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Ellie Kemper

  • ‘Happiness for Beginners’ Cast and Character Guide: Who Plays Who? (Photos)

    Some great personalities mix together in the wilderness

    By

    Dessi Gomez
    July 28, 2023 @ 5:16 PM
    Movies
    5:16 PM
    ‘Happiness for Beginners’ Cast and Character Guide: Who Plays Who? (Photos)
  • ‘Happiness for Beginners’ Star Ellie Kemper on Playing a ‘Cranky’ Character For Once: ‘That Was New For Me’

    “What was a great and exciting challenge was to play a character who did not have the sunniest outlook on life,” she tells TheWrap

    By

    Dessi Gomez
    July 28, 2023 @ 2:51 PM
    Movies
    2:51 PM
    ‘Happiness for Beginners’ Star Ellie Kemper on Playing a ‘Cranky’ Character For Once: ‘That Was New For Me’
  • ABC Kills 4 Pilots, Including ‘Public Defenders’ With Anthony Anderson, But Delays Decision on ‘The Good Lawyer’

    “The Rookie: Feds” and “Home Economics” remain on the bubble

    By

    Sharon Knolle
    June 9, 2023 @ 4:51 PM
    TV
    4:51 PM
    ABC Kills 4 Pilots, Including ‘Public Defenders’ With Anthony Anderson, But Delays Decision on ‘The Good Lawyer’
  • ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Star Ellie Kemper Launches New Comedy Podcast, ‘Born to Love’ (Exclusive)

    From iHeartMedia and Will Ferrell’s Big Money Players, the series cohosted by Scott Eckert will spotlight the unexpected things its celeb guests love

    By

    Kayla Cobb
    June 6, 2023 @ 7:00 AM
    Podcasts
    7:00 AM
    ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Star Ellie Kemper Launches New Comedy Podcast, ‘Born to Love’ (Exclusive)
  • Ellie Kemper Shares a ‘Dirty Secret’ About ‘The Great American Baking Show’: ‘When the Cameras Were Off… ‘

    The “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” actress gives TheWrap readers a peek inside Roku’s State-side version of the British competition series

    By

    Rosemary Rossi
    May 9, 2023 @ 1:58 PM
    TV
    1:58 PM
    Ellie Kemper Shares a ‘Dirty Secret’ About ‘The Great American Baking Show’: ‘When the Cameras Were Off… ‘
  • Ellie Kemper’s ‘Motherland’ Redo Gets Pilot Order at ABC

    Tentatively titled “Drop-Off,” the comedy is based on Sharon Horgan’s British series

    By

    Lucas Manfredi
    March 10, 2023 @ 10:00 AM
    TV
    10:00 AM
    Ellie Kemper’s ‘Motherland’ Redo Gets Pilot Order at ABC
  • Ellie Kemper, Luke Grimes, Nico Santos, Blythe Danner Join Netflix Rom-Com ‘Happiness for Beginners’

    Vicky Wight is writing and directing

    By

    Beatrice Verhoeven
    October 4, 2021 @ 10:00 AM
    Movies
    10:00 AM
    Ellie Kemper, Luke Grimes, Nico Santos, Blythe Danner Join Netflix Rom-Com ‘Happiness for Beginners’
  • Ellie Kemper Apologizes for Participating in ‘Unquestionably Racist, Sexist and Elitist’ Pageant as a Teen

    “I was not aware of this history at the time, but ignorance is no excuse. I was old enough to have educated myself before getting involved,” actress says

    By

    Andi Ortiz
    June 7, 2021 @ 11:53 AM
    Culture
    11:53 AM
    Ellie Kemper Apologizes for Participating in ‘Unquestionably Racist, Sexist and Elitist’ Pageant as a Teen
  • Ellie Kemper Under Fire for Winning 1999 Pageant With Racist History

    The actress was crowned queen of the Veiled Prophet Ball, whose organizers banned Black and Jewish members

    By

    Lindsey Ellefson
    June 1, 2021 @ 7:13 AM
    TV
    7:13 AM
    Ellie Kemper Under Fire for Winning 1999 Pageant With Racist History
  • Saban Films Snags Comedy ‘The Stand-In’ With Drew Barrymore in Dual Role

    Jamie Babbit directed the film that was an official selection of the Tribeca Film Festival

    By

    Brian Welk
    July 15, 2020 @ 9:30 AM
    Movies
    9:30 AM
    Saban Films Snags Comedy ‘The Stand-In’ With Drew Barrymore in Dual Role
  • What the ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Interactive Movie Learned From ‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’

    TheWrap Emmy magazine: Co-creator Robert Carlock says one scene from series finale is so “deeply hidden” fans have to look at code to find it

    By

    Jennifer Maas
    June 25, 2020 @ 3:30 PM
    Awards
    3:30 PM
    What the ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Interactive Movie Learned From ‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’
  • Daniel Radcliffe Suggests Playing ‘Kimmy Schmidt’ Interactive Special as If You’re ‘The Worst Human Being Possible’

    “And then play it through once making every kind of moral, model answer,” Radcliffe tells TheWrap

    By

    Jennifer Maas
    May 12, 2020 @ 12:52 PM
    TV
    12:52 PM
    Daniel Radcliffe Suggests Playing ‘Kimmy Schmidt’ Interactive Special as If You’re ‘The Worst Human Being Possible’
  • ‘Kimmy Schmidt’ Trailer: Interactive Special Makes You Choose Between a Wedding and Rescue Mission (Video)

    Ellie Kemper, Tituss Burgess, Jane Krakowski and Carol Kane all return when the special hits Netflix on May 12

    By

    Reid Nakamura
    April 27, 2020 @ 8:00 AM
    TV
    8:00 AM
    ‘Kimmy Schmidt’ Trailer: Interactive Special Makes You Choose Between a Wedding and Rescue Mission (Video)
  • Upright Citizens Brigade Closes New York School and Theater

    “This is devastating to us, but for some time now, even in a normal, robust economy, we have barely been able to pay the high rents in New York City,” an email to members reads

    By

    Beatrice Verhoeven
    April 21, 2020 @ 4:06 PM
    Culture
    4:06 PM
    Upright Citizens Brigade Closes New York School and Theater
  • Marisa Tomei and the Other Bunkers to Reprise Roles for ABC’s Next Live ‘All in the Family’

    Kevin Bacon, Jesse Eisenberg and Justina Machado join the cast in secret roles

    By

    Tony Maglio
    December 11, 2019 @ 8:00 AM
    TV
    8:00 AM
    Marisa Tomei and the Other Bunkers to Reprise Roles for ABC’s Next Live ‘All in the Family’
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