Mindy Kaling is an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and director. She first gained recognition starring as Kelly Kapoor in the NBC sitcom The Office, for which she also served as a writer, executive producer, and director. For her work on the series, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series and five times for Outstanding Comedy Series.

Kaling gained wider attention for creating, producing and starring in the Fox comedy series The Mindy Project. She created the NBC sitcom Champions,, the Hulu miniseries Four Weddings and a Funeral, the Netflix comedy-drama series Never Have I Ever, and the HBO Max comedy-drama series The Sex Lives of College Girls. Her memoirs, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) and Why Not Me?, reached The New York Times Best Seller list.