Ellie Kemper
Ellie Kemper
Elizabeth Claire "Ellie" Kemper is an American actress, comedian, and writer. She is best known for her role as Kimmy Schmidt in the Netflix comedy series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, for which she has received critical acclaim. Kemper is also known for her role as Erin Hannon in the NBC series The Office, as well as her supporting roles in the films Bridesmaids and 21 Jump Street. In summer 2015, she joined NBC News as a temporary co-host on NBC's morning...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth2 May 1980
CityKansas City, MO
CountryUnited States of America
I guess it's easier to think badly and then be pleasantly surprised.
I think I get certain pleasure from writing what I'm performing.
I think weather affects my mood a lot more than I thought, and I like to be in bad moods sometimes.
I've never had prejudice against me because of being a woman in comedy, I've never felt any sort of unfairness because of that - but I do think it is naive to think that it doesn't exist.
My painting teacher in high school used to say, 'I can't paint like I want to, but through practice I'll get better.' But I don't think that's true. I think sometimes you just can't paint.
It's interesting because with a lot of people who I've met in comedy, it seems not to matter what your background is. In terms of formal schooling - I feel like that's a nineteenth century term - but in terms of where you went to high school or college, or wherever, all that really is irrelevant, I have found, in comedy.
I ended up majoring in English, which I'm not particularly fluent in.
I loved 'Freaks and Geeks.' I don't know a better show.
I want to be a morning-talk-show host. I love Kelly Ripa's job. She gets to live in New York and has this amazing job hosting a talk show.
I wrote comedy sketches in college.
If you're going to plan a wedding, then a certain amount of suffering is not a choice.
Improv is mostly what I've studied.
In Los Angeles, people dress with the deep and earnest hope that people will do nothing but stare at them.
Los Angeles survives on that which is unpredictable. The unexpected courses through its very veins.