Actress Mindy Kaling will be honored with the 2,800th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, February 18, at 11:30 am PT at 6533 Hollywood Boulevard. Kaling will receive her star in the category of Television. Joining emcee Steve Nissen will be B.J. Novak.
“The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is honored to welcome actress, producer, and director Mindy Kaling to the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Not only is Mindy funny, but she is also a talented and innovative creator whose contributions to television have entertained audiences around the world,” stated Ana Martinez, Producer of the Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremonies. “We are thrilled to honor her with a star on our iconic sidewalk,” added Martinez.
In 1936, Merle Oberon became the first South Asian actress to be nominated for an Oscar for her role in “The Dark Angel.” There were, however, no splashy news headlines that followed.
Hollywood Street Sign, Image courtesy: UnsplashEmmy-nominated writer, Tony Award-winning producer, New York Times best-selling author, director, and actor Mindy Kaling has been named one of the brightest voices of her generation.
In 2023, the White House honored Kaling with the National Medal of Arts, the highest civilian honor given to artists by the United States government. Last February, she received the Producers Guild of America’s prestigious Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television. In 2022, Kaling International was named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential Companies. In 2012, Kaling was named on the Time 100 Most Influential People in the World list.
At 24, Kaling joined the eight-person writing staff at NBC’s The Office. During her eight seasons at the show, she wrote twenty-three episodes (far more than any other writer) and was nominated for an Emmy—the first for a woman of color in any writing category.
Kaling is the creator, star, and executive producer of The Mindy Project, for which she wrote 24 of the 117 episodes produced over six seasons.
In 2020, Kaling released the critically acclaimed series Never Have I Ever for Netflix. Season 1 reached 40 million homes in its first four weeks of release, with the fourth and final season premiering last year to critical acclaim. Kaling is also the co-creator and executive producer of the Warner Bros. Television comedy The Sex Lives of College Girls, which had the biggest premiere of any comedy on HBO Max in 2021. Following the success of its second season, the highly anticipated third season debuted in November 2023 on Max. Additionally, Kaling co-created and is executive producer of the new Netflix/WBTV comedy Running Point, starring Kate Hudson, scheduled for release on February 27.
In between all her ventures, Kaling has released two New York Times bestselling comedic memoirs: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) and Why Not Me?, in addition to a collection of essays titled Nothing Like I Imagined. Most recently, Kaling launched her imprint Mindy’s Book Studio for Amazon Publishing, with the mission of publishing titles from new and emerging diverse voices.
Kaling is a PanCAN Stride Ambassador, honoring her mother who she lost to pancreatic cancer. She is also a supporter of the UN Refugee Agency and has partnered with the organization to create content and help bring awareness. She is widely respected as a champion for diversity in Hollywood and is dedicated to using her projects to tell the powerful stories of strong-willed and ambitious women of color, and places emphasis on creating writer’s rooms that reflect that level of diversity.
Last updated: December 26th, 2025
