Elizabeth Claire Kemper, the American actress and comedian, was born on 2nd May 1980, at Missouri, U.S. She is the daughter of Dorothy Ann “Dotty” and David Woods Kemper, who is a son of the wealthiest families in Missouri. Carrie Kemper, the television writer is the younger sister of Kemper.
Kemper had an interest in improvisational comedy from her teenage years itself and appeared in several programs showing comedy sketches. Her “breakout role” was in the E! Television’s The Gastineau Girls. She is also a contributing writer for The Onion, McSweeney’s and to The Huffington Post.
She did the role of receptionist Erin Hannon in The Office (2009-2013), which is the NBC’s comedy series. She also did the title role named Kimmy Schmidt in the Netflix comedy series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015-2020). Kemper received Primetime Emmy Award nominations twice. She has acted in films Bridesmaids and 21 Jump Street.
Ellie Kemper Religion
She has Italian, English, French, and German ancestry. She was raised as a Roman Catholic, and she had once stated that she still follows and practises her religious faiths.
She once stated in an interview that she and her husband Michael Koman has decided to raise their first son as a Catholic, which says that the couple is leaving Jewish culture behind, Koman being a Jew. It is safe to assume that Kemper is a religious person.
Ellie Kemper Political Views
The political views of Kemper is unknown, as she has not made any statements regarding the present political scenario of her nation, or about any of the candidates either. It seems like the American actress is not interested in expressing her views about politics publicly.
Who is she dating?
Ellie Kemper was in a relationship with Michael Koman, the writer of Saturday Night Live and Late Night with Conan O’Brien prior to 2012. Later, she got engaged to him in the year 2012. The couple got married in July 2012.
Kemper and Koman has two sons, born in August 2016, and September 2019. She stated in an interview that she and her husband has decided to raise their children as Roman Catholic. Relationships of Kemper other than with Koman are unknown, as she prefers to keep her private life low-key.
Ellie Kemper Hobbies
The source for knowing the hobbies of Kemper is an article she had written for the McSweeneys. She mentioned that her stepfather once talked with her about developing hobbies. He said, “A job is work, but a hobby is life.” Kemper says that developing a hobby is a necessity, more than a luxury.
Kemper has cooking, playing the piano, reading the newspaper, and books, and Quarter collection. She says that bathing is her hobby, as she has to spare a twenty minutes a day for bathing.
Interesting Facts
• William Thornton Kemper Sr., the banker, insurance man, and railroad magnate is the great-great-grandfather of Ellie Kemper.
• She was voted as “Sexiest Sense of Humour” by Victoria’s Secret’s What is Sexy List in the year 2015.
Sources
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellie_Kemper]
[https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/my-hobbies]
