (1 episode)
2025
Velma
Velma (voice) · (21 episodes)
2023
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self · (1 episode)
2022
Monsters at Work
Val (voice) · (20 episodes)
2021
Some Good News
Self · (1 episode)
2020
The Morning Show
Audra · (6 episodes)
2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self · (1 episode)
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(2 episodes)
2019
Busy Tonight
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2018
Champions
Priya Patel · (5 episodes)
2018
The Muppets
Self · (1 episode)
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(1 episode)
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (3 episodes)
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Trailblazer Honors
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (2 episodes)
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self · (1 episode)
2014
HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
(1 episode)
2014
The Mindy Project
Dr. Mindy Lahiri · (117 episodes)
2012
Conan
Self · (1 episode)
2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (5 episodes)
2009
House Poor
(1 episode)
2008
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Cindy · (1 episode)
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · (1 episode)
2005
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Sucré salé
Self · (1 episode)
2002
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Richard Lewis's assistant · (1 episode)
2000
The View
Self · (1 episode)
1997
The View
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1997
The Daily Show
Self · (1 episode)
1996
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1993
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1975
The Oscars
Self · (2 episodes)
1953