Kathy Kinney

Kathy Kinney ( born November 3, 1954 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin ) is an American actress.

Kathy Kinney came in 1976 at the age of 23 to New York City and found a job as a secretary including WCBS - TV. During this time she was considering the basis for the role of Mimi Bobeck, with which it should be later in the Drew Carey show popular. During this time she was active as a stand-up comedian and even taught improvisation courses. Here they fell to the filmmaker Bill Sherwood, who wrote it for his film Parting Glances drama a role on the body. After this success, she moved to Los Angeles where she had to fight hard for small roles. Seinfeld and Full House were only two of their guest appearances. Also, in some movies such as The spirits that I called ..., Stanley and Iris, Arachnophobia, This Boy 's Life and Mr. Jones had - mostly small - roles.

In 1995, she graduated from a guest appearance in the pilot for the Drew Carey Show. Actually, their role should be only a single appearance, but the character of Mimi Bobeck came with the audience so well that it received a firm commitment.