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Mindy Kaling

Mindy Kaling

Actor, producer and writer · Born June 24, 1979 (47) · Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

2 Screen Actors Guild Awards · Primetime Emmy nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Vera Mindy Chokalingam (born June 24, 1979), known professionally as Mindy Kaling, is an American actress, comedian, and writer. She rose to prominence in 2005 for her work on the NBC sitcom The Office, where she portrayed Kelly Kapoor and served as a writer, executive producer, and occasional director throughout most of the series' run. Kaling created, wrote, produced, and starred in the Fox/Hulu sitcom The Mindy Project, which ran for six seasons from 2012 to 2017. Kailing's film career includes voice work in the films Despicable Me (2010), Wreck It Ralph (2012), Inside Out (2015) and starring roles in the fantasy adventure A Wrinkle in Time and heist-comedy Ocean's 8, both 2018. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mindy Kaling, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 24, 1979 (47)
From
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Works as
Actor, producer and writer
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26

What are Mindy Kaling's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 96th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 96th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
40%
Bonds
36%
Morality
13%
Society
12%
Purpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 3 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 9 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 8 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 8

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 10 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 8 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 8
Hero
2 of 8
Mentor
1 of 8
Shapeshifter
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
14
Warm
9
Bittersweet
7
Hopeful
7
Absurd
5
Other
19

How their films linger

Feel-good17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Mindy Kaling's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mindy Kaling's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

42 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page; 39 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Not Suitable for Work(2026)

    Show 9 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • A Nice Indian Boy(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Running Point(2025)

    Show 20 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Story · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Anuja(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • To Kill a Tiger(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Velma(2023)

    Show 21 episodes · Executive Producer · as Velma (voice)

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • The Sex Lives of College Girls(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Monsters at Work(2021)

    Show 20 episodes · as Val (voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Locked Down(2021)

    as Kate

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Never Have I Ever(2020)

    Show 40 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Morning Show(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Audra

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Four Weddings and a Funeral(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Late Night(2019)

    Producer · Screenplay · as Molly Patel

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Ocean's Eight(2018)

    as Amita

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • A Wrinkle in Time(2018)

    as Mrs. Who

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Champions(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · Creator · Producer · Writer · as Priya Patel

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Family Feud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Foremother

  • 100 Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Night Before(2015)

    as Sarah

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Inside Out: Mind Candy(2015)

    as Disgust (voice)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Riley's First Date?(2015)

    as Disgust (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Inside Out(2015)

    as Disgust (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • HitRECord on TV(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • This Is the End(2013)

    as Mindy Kaling

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Wreck-It Ralph(2012)

    as Taffyta Muttonfudge (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Mindy Project(2012)

    Show 117 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer · as Dr. Mindy Lahiri

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • The Five-Year Engagement(2012)

    as Vaneetha

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • No Strings Attached(2011)

    as Shira

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Despicable Me(2010)

    as Tourist Mom (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian(2009)

    as Docent

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • House Poor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Writer · Actor

  • License to Wed(2007)

    as Shelly

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Unaccompanied Minors(2006)

    as Restaurant Hostess

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The 40-Year-Old Virgin(2005)

    as Amy

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Cindy

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Office(2005)

    Show 156 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer · Consulting Producer · Producer · Staff Writer · Writer · as Kelly Kapoor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Matt & Ben (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Writer · as Ben

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard Lewis's assistant

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Saturday Night Live(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Writer · as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Good in Bed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

  • Hana Khan Carries On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled Mindy Kaling Animated Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 43 titles, 40 of them dated from 1975 to 2026; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

Inside Out (2015)

$859M worldwide

Highest rated

Inside Out (2015)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

MilestoneAward win
19752026

Peak 2014 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting32 of 43: 24 only acting, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thDirecting1 of 43: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting12 of 43: 1 only writing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdProducing16 of 43: 5 only producing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdOther crew7 of 43: 0 only other crew, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rd

43 titles, 13 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew2000s9 · 9 acting · 3 crew2010s20 · 19 acting · 4 crew2020s10 · 3 acting · 8 crew

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 16 roles
0515

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 2 other major awards from 22 major nominations, 2006–2023.

WinNomination
  1. 2023
    • Producers Guild Award, won
  2. 2013
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · New Series
  3. 2012
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  4. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy Series
  5. 2010
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy Series
  6. 2009
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy Series
  7. 2008
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy Series
  8. 2007
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Writers Guild Award, won · Comedy Series
Show 1 earlier year
  1. 2006
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy Series
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · New Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Mindy Kaling's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Inside Out: Mind Candy (2015)

80th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director, writer, producer

The Office (2005)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Mindy Kaling's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore14 titles9–75 · median 30 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles17–70 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity15 titles15–89 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs14 titles19–86 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles4–71 · median 27 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Mindy Kaling work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mindy Kaling's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charlie Grandy shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles