Angela Kinsey

Infobox actor
caption = Angela Kinsey, October 2007


imagesize = 183px
birthdate = Birth date and age|1971|6|25|mf=y
birthplace = Lafayette, Louisiana
USA
spouse = Warren Lieberstein
sagawards = Best Cast - Comedy Series
2007 "The Office"
2008 "The Office"
emmyawards = Outstanding Broadcast Program - Comedy
2007 ""
website =

Angela Kinsey (born June 25, 1971) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress. She currently appears as the uptight accountant Angela Martin on the NBC sitcom "The Office".

Biography

Personal life

Kinsey was born in Lafayette, Louisiana. When she was two, her family moved to Jakarta, Indonesia, where her father worked as a drilling engineer. They lived there for twelve years, and she attended the Jakarta International School. During this time she learned the Indonesian language, which she still speaks. Her family then returned to the United States and settled in Archer City, Texas.imdb name|1526554|Angela Kinsey] cite web
last = Murphy
first= Joel
url = http://www.hobotrashcan.com/interviews/angelakinsey.php
title = One on one with... Angela Kinsey
work = Hobotrashcan.com
month = February
year = 2006
accessdate = 2008-02-23] cite web
url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyedehdxmAU
title = Angela Kinsey on Megan Mullally
format = Video
quote = she even speaks with southern accent with her Indonesian
date= 2006-10-27
accessdate = 2008-02-23]

Kinsey studied English at Baylor University, where she was a member of the Chi Omega sorority, "took as many theatre classes as possible", and participated in the "Baylor in London" program. In a 2007 interview with the Baylor student newspaper, she discussed the influence of her years at the university:cite web
url= http://www.baylor.edu/lariat/news.php?action=story&story=44123
title= From a Baylor Classroom to the hit The Office
last = Limmer
first = Melissa
work = The Lariat Online
publisher= Baylor University
date = 2007-02-15
accessdate = 2008-02-23] cquote|It was the perfect place for me to grow into who I am and take the belief system that I had and incorporate it into my life. It was a great place to go to school.

She married Warren Lieberstein on June 18, 2000. He is the brother of Paul Lieberstein, who plays Toby Flenderson on "The Office". She gave birth to their first child, Isabel Ruby Lieberstein, on May 3, 2008.cite news
url = http://www.officetally.com/congratulations-angela-and-family
title = Congratulations Angela and Family
date = 2008-05-05
accessdate = 2008-05-25] Present at the hospital, was co-star and best friend Jenna Fischer.

Blogging as her "The Office" character, Angela Martin, she has stated on MySpace that her hero is co-star Kate Flannery.MySpace|accountinglady|Angela Martin]

Career

After graduating from Baylor University in 1993, she got an internship with "Late Night with Conan O'Brien", working for Max Weinberg. She then moved to Los Angeles and took improvisation classes with The Groundlings and at iO WEST (formerly known as "Improv Olympic West").

Following a one-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. In June 2007, Kinsey shared in the Daytime Emmy Award "Outstanding Broadband Program - Comedy", for her work on "", which is a series of webisodes.cite web
url = http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_34th_creative_winners_data.html
title = 34th Annual Creative Arts & Entertainment Emmy Awards
date = 2007-06-14
accessdate = 2008-02-23]

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 directs episodes of "The Office".

Kinsey updates her MySpace blog with behind-the-scenes anecdotes of upcoming episodes of the series. She has also taken to organizing "The Office" cast outings: "I remember watching "Friends" and thinking, 'They really enjoy each other.' We, in fact, hang out".cite news
last= Lynch
first = Lorrie
title= Who's News
work = USA Weekend
date = April 14-16, 2006
page = 2]

References

External links

*imdb name|1526554
* [http://www.angelakinseyfans.com Angela Kinsey Fans]
* [http://popgurls.com/article_show.php3?id=667 PopGurls Interview: Angela Kinsey]