8.Mindy Kaling
Known professionally as Mindy Kaling, Vera Mindy Chokalingam is an Indian-origin actor, comedian, producer, scriptwriter and director. She’s also one of the most influential people in Hollywood. She is best known for her role as actor, writer, producer and sometime director in the top sitcom The Office. Her efforts earned her five consecutive nominations for Primetime Emmy Award For Outstanding Comedy. The talented lady is also spearheading her own Fox sitcom The Mindy Project. Her film career includes works like Wreck-It Ralph and The Five Year Engagement, plus she wrote a bestselling memoir, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns). What we love most about Mindy is her ability to discuss the fact that she’s a healthy-sized woman and racial minority in an industry notoriously dominated by skinny women and white men. She’s bucked the trend and rocked it all the way to the top.
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