Ellie Kemper has unbreakable bonds with many of her costars.
“I keep in touch with a bunch of former cast members,” the actress, 43, exclusively told Us Weekly while promoting her upcoming film Happiness for Beginners during an interview conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike took effect earlier this month.
Kemper then named names: “Jane [Krakowski], Titus [Burgess], Carol [Kane] from [Unbreakable] Kimmy Schmidt, Jenna [Fischer], Angela [Kinsey], Mindy [Kaling] from The Office [and from] Bridesmaids, Rose [Byrne and] Kristen [Wiig].”
The Emmy nominee went on to make it clear to Us that “everyone I’ve worked with is a really nice person” and that she’s “been extremely lucky” with her cast mates over the years.
Last month, Kemper shared a photo of her and Fischer, 49, posing with Josh Groban after a performance of the Broadway musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
“Insane performance by @joshgroban in @sweeneytoddbday followed by an Office Garden Party reunion pic with @msjennafischer?! Yes please!! PS give this man a #Tony OK?” she captioned the Instagram snap.
The Office alums previously met up for a coffee date in April. “Ummm what do we have here?! A nice little Monday coffee with the loveliest @msjennafischer … not a bad way to start the week!” Kemper captioned an Instagram selfie of the pair at the time.
Fisher commented on the post: “This was the best! Xoxo ❤️🩹.”
Although Kemper has held on to the friends she’s made in past projects, she’s stepping away from the type of roles she played in The Office, Bridesmaids and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt in her newest film. In Happiness for Beginners, which is based on Katherine Center’s novel of the same name, she plays Helen — a woman who signs up for an Appalachian Trail survivalist course after her marriage ends.
“Helen is going through a really challenging chapter in her life. … She is not feeling so sunny or…
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