Mindy Kaling on Her ‘The Office’ Legacy, the Status of ‘Legally Blonde 3’ and Planning a Return to Acting

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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Mindy Kaling is ready to step back in front of the camera. After both writing and starring in “The Office” and “The Mindy Project” (which she also created) early in her career, Kaling took a break from acting in recent years to focus on building a string of successful TV series — not to mention raising three young kids.

That’s why you haven’t seen her pop into some of her hit comedies like “Never Have I Ever” and “The Sex Lives of College Girls.” But that acting itch is making a bit of a return, particularly after she recently watched a few episodes of “Never Have I Ever” with her young cousins. “I was like, ‘As someone who has my own TV show and loves to act, how did I not act in the show about an Indian American family?’” Kaling says. “It was going so good that I didn’t want to jinx it by appearing in it, or it might be a distraction.” On “Sex Lives,” Kaling jokes that there’s still a chance she could play an “unhinged Latin professor.” “Knock wood if we go to Season 4, that would be great,” she says. “I watch that cast, and it just makes me want to act.” Beyond guesting on one of her shows, Kaling says she’s pondering whether to write herself a part in a new series: “I wouldn’t have to be the lead in my own show if I was writing it.

I would love to write a show for someone amazing and then play a supporting part in it.” Add this to the list of Kaling’s 2025 goals.

She already has plenty on her plate, starting with her upcoming Netflix show “Running Point,” which stars Kate Hudson as the ambitious new president of her family’s basketball team (inspired by the real-life Los Angeles Lakers boss Jeannie Buss).