Early years

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 twelve years, and she attended the Jakarta International School. During this time she learned Indonesian, a language she still occasionally speaks. Her family then returned to the United States and settled in Archer City, Texas.

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. In a 2007 interview with the Baylor student newspaper, she discussed the influence of her years at the university: "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."

After graduating from Baylor University in 1993, Kinsey served as an intern on the NBC late night talk show Late Night with Conan O'Brien, which she described as an "awesome" experience. 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.

Career

Kinsey then moved to Los Angeles and took improvisation classes with The Groundlings and at iO WEST (formerly known as "Improv Olympic West"). 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. 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).

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.

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 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."

In summer 2011, she became the new spokesperson for Clairol hair products, appearing in television ads for Clairol Nice 'n Easy. Since 2014, Kinsey has starred in the Hulu comedy series The Hotwives, returning for season two in August 18, 2015.

In April 2016, it was announced that Kinsey had been cast in the Netflix Original Series Haters Back Off. Kinsey will play the role of Bethany, the mother of the title character, Miranda Sings. She will appear alongside YouTube star Colleen Evans and Steve Little.

Personal life

On June 18, 2000, she married writer and producer Warren Lieberstein. He is the brother of Paul Lieberstein, who played Toby Flenderson on The Office. She gave birth to their first child, Isabel Ruby Lieberstein, on May 3, 2008. On February 18, 2009, Us Weekly reported that Kinsey and her husband had separated. Her representative stated that the two continue to be friends. In June 2010, it was announced that Kinsey had filed for divorce, citing "irreconcilable differences."

Kinsey is Presbyterian and attends Bel-Air Presbyterian Church. Kinsey said her grandmother, Lena May, 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.'"

Kinsey's character on The Office feeds feral cats in the office parking lot. In real life, Kinsey supports Alley Cat Allies, a nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to transforming communities to protect and improve the lives of cats.

Filmography

Film

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
2012	Bluegrass Brainwash Conspiracy, TheThe Bluegrass Brainwash Conspiracy	Hillbilly	Short film
2014	All Stars	Debbie Shipman	Movie
2015	Hot Bot	Candy Huffington	In post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997/98, 2002	King of the Hill	Angela (voice)	3 episodes
1998	Step by Step	Simone	Episode: "Goin' to the Chapel"
2003	Run of the House	Maxine	Episode: "The Party"
2003	All of Us	Blanche Whitefish	Episode: "Tia Moves In"
2005-13	Office, TheThe Office	Angela Martin	Main role (187 episodes)
2006	Office: The Accountants, TheThe Office: The Accountants	Angela Martin	Main role (10 episodes)
2007, 2008	Monk	Arlene Boras	"Mr. Monk and the Naked Man", "Mr. Monk's 100th Case"
2008	Office: The Outburst, TheThe Office: The Outburst	Angela Martin	Episode: "The Explanation"
2009	Temporary Life, AA Temporary Life	Rachel	Movie
2010	Office: The Mentor, TheThe Office: The Mentor	Angela Martin	Series regular
2010	American Dad!	Mia (voice)	Episode: "Merlot Down Dirty Shame"
2010	Office: The 3rd Floor, TheThe Office: The 3rd Floor	Angela Martin	Episode: "Lights, Camera, Action!"
2010	Yo Gabba Gabba!	Teacher / Herself	Episode: "School"
2012	First Dates with Toby Harris	April	Episode: "Foreplay"
2013	Wilfred	Heather Williger	Episode: "Uncertainty"
2013	Gabriels, TheThe Gabriels	Gail Gabriel	Series pilot
2013-16	Hollywood Game Night	Herself	3 episodes
2013-14	New Girl	Rose	4 episodes
2014	Hot in Cleveland	Mrs. Carson	Episode: "Dr. Who?"
2014	Hotwives of Orlando, TheThe Hotwives of Orlando	Crystal	Hulu series
2014	Bad Judge	Michelle	4 episodes
2015	Your Family or Mine	Claire	Series regular
2016	Haters Back Off	Bethany (Miranda's mother)	Series regular

Awards and nominations

Year	Group	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

[ Source: Wikipedia ]