Mindy Kaling

Vera Mindy Chokalingam (born June 24, 1979), known professionally as Mindy Kaling, is an American actress and comedian. She is the creator and star of the Fox and Hulu sitcom The Mindy Project and also serves as executive producer and writer for the show. She is also known for her work on the NBC sitcom The Office, where she portrayed the character Kelly Kapoor, for which she also served as executive producer, writer, and director. 2Early life Kaling was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Hindu parents from India, Avu Chokalingam, an architect, and Dr. Swati Chokalingam (née Roysircar), an obstetrician/gynecologist (OB/GYN). Kaling's parents met while working at the same hospital in Nigeria. Her father was overseeing the building of a wing of the hospital and her mother was working as an OB/GYN. The family emigrated to the United States in 1979, the same year Kaling was born. Kaling's mother died of pancreatic cancer in 2012. Kaling has an older brother, Vijay Jojo Chokalingam. Kaling graduated from Buckingham Browne & Nichols, a private school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 199