Ellie Kemper
Birthday: 2 May 1980, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Birth Name: Elizabeth Claire Kemper
Height: 165 cm
Ellie Kemper, born Elizabeth Claire Kemper on May 2, 1980, is an American actress, comedian, and writer. She is best-known for her role as "Erin Hannon" in the NBC series, The Office (2005), ...Show More
Improv is mostly what I've studied.
Improv is mostly what I've studied.
My painting teacher in high school used to say, 'I can't paint like I want to, but through practice Show more
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. Hide
I wrote comedy sketches in college.
I wrote comedy sketches in college.
I guess it's easier to think badly and then be pleasantly surprised.
I guess it's easier to think badly and then be pleasantly surprised.
I need to make sure that when I'm running out to the drugstore I'm not wearing a Biore strip or some Show more
I need to make sure that when I'm running out to the drugstore I'm not wearing a Biore strip or something. Not that I expect anyone to recognize me, but on the off chance they do, I just don't want to embarrass myself. Hide
Los Angeles survives on that which is unpredictable. The unexpected courses through its very veins.
Los Angeles survives on that which is unpredictable. The unexpected courses through its very veins.
It's interesting because with a lot of people who I've met in comedy, it seems not to matter what yo Show more
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. Hide
I loved Freaks and Geeks (1999). I don't know a better show.
I loved Freaks and Geeks (1999). I don't know a better show.
In Los Angeles, people dress with the deep and earnest hope that people will do nothing but stare at Show more
In Los Angeles, people dress with the deep and earnest hope that people will do nothing but stare at them. Hide
One nice thing that I have discovered about Los Angeles is the enthusiasm with which people dress.
One nice thing that I have discovered about Los Angeles is the enthusiasm with which people dress.
I've never had prejudice against me because of being a woman in comedy, I've never felt any sort of Show more
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. Hide
I can't do impressions.
I can't do impressions.
If you're going to plan a wedding, then a certain amount of suffering is not a choice.
If you're going to plan a wedding, then a certain amount of suffering is not a choice.
Growing up, I had one very specific idea of what a wedding should be, and that was the wedding of Fr Show more
Growing up, I had one very specific idea of what a wedding should be, and that was the wedding of Fraulein Maria and Captain von Trapp in 'The Sound of Music.' Hide
New York is like the weirdest city in the United States, in a great way, and Los Angeles is probably Show more
New York is like the weirdest city in the United States, in a great way, and Los Angeles is probably more similar to most of America. Hide
I think I get certain pleasure from writing what I'm performing.
I think I get certain pleasure from writing what I'm performing.
Ellie Kemper's FILMOGRAPHY
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Ellie Kemper'S roles
