THE MINDY PROJECT: Created by Emmy-nominated writer/producer and New York Times best-selling author Mindy Kaling (The Office), THE MINDY PROJECT features Kaling as a skilled OB/GYN navigating the tricky waters of both her personal and professional life in the new comedy THE MINDY PROJECT premiering Tuesday, Sept. 25 (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2012 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Warwick Saint/FOX
What was Mindy Kaling in before The Mindy Project?
—Chad Lewiston, Abilene, Texas
Kaling, 33, is best known for her role as Kelly Kapoor on “The Office,” but the Cambridge, Mass.-born actress is also the writer of more than 20 episodes of the TV series. A graduate of Dartmouth College, her other credits include acting in the movies “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” “Unaccompanied Minors,” “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian” and “No Strings Attached.” Kaling, whose parents took her name from the TV show “Mork & Mindy,” says of her current series, “Every day I wake up and it’s like, ‘Oh, I’m the star of my own show, I get to write it and hire people, actors that I’ve loved for such a long time.’ It’s amazing!”
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