Elizabeth Claire Kemper was born on the 2nd May 1980, in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, of Italian, German and English descent. She has been accumulating her net worth through her popularity not only as an actress, but as a comedian as well. She is probably best known for starring as Erin Hannon in the TV series “The Office”. Her career has been active since 2000s.
Have you ever wondered how rich is Ellie Kemper? According to authoritative sources, it is estimated that Ellie’s net worth is over $4 million as of early 2016, earned through her successful career in the entertainment industry.
Ellie Kemper Net Worth $4 Million
Ellie Kemper spent her childhood in Kansas City and St. Louis with four siblings. She is the second child of David Woods Kemper, who was the chairman of Commerce Bancshares, a company established by the family, and Dorothy Ann Kemper; the family was one of the richest in that region. At the age of five, they moved to St. Louis, where she attend Conway Elementary and John Burroughs High Schools, where she started showing her acting skills. She then graduated in 2002 with a BA degree in English from Princeton University and soon after she went to study English at the University of Oxford for a year. Ellie’s career in comedy commenced while she was still in Princeton, participating in the improvisation comedy troupe “Quipfire!”, and was also a member of the Princeton Triangle Club.
After she finished her studies, Ellie moved to New York in order to pursue her acting career, where she became a member of comedy troupe – The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, appearing in shows such as “Death And/Or Despair”, “Gang Bang”, “Listen Kid”, and many others.
However, she reached the screen in 2006, when she earned a small role in the TV series “Sexual Intercourse: American Style”, which was soon followed by another small role in the TV movie “Redeeming Rainbow” (2007). Afterwards, she gained a role in the short TV series “Mister Glasses” (2007-2008), and in 2009, she was cast in the film “Mystery Team” (2009), which was also her debut appearance on the big screen. In the same year., Ellie was featured in the film “Cayman Went”, and her net worth slowly began to increase, as her career reached a new level.
In 2009, Ellie was cast as Erin Hannon in the TV series “Office” (2009-2013), and the next year she appeared in the film “Get Him To The Greek”, alongside Russell Brand, and Elizabeth Moss. After these appearances, Ellie’s began to be featured in high production films, starting with “Somewhere” (2010) which was directed by Sofia Coppola. In 2011, she was cast as Becca in the film “Bridesmaids”, and in 2012 came her most notable role so far, as Ms. Griggs in the film “21 Jump Street”. In 2013, Ellie was featured as a voice actress in the animated TV series “Sofia The First” (2013-2015), as Crackle, which also added to her net worth. All added steadily to her net worth.
In recent years, Ellie has been quite busy, as she has appeared in several films and TV series, including “Conan” (2015), “The Flaming C” (2015), “Sex Tape” (2014), “Laggies” (2014), “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” (2015), and her latest accomplishment in “The Secret Life Of Pets”, which is scheduled for 2016 release. Her net worth is certainly rising.
Ellie Kemper has made over 40 appearances, for which she has also earned several awards and nominations, including for the Outstanding Actress in Comedy Series for her work on the TV series “The Office”.
Regarding her personal life, Ellie Kemper has been married to Michael Koman since July of 2012. She is active on social networks, such as Twitter and Instagram, on which she has a great number of followers.
