Ellie Kemper

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Summary

Ellie Kemper is an actor and comedian known for The Office, Bridesmaids, and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Her screen roles often feature optimistic, resilient women; she has described Kimmy Schmidt as a feminist show that highlights women’s strengths and weaknesses, and praised portrayals of women who look like “normal people.” In 2021, she apologized for participating as a teenager in St. Louis’s Veiled Prophet Ball, acknowledging the organization’s racist and elitist history. No public statements on party politics, DEI, or ongoing activism are on record.