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Angela Kinsey
Kinsey in 2012
Born
Angela Faye Kinsey

(1971-06-25) June 25, 1971 (age 53)
Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
EducationBaylor University (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present
Spouses
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(m. 2000; div. 2010)​
Joshua Snyder
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(m. 2016)​
Children1

Angela Faye Kinsey (born June 25, 1971)[1] is an American actress. She played Angela Martin in the sitcom The Office (2005–2013) and appeared in the sitcoms Your Family or Mine (2015) and Haters Back Off (2016–2017). Since The Office, Kinsey has appeared in Netflix's Tall Girl, Disney+'s Be Our Chef, A.P. Bio, and is currently a panelist on MTV's Deliciousness. She is a podcast co-host of Office Ladies.

Early years

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Kinsey was born in Lafayette, Louisiana. When she was two years old, her family moved to Jakarta, Indonesia, where her father worked as a drilling engineer. They lived there for 13 years, and she attended the Jakarta Intercultural School. During this time, she learned Indonesian, a language she still occasionally speaks. Her family returned to the United States and settled in Archer City, Texas when she was 14.[2][3]

Kinsey studied English at Baylor University, where she became a member of the Chi Omega sorority, "took as many theatre classes as possible", and participated in the "Baylor in London" program.[4]

After graduating from Baylor in 1993,[4] Kinsey served as an intern on the NBC talk show Late Night with Conan O'Brien, which she described as an "awesome" experience.[5] She worked for the show's band leader, drummer Max Weinberg. The experience inspired Kinsey to take a coast-to-coast road trip with a friend from New York City to California.[6]

Career

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Kinsey moved to Los Angeles and took improvisation classes with The Groundlings and at iO West (formerly known as "Improv Olympic West").[2] Following a two-woman show at iO, she was an operator at 1-800-Dentist and made small one-episode appearances in various sitcoms. She voiced the character "Angela" on two episodes of King of the Hill. In early 2005, she auditioned for the role of receptionist Pam Beesly for the American version of The Office. After producers told her she was "a little too feisty for Pam" she was called back to audition for the role of Angela Martin, which she won.[2] She also appeared on Monk as a murderer named Arlene Boras in "Mr. Monk and the Naked Man" (2007) and "Mr. Monk's 100th Case" (2008).

Kinsey in 2009

In June 2007, Kinsey shared in the Daytime Emmy Award "Outstanding Broadband Program – Comedy", for her work on The Office: Accountants, which is a series of webisodes.[7]

Kinsey is one of several cast members of The Office to have a role in License to Wed, a film directed by Ken Kwapis, who often directed episodes of The Office. Kinsey updated her MySpace blog with behind-the-scenes anecdotes of upcoming episodes of the series. She also took to organizing The Office cast outings: "I remember watching Friends and thinking, 'They really enjoy each other.' We, in fact, hang out."[8]

In summer 2011, she became the new spokesperson for Clairol hair products, appearing in television ads for Clairol Nice 'n Easy.[9] In 2013, she guest starred in New Girl. Since 2014, Kinsey has starred in the Hulu comedy series The Hotwives, returning for season two on August 18, 2015.[10] That same year, she starred in the film All-Stars with Lance Kinsey (no relation).

Kinsey stars in the Netflix Original Series Haters Back Off as Bethany, the mother of the main character Miranda Sings. She appears alongside YouTube star Colleen Ballinger, as Miranda, and Steve Little, as Miranda's uncle Jim.[11] While the first season was met with relatively mixed reviews, Kinsey received critical acclaim for her performance.[12][13] In 2019, Kinsey starred in the Netflix film Tall Girl and plays the mom to Ava Michelle's main character Jodi.[14]

In 2020, Kinsey appeared as the host of Disney+'s Be Our Chef [15] and as a panelist on MTV's Deliciousness.[16]

On September 11, 2019, Kinsey announced via Twitter[17] that she and Jenna Fischer would be co-hosting a weekly podcast called Office Ladies. According to Fischer's announcement, she and Kinsey "watch an episode of The Office and give you all the stories and behind-the-scenes scoop...as well as some BFF banter about our lives."[18] The first episode of Office Ladies was released October 16, 2019.[17][18] The podcast is still airing as of February 2024, with appearances from The Office's cast and crew. The podcast won Podcast of the Year at the iHeartRadio Podcast Awards 2021.[19]

In 2021, Kinsey announced that she would be releasing a book, Office BFFs: Tales of The Office from Two Best Friends Who Were There, with former co-star Jenna Fischer,[20] which was released in 2022.

