Mindy Kaling is best known for her role in the popular TV comedy "The Mindy Project".
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.
In 2012, Kaling pitched a single-camera comedy to Fox called The Mindy Project, which was written and produced by Kaling. Fox began airing the series Tuesdays at 9:30 Eastern Time starting in 2012.
Kaling notes that she is sometimes described as a pioneer, as there are not yet very many Indian-American women on television.
In 2004, when The Office producer Greg Daniels was working to adapt The Office from the BBC show of the same name, he hired Kaling as a writer-performer after reading a spec script she wrote. "She's very original ... If anything feels phony or lazy or passé, she’ll pounce on it."
When Kaling joined the The Office, she was 24 years old and was the only woman on a staff of eight. She took on the role of character Kelly Kapoor, debuting in the series’ second episode, "Diversity Day." She has written at least 22 episodes, including "Niagara", for which she was co-nominated for an Emmy with Greg Daniels. Kaling wrote and directed the webisode "Subtle Sexuality" in 2009.
In a 2007 interview with The A.V. Club, she stated that "Kelly" is "an exaggerated version of what I think the upper-level writers believe my personality is. After the "Diwali" episode, Kaling appeared with Daniels on NPR's Fresh Air.
It is evident that Mindy Kaling is a stand out in the comedy world and in TV. This is displayed through the many awards she has received on a professional as well as a personal level. She is a wonderful role model for females all around the world. To do what you love and never let anything get in the way of that. Being a minority in both gender and ethnicity especially in hollywood isn't a disadvantage but there is a progression giving these minorities a voice and audience.
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