Career
In 2003 she portrayed Ben Affleck in a play called Matt & Ben, which she also co-wrote with her best friend from college Brenda Withers. The play was named one of Time magazine's "Top Ten Theatrical Events of The Year".
Kaling's TV appearances include a 2005 episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, playing Richard Lewis's assistant. Kaling is also featured on the CD Comedy Death-Ray and wrote for one episode of Saturday Night Live in April 2006.
Kaling's first film role was in The 40-Year-Old Virgin, which starred Steve Carell. She also made an appearance in the film Unaccompanied Minors as a waitress. In 2007 she held a small part in License to Wed starring fellow The Office actors John Krasinski, Angela Kinsey, and Brian Baumgartner. Recently, Kaling was in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian as a Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum tour guide. She also voiced the character of "Tourist Mom" in the animated comedy Despicable Me. In 2011 she played the role of Shira, a doctor who is a roommate and colleague of the main character Emma (played by Natalie Portman) in No Strings Attached. Kaling also made an appearance as Vanetha in the 2012 romantic comedy film The Five-Year Engagement.
Prior to acting, one of her "worst job" experiences was as a production assistant on the Crossing Over With John Edward psychic show.
Kaling used to maintain a blog called “Things I’ve Bought That I Love", which reemerged on her website on September 29, 2011. She is the author of the comic memoir Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns). The book is a collection of essays about her early life and career, intertwined with short observational essays about her friends, family, and relationships.
In 2012 Kaling pitched a comedy to Fox called The Mindy Project and written by her. She will serve as both the series star and the executive producer for the pilot episode. Fox is airing the series Tuesdays at 9:30 Eastern Time starting 2012.
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