Personal life

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On June 18, 2000, she married writer and producer Warren Lieberstein.[21] He is the brother of Paul Lieberstein, who played Toby Flenderson on The Office. She gave birth to their daughter in May 2008.[22] On February 18, 2009, Kinsey and her husband separated. Her representative stated that the two continue to be friends.[23] In June 2010, it was announced that Kinsey had filed for divorce,[24] citing "irreconcilable differences."[25]

On August 4, 2016, Kinsey announced her engagement to her long-term boyfriend, actor and baker Joshua Snyder.[26][27] She is the step-mother to his two sons. On November 13, 2016, Kinsey married Snyder.[28] Together, they have a YouTube channel and website called Baking with Josh & Ange.[29]

Kinsey is Presbyterian.[30] She has said her grandmother does not watch The Office because she feels the protagonist Michael Scott is too "vulgar". Kinsey said, "She'll say to me, 'Baby, we're so proud of you, I'm proud of you, but I do not care for the show and I do not watch it.'"[6]

Kinsey supports Alley Cat Allies,[31] a nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to cats.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 Career Suicide Tammy Short film
2007 License to Wed Judith the Jewelry Clerk
2009 Tripping Forward Jennifer
2010 Furry Vengeance Felder
2012 Struck by Lightning Counselor
The Bluegrass Brainwash Conspiracy Hillbilly Short film
2014 All Stars Debbie Shipman
2015 Hot Bot Candy Huffington
2016 Laid in America Lisa
Slash Anglaxia Supremacy IV
Blacked Out Jen
Swing State Susan Davis
2018 Half Magic Eva
Sherry Sherry Short film
Handover Helen
2019 Tall Girl Helaine Kreyman
2022 Tall Girl 2

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1997–1998 King of the Hill Angela (voice) 2 episodes
1998 Step by Step Simone Episode: "Goin' to the Chapel"
2003 Run of the House Maxine Episode: "The Party"
All of Us Blanche Whitefish Episode: "Tia Moves In"
2005–2013 The Office Angela Martin Main role (188 episodes)
2006 The Office: The Accountants Main role (10 episodes)
2007–2008 Monk Arlene Boras Episodes: "Mr. Monk and the Naked Man", "Mr. Monk's 100th Case"
2008 The Office: The Outburst Angela Martin Episode: "The Explanation"
2009 A Temporary Life Rachel Movie
2010 The Office: The Mentor Angela Martin Series regular (4 episodes)
American Dad! Mia (voice) Episode: "Merlot Down Dirty Shame"
The Office: The 3rd Floor Angela Martin Episode: "Lights, Camera, Action!"
Yo Gabba Gabba! Teacher / Herself Episode: "School"
2012 First Dates with Toby Harris April Episode: "Foreplay"
NBC New Year’s Eve specials Herself Worked with Carson Daly 2013
Wilfred Heather Williger Episode: "Uncertainty"
The Gabriels Gail Gabriel Series pilot
2013–2014 New Girl Rose Recurring Role; 4 episodes
2013–2016 Hollywood Game Night Herself 3 episodes
2014 Hot in Cleveland Mrs. Carson Episode: "Dr. Who?"
The Hotwives of Orlando Crystal Hulu series (14 episodes)
Bad Judge Michelle 4 episodes
2014–2016 Celebrity Name Game Herself 8 episodes
2015 Your Family or Mine Claire Series regular (6 episodes)
2016 The 5th Quarter Tia Cantari Episode Selling Out: The Frank Cushman Story
2016–2017 Haters Back Off Bethany Series regular (16 episodes)
The Real O'Neals Shelia DeMars 2 episodes
2017 Life in Pieces Ruth Episode: "Chef Rescue Negotiator Necklace"
2018 Fresh Off the Boat Amy Chestnut Episode: "We Need to Talk About Evan"
Terror in the Woods Dani Television film
How May We Hate You? Dana Television film
A.P. Bio Brenda Episode: "Durbin Crashes"
Splitting Up Together Jeannie Johnson Episode: "We Need to Talk About Karen"
2019 Miracle Workers Gail Episode: "2 Weeks"
2020 Be Our Chef Host 11 episodes
BlackAF Leeza 3 episodes
Never Have I Ever Vivian Recurring Role; 3 episodes
Home Movie: The Princess Bride Vizzini Episode: "Chapter Three: The Cliffs of Insanity"[32]
2020–present Deliciousness Herself (Panelist) MTV Series
2022 Better Things Fredericka 2 episodes

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result
2007 Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series The Office Won
2008 Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Won
TV Land Awards Future Classic Won
2020 Shorty Awards Best Podcaster (with Jenna Fischer)[33] Office Ladies Nominated

