From Bridesmaids and The Office to Netflix's Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Ellie Kemper's film and TV C

Comedy actress Ellie Kemper is the star of Netflix's latest original series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, a 13-part comedy written by Tina Fey.

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Kemper plays Kimmy, a perky and perpetually positive "mole woman" who has been living underground as part of an Apocalypse cult for the past 15 years. Rescued and reunited with a world she no longer thought existed, Kimmy decides to move to the big city and follow her dreams.

It show is funny, quirky and already a hit on social media, but where else do you know its star Kemper from?

The Office 2009 - 2013

Kemper played Erin Hannon in the US version of The Office, a naive receptionist at the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin. Known for being cheerful, silly and just a little childlike, Erin first appeared in season five, and stayed until the show's final episode.

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The Mindy Project

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The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is now on Netflix

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