Ellie Kemper

You are probably seeing the Netflix comedy series, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and you are wondering who the actress playing the starring role is? You have also seen her in a couple of other TV series and movies like, the BRIDESMAIDS (2011), Brenda Forever (2013) and many others. Now you are very curious to know who the talented and beautiful actress is? You are in luck, because this is The Biography of Ellie Kemper.

Ellie Kemper also known as Elizabeth Claire Kemper, is an American actress and comedian born on the 2nd of May, 1980. She was born in Kansas City, Missouri (a state in the Midwestern United States.) She played the role of Becca in the BridesMaids movie and also the role of Ms. Griggs in the movie 21 Jump Street (2012). In the summer of 2015, Ellie joined NBC News as a temporary co-host on NBC’S morning news program.

However, her role as Erin Hannon in the NBC comedy series The Office, brought her to the limelight in 2009. Where she acted as a receptionist who was naive and bubbly. Ellie gained more internet fame in August 2007 for her part in “Blowjob Girl’’, a humor video on the sketch comedy site Derrick Comedy. She currently has a total of 832,000 followers on Instagram. Her handle is @elliekemper. Ellie Kemper is a Christian by faith.

Family (parents and siblings)

Ellie Kemper is the second of four children. Her family moved to St. Louis when she was five. Her father, David Woods Kemper, is the son of one of the richest and influential families in Missouri. Her father was the chairman and chief executive officer of Commerce Bancshares, a bank holding company based in Kansas City, Missouri. Her mother is known as Dorothy Ann. Ellie is the older sister of television writer Carrie Kemper. She has two brothers, Billy Kemper and John Kemper.

Education

Ellie attended Conway Elementary School located in a suburb of Ladue. She attended high school at John Burroughs School where she picked up interest in acting and improvisational comedy. Ellie went on to get a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Princeton University in 2002. She also attended Worcester College, Oxford, for her graduate degree in English.