References

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  1. ^ Angela Kinsey [@angelakinsey] (June 25, 2021). "50!! I am so excited and thankful and holy moly half a century! Thank you for your sweet messages! I love you all! And now if you'll excuse me I am going to learn how to paint this hummingbird! ❤️💃🍷" – via Instagram.
  2. ^ a b c Murphy, Joel (February 2006). "One on one with... Angela Kinsey". Hobotrashcan.com. Archived from the original on February 29, 2008. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
  3. ^ "Angela Kinsey on Megan Mullally" (Video). YouTube. October 27, 2006. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2008. she even speaks Indonesian with a southern accent
  4. ^ a b Limmer, Melissa (February 15, 2007). "From a Baylor Classroom to the hit The Office". The Lariat Online. Baylor University. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
  5. ^ "Angela Kinsey teamcoco.com". Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  6. ^ a b Kinsey, Angela; O'Brien, Conan (June 9, 2009). "Eddie Murphy, Angela Kinsey, Bonnie Raitt & Taj Mahal". The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. Season 1. Episode 7. Universal City, California. NBC.
  7. ^ "34th Annual Creative Arts & Entertainment Emmy Awards". June 14, 2007. Archived from the original on December 9, 2007. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
  8. ^ Lynch, Lorrie (April 14–16, 2006). "Who's News". USA Weekend. p. 2.
  9. ^ "Angela Kinsey's Nice 'n Easy New Role". people.com. Meredith Corporation. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  10. ^ "Hulu's 'The Hotwives of Orlando' Premieres July 15: First Look and Scoop From Producer Paul Scheer". Yahoo TV. April 30, 2014.
  11. ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "Miranda Sings Netflix Series Haters Back Off Casts Angela Kinsey & Steve Little", Deadline.com, April 5, 2016
  12. ^ Farley, Rebecca. ""Haters Back Off" Is Punching Down — & I'm Not Okay With It". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  13. ^ Lloyd, Robert (October 13, 2016). "Review: 'Haters Back Off' offers the funny origin story of Miranda Sings". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  14. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Angela Kinsey, Star of Netflix's 'Tall Girl' Talks About the Films Message & Her Love for Baking". September 17, 2019.
  15. ^ "This New Show Combines Disney and Cooking for a Family-friendly Competition".
  16. ^ "Angela Kinsey on Serving up Another Helping of 'Deliciousness' on MTV". March 22, 2021.
  17. ^ a b Kinsey, Angela (September 11, 2019). "Aaaaah!! I get to work with my bff again! I am SO excited to share with you all that @jennafischer and I are doing a podcast with @earwolf ! On our show, Office Ladies, we'll have behind the scenes stories of The Office and lots of us just being bffs too! Coming Oct. 16!pic.twitter.com/qPUI6vBGnQ". @AngelaKinsey. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  18. ^ a b Fischer, Jenna (September 11, 2019). "We are excited to be joining the @earwolf team to bring you our new podcast Office Ladies! Each week, @AngelaKinsey and I will watch an episode of The Office and give you all the stories and behind-the-scenes scoop...as well as some BFF banter about our lives. Starts Wed 10/16!pic.twitter.com/EJkpOPI1cw". @jennafischer. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  19. ^ "2021 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards: Full List of Winners".
  20. ^ "Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey Share Their Most 'Personal' Stories Yet in New Book Office BFFS".
  21. ^ "Angela Kinsey Files for Divorce From Husband Warren Lieberstein – American Superstar Magazine". www.americansuperstarmag.com.
  22. ^ "Congratulations Angela and Family". May 5, 2008. Archived from the original on May 8, 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2008.
  23. ^ "Celebrity News: Latest Celeb News & Celebrity Gossip – Us Weekly". usmagazine.com.
  24. ^ "Angela Kinsey Divorce – Office Star Splits from Husband". National Ledger. June 30, 2010. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  25. ^ "Angela Kinsey Files For Divorce From Office Co-Worker". TVGuide.com.
  26. ^ Nessif, Bruna (August 4, 2016). "The Office's Angela Kinsey Is Engaged! Get the Details on Her Adorable Proposal". E! News. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  27. ^ Fernandez, Alexia (November 14, 2016). "The Office Star Angela Kinsey Ties the Knot with Joshua Snyder". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  28. ^ "Exclusive: The Office's Angela Kinsey Is Married!". Martha Stewart Weddings. November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  29. ^ "Home". bakingwithjoshandange.com.
  30. ^ "Angela Kinsey: Ready for Her Close-Up". Summer 2007. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2008.
  31. ^ "Angela Kinsey Joins Campaign to Help Feral Cats – And the People Who Care for Them". July 15, 2010. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011.
  32. ^ Breznican, Anthony (June 26, 2020). "Watch the Celebrity-Filled Fan-Film Version of The Princess Bride". Vanity Fair. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  33. ^ "Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey - The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
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