Ellie Kemper Shares Which Costars She Keeps in Touch With

Ellie Kemper has unbreakable bonds with a lot of her costars.

“I keep in touch with a bunch of former cast members,” the actress, 43, solely advised Us Weekly whereas selling her upcoming movie Happiness for Beginners throughout an interview carried out earlier than the SAG-AFTRA strike took impact earlier this month.

Kemper then named names: “Jane [Krakowski], Titus [Burgess], Carol [Kane] from [Unbreakable] Kimmy Schmidt, Jenna [Fischer], Angela [Kinsey], Mindy [Kaling] from The Office [and from] Bridesmaids, Rose [Byrne and] Kristen [Wiig].”

The Emmy nominee went on to make it clear to Us that “everyone I’ve worked with is a really nice person” and that she’s “been extremely lucky” together with her solid mates through the years.

Last month, Kemper shared a photograph of her and Fischer, 49, posing with Josh Groban after a efficiency of the Broadway musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

“Insane performance by @joshgroban in @sweeneytoddbday followed by an Office Garden Party reunion pic with @msjennafischer?! Yes please!! PS give this man a #Tony OK?” she captioned the Instagram snap.

The Office alums beforehand met up for a espresso date in April. “Ummm what do we have here?! A nice little Monday coffee with the loveliest @msjennafischer … not a bad way to start the week!” Kemper captioned an Instagram selfie of the pair on the time.

Fisher commented on the publish: “This was the best! Xoxo ❤️‍🩹.”

Although Kemper has held on to the chums she’s made in previous tasks, she’s stepping away from the kind of roles she performed in The Office, Bridesmaids and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt in her latest movie. In Happiness for Beginners, which is predicated on Katherine Center’s novel of the identical identify, she performs Helen — a lady who indicators up for an Appalachian Trail survivalist course after her marriage ends.

“Helen is going through a really challenging chapter in her life. … She is not feeling so sunny or bright-eyed,” Kemper advised Us. “And I loved as an actor being able to tap into that because a lot of the characters I’ve played tend to be optimistic and cheerful, with a pretty good outlook on life. And Helen is not feeling that at the moment. So, it was fun to play, it was a nice departure for me as an actor.”

Kemper’s costar in the romantic comedy — which hits Netflix on Thursday, July 27 — is Yellowstone star Luke Grimes. The Home Sweet Home Alone actress advised Us that Grimes, 39, was a “great partner” in the movie. “He’s just lovely and he’s funny and silly and he’s a fantastic actor,” she stated.”

Kemper revealed that a number of of her costars from the flick — together with “icon” Blythe Danner — have a gaggle textual content. “Everybody has stayed in such close touch,” she stated. “We filmed the movie almost two years ago and everybody is just still friends and going to each other’s premieres and big life events and it’s just a really sweet bond.”

In addition to nice relationships with these she’s shared the display with, Kemper has a loving husband. She and Michael Koman celebrated their marriage ceremony anniversary earlier this month.

“11 years of marriage with this guy and he is STEEL the one!!! STEEL is the 11th year anniversary thing! I got him an axe! Love you @michael.koman,” she captioned an Instagram photograph of the pair holding arms to commemorate the event.

Happiness Begins premieres on Netflix Thursday, July 27

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With reporting by Leanne Aciz Stanton