Ellie Kemper

She auditioned for "Saturday Night Live" (1975).

Played field hockey at Princeton in the 1999 season, though she claims she sat on the bench "roughly 97%" of the time. Her field hockey team went to the national championship in her freshman year, but she quit the team in later years to focus on theater.

Attended Princeton University, graduating in 2002 with a degree in English. She subsequently studied English for a year at Oxford University.

Auditioned for a role in "Parks and Recreation" (2009), a comedy series launched by the creators of "The Office" (2005). She did not receive the part, but received a call back to audition for a supporting role in "The Office" as Erin Hannon, a receptionist/secretary who replaced the character of Pam Beesly Halpert when Pam left Dunder Mifflin to join the Michael Scott Paper Co. Kemper was cast in the role and started appearing in the show in April 2009. Although the character was originally intended for 4 episodes, the producers were impressed with Kemper and signed her as a regular in the sixth season.