Take it from ‘The Office’s’ Angela Kinsey: It’s OK to push reset button
Angela Kinsey may have the same name as her iconic character on “The Office,” but the actress says they don’t have that much in common.
Kinsey played everyone’s favorite cat lover and senior accountant, Angela Martin, on the award-winning sitcom for nine seasons.
“I also love cats, I do, but I also love dogs … scandalous,” Kinsey said. “I just love animals, so I think we have that in common and I think we both have a little bit of sass.”
For Kinsey, comedy comes naturally and has been a part of her life from a young age.
“I loved comedy, I was part of an improv group at my school,” she said.
From school comedy groups to the starring in “The Office,” the actress looks back on some of her biggest moments and the lessons she’s learned along the way.
There are so many reasons to love “The Office” and Angela Martin is one of them.
Kinsey recalls auditioning and not knowing what to expect from the show.
“When I was cast on the show, you know, all of us have done many pilots and different jobs that didn’t go, that’s kind of life in show business,” Kinsey said. “If a show goes, it’s the ‘lightning in the bottle’ moment.”
Through its run, “The Office” received numerous awards and is considered by many to be one of the most iconic sitcoms.
“This is something that’s going to live forever,” she said. “Many generations are going to find it and it’s going to speak to them.”
For Kinsey, the show brought a lot of great memories and friendships with fellow cast members such as Jenna Fischer, who played receptionist Pam Beesly on the show.
Today, the pair host the podcast “Office Ladies,” where they re-watch episodes of the sitcom and provide behind-the-scenes commentary.
“It’s a dream come true, I get to work with my best friend talking about one of the best chapters of my life in sweatpants,” Kinsey said.
When Kinsey was 2 years old, her family relocated from the U.S. to Indonesia, where she spent most of her childhood.
The actress says she grew up close to family and recalls going on many adventures with her parents.
“My parents were so encouraging of me exploring the world around me,” she said. “I remember getting up in the morning and telling my mom I wanted to go exploring, and she was like, ‘OK.'”
Kinsey calls growing up abroad an eye-opening experience and one that exposed her to different cultures.
“I learned at a really early age that we have more in common than we do different,” the actress shared.
She considers it one of the most important life lessons and is grateful she learned it early on.
“It’s something that I’ve carried with me my whole life and that I try to share with my children,” she said.
