Ellie Kemper Trivia | 35 facts about the actress

Ellie Kemper is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her roles in The Office and in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

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1. Her full name is Elizabeth Claire Kemper.
2. She was born on May 2nd 1980.
3. Ellie Kemper was born in Kansas City, Missouri.
4. She is the second of four children of Dorothy Ann “Dotty” (née Jannarone) and David Woods Kemper, a son of one of the wealthiest families in Missouri.
5. Her father is the executive chairman of Commerce Bancshares, a bank holding company founded by the Kemper family.
6. She is the granddaughter of Mildred Lane Kemper, namesake of the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis and the great-great-granddaughter of banker William Thornton Kemper Sr.
7. She is the elder sister of television writer Carrie Kemper.
8. Ellie Kemper is of Italian (from her maternal grandfather), English, French, and German ancestry.
9. She was raised and remains a practicing Roman Catholic.
10. In 1999, at age 19, she was presented as a debutante at the Veiled Prophet Ball,^[7] and was named the Veiled Prophet’s Queen of Love and Beauty.
11. Her participation sparked controversy in 2021 due to the Ball’s background, which was described as “racist and elitist”.
12. The backlash prompted Kemper to release a statement denouncing white supremacy and apologizing for participating in the event
13. She is an American actress and comedian.
14. She has been nominated for a Critics’ Choice Movie Award, two Critics’ Choice Television Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, three Satellite Awards, and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards.
15. She is best known for her roles of Erin Hannon in the sitcom The Office (2009–2013); and Kimmy Schmidt in the sitcom Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015–2019), which earned her two consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
16. She has also appeared in films, notably Bridesmaids (2011), 21 Jump Street (2012), Sex Tape (2014), and most recently Home Sweet Home Alone (2021).
17. In 2018, she released her debut book, My Squirrel Days.
18. Auditioned for a role in Parks and Recreation (2009), a comedy series launched by the creators of The Office (2005). S
19. he did not receive the part, but received a call back to audition for a supporting role in “The Office” as Erin Hannon, a receptionist/secretary who replaced the character of Pam Beesly Halpert when Pam left Dunder Mifflin to join the Michael Scott Paper Co.
20. Kemper was cast in the role and started appearing in the show in April 2009. Although the character was originally intended for 4 episodes, the producers were impressed with Kemper and signed her as a regular in the sixth season.
21. Went to John Burroughs School in St. Louis where former alumnus Jon Hamm was her drama teacher.
22. A contributing writer for the satirical newspaper “The Onion”, she also has been published in “McSweeney’s”, the literary journal founded by Dave Eggers.
23. Attended Princeton University, graduating in 2002 with a degree in English. She subsequently studied English for a year at Oxford University.
24. Like Amy Poehler and other Saturday Night Live (1975) cast members Bobby Moynihan and Kate McKinnon, she performed at Manhattan’s Upright Citizens Brigade improvisational comedy group, usually for free.
25. Played field hockey at Princeton in the 1999 season, though she claims she sat on the bench “roughly 97%” of the time. Her field hockey team went to the national championship in her freshman year, but she quit the team in later years to focus on theater.
26. Ellie’s paternal grandmother was Mildred Lane Kemper, the namesake of the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University (St. Louis, Missouri), for which the family donated $5 million. Ellie’s maternal grandfather, John Robert Jannarone, was a brigadier general.
27. Mother, with husband Michael Koman, of sons James Miller Koman (b. July 2016) and Matthew Koman (b. September 5, 2019).
28. Was voted “Sexiest Sense of Humor” by Victoria’s Secret’s annual What is Sexy List, 2015.
29. While attending Princeton, she was a member of Quipfire!, a renowned improvisational comedy group, and also the Princeton Triangle Club, a touring musical comedy theater troupe.
30. Announced on 12/7/11 on Conan O’Brien’s show that she was engaged to former Conan writer, Michael Koman.
31. She’s an alumna of The P.I.T in New York City and performed there with many improvisers including Kristen Schaal, Kurt Braunohler, Chris Caniglia and Joe Lipari.
32. On the June 20, 2016 episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015), she stated that she’s a practicing Catholic.
33. Returned to work 3 months after giving birth to her son James to begin filming the 3rd season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015).
34. Was 3 months pregnant with her son James when she completed filming the 2nd season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015).
35. She auditioned for Saturday Night Live (1975).