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Elizabeth Claire Kemper is an American actress and comedian. She played the receptionist Erin Hannon in the NBC comedy series The Office (2009–2013), and later the starring role of Kimmy Schmidt on the Netflix comedy series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015–2019), for which she has received two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Kemper also appeared in the films Bridesmaids (2011) and 21 Jump Street (2012). In 2018 she published her first book, My Squirrel Days.
Birth Name
Elizabeth Claire Kemper
Born
Friday, 02 May 1980
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Happiness for Beginners | Helen / Helen Carpenter | 2023 |
| The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday | Self - Host | 2022 |
| The Great American Baking Show | Self - Co-Host | 2022 |
| Eureka! | Chee | 2022 |
| CBS Mornings | Self | 2021 |
| History of the Sitcom | Kimmy Schmidt | 2021 |
| Home Sweet Home Alone | Pam McKenzie | 2021 |
| The Stand In | Jenna Jones | 2020 |
| The Drew Barrymore Show | Self - Guest / Self | 2020 |
| We Bare Bears: The Movie | Lucy (voice) / Lucy | 2020 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Happiness for Beginners | Helen / Helen Carpenter | 2023 |
| The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday | Self - Host | 2022 |
| The Great American Baking Show | Self - Co-Host | 2022 |
| Eureka! | Chee | 2022 |
| CBS Mornings | Self | 2021 |
| History of the Sitcom | Kimmy Schmidt | 2021 |
| Home Sweet Home Alone | Pam McKenzie | 2021 |
| The Stand In | Jenna Jones | 2020 |
| The Drew Barrymore Show | Self - Guest / Self | 2020 |
| We Bare Bears: The Movie | Lucy (voice) / Lucy | 2020 |
| GMA3: What You Need to Know | Self | 2020 |
| Central Park | Ingrid Witherstrop | 2020 |
| Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs the Reverend | Kimmy Schmidt | 2020 |
| Some Good News | Self - Wedding Guest | 2020 |
| Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'All in the Family' and 'Good Times' | Gloria Stivic / Gloria | 2019 |
| You're Not a Monster | Elsa Brenner | 2019 |
| The Secret Life of Pets 2 | Katie (voice) / Katie | 2019 |
| Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons' | Gloria / Gloria Stivic | 2019 |
| The Who Was? Show | The Guest Narrator | 2018 |
| At Home with Amy Sedaris | Ellie Kemper | 2017 |
| The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2017 |
| Smurfs: The Lost Village | SmurfBlossom / Smurfblossom (voice) | 2017 |
| Julie's Greenroom | Ellie Kemper | 2017 |
| The Lego Batman Movie | Phyllis (voice) / Phyllis | 2017 |
| The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2016 |
| Match Game | Self - Celebrity Panelist | 2016 |
| The Secret Life of Pets | Katie (voice) / Katie | 2016 |
| Red Nose Day | Self | 2016 |
| Animals. | Princess | 2016 |
| Chelsea | Self | 2016 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self / Self - Guest | 2015 |
| Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter | Self | 2015 |
| We Bare Bears | Lucy | 2015 |
| The Flaming C | Rachel the Intern | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest | 2015 |
| Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs | Herself | 2015 |
| Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Kimmy Schmidt | 2015 |
| All Hail King Julien | Karen | 2014 |
| Laggies | Allison | 2014 |
| The Nobodies | Julie | 2014 |
| Sex Tape | Tess | 2014 |
| They Came Together | Karen | 2014 |
| Long Live the Royals | Mudria | 2014 |
| TripTank | Hula Girl / Homeless Lady | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest / Self | 2014 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | 2014 |
| The Pete Holmes Show | Self - Guest | 2013 |
| The Birthday Boys | Herself | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Beat Bobby Flay | Self | 2013 |
| Hollywood Game Night | Self - Panelist | 2013 |
| Drunk History | Nellie Bly | 2013 |
| In Bed with Joan | Self - Guest | 2013 |
| Identity Thief | Flo / Truck-Stop Server | 2013 |
| Sofia the First | Crackle | 2012 |
| The Mindy Project | Heather | 2012 |
| Teens Wanna Know | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| 2012 Do Something Awards | Self | 2012 |
| Larry King Now | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Comedy Bang! Bang! | Self | 2012 |
| 21 Jump Street | Ms. Griggs | 2012 |
| The 84th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 2012 |
| NTSF:SD:SUV | Fitzpatrick | 2011 |
| Conan O'Brien Can't Stop | Self | 2011 |
| The Chris Gethard Show | Self | 2011 |
| Bridesmaids | Becca | 2011 |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | Self - Guest | 2011 |
| The Office: The Girl Next Door | Erin Hannon | 2011 |
| Greg & Lou: The Series | Kate | 2011 |
| The Office: The Podcast | Erin Hannon | 2011 |
| Conan | Herself - Guest / Rachel the Intern (segment "The Flaming C") (voice) / Rachel the Intern (segment "The Flaming C: Episode 2") (voice) / Conan's Page Six | 2010 |
| The Office: The 3rd Floor | Erin Hannon | 2010 |
| Somewhere | Claire | 2010 |
| Get Him to the Greek | Pinnacle Executive | 2010 |
| The Office: The Mentor | Erin Hannon | 2010 |
| The Office: Subtle Sexuality | Erin Hannon | 2009 |
| Mystery Team | Jamie | 2009 |
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Cayman Went | Girl in Bar | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Herself - Guest | 2009 |
| Important Things with Demetri Martin | Felicia / Allison | 2009 |
| Mister Glasses | Kitty | 2007 |
| America's Got Talent | Self - Guest Judge | 2006 |
| Sexual Intercourse: American Style | Cindy | 2006 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| The Office | Erin Hannon | 2005 |
| American Dad! | Jenna | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self - Guest / Self | 2005 |
| The Insider | Herself / Herself (archive footage) | 2004 |
| The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Herself - Guest / Self - Guest / Self - Guest Host / Herself / Herself - Guest DJ / Herself - Guest Host / Herself - Musical Guest | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Herself - Guest | 2003 |
| Robot Chicken | Tracy / Female Passenger / Bella Swan | 2001 |
| The View | Herself / Self - Guest / Self | 1997 |
| Access Hollywood | Self | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self | 1996 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest / Herself - Guest / Tourist in tour group / First iPhone Sketch / Dana | 1993 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Herself - Guest | 1993 |
| The Simpsons | Mary | 1989 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self | 1975 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2017 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2016 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
