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Kathy Kinney
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Kathy Kinney

Known for Seinfeld · My Name Is Earl · The Daily Show

Kathy Kinney is an American actress and comedian. She gained considerable popularity in the late 1990s for playing Mimi Bobeck, the outrageously made-up, flamboyantly vulgar, and vindictive nemesis of Drew Carey on the sitcom The Drew Carey Show.

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Born
Nov 3, 1954
Birthplace
Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

Kathy Kinney is an American actress and comedian. She gained considerable popularity in the late 1990s for playing Mimi Bobeck, the outrageously made-up, flamboyantly vulgar, and vindictive nemesis of Drew Carey on the sitcom The Drew Carey Show.

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Known For

TVSeinfeld
SeinfeldBystander · 1989
★ 8.2
TVMy Name Is Earl
My Name Is EarlOfficer Bowman · 2005
★ 7.6
TVThe Daily Show
The Daily ShowSelf - Guest · 1996
★ 6.4
TVBoy Meets World
Boy Meets WorldRifkin · 1993
★ 8.3
TVThe Drew Carey Show
The Drew Carey ShowMimi Bobeck · 1995
★ 6.5
TVLate Show with David Letterman
Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Guest · 1993
★ 6.5
TVThe View
The ViewSelf · 1997
★ 4.3
TVHollywood Squares
Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist · 1998
★ 7.6

Filmography

Movies

Parting GlancesJoan
1986
Inherit the WindWoman at Depot
1988
Promised a MiracleCindy Wilson
1988
ScroogedIBC Nurse
1988
Three FugitivesReceptionist
1989
ArachnophobiaBlaire Kendall
1990
Stanley & IrisBernice
1990
The Linguini IncidentDenise
1991
Mr. JonesHomeless Lady
1993
This Boy's LifeMarian
1993
Behind the SeamsFreddie
2000
Lost in the Pershing Point HotelRed Neck Nurse
2000
Drew Carey's Improv All StarsSelf
2001
A Scooby-Doo! ChristmasSheriff Ellen Perkins (voice)
2002
Lenny The Wonder DogLisa Lathers
2005
Patriot ActHerself
2005
AL
A Love Letter to Tom Waits: The Life of Chris Roberts-AntieauSelf
2011
The Little Pageant That CouldSelf (archive footage)
2024

Television

NewhartMiss Goddard · 9 eps
1982
Full HouseMrs. Bedrosian · 1 eps
1987
CoachMimi · 1 eps
1989
SeinfeldBystander · 1 eps
1989
Dream OnNora · 1 eps
1990
GrandMarge · 1 eps
1990
Good & Evil1 eps
1991
Step by StepThe Proctor · 1 eps
1991
TeechMrs. Garment · 1 eps
1991
Cruel DoubtSkeptical Neighbor · 2 eps
1992
The Larry Sanders ShowDog Trainer · 1 eps
1992
Bakersfield P.D.Mrs. Blaisher · 1 eps
1993
Boy Meets WorldRifkin · 1 eps
1993
Fallen AngelsMrs. Sullivan · 1 eps
1993
Grace Under Fire1 eps
1993
Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Guest · 1 eps
1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanKatie Banks · 1 eps
1993
Space Ghost Coast to Coast1 eps
1994
The Drew Carey ShowMimi Bobeck · 233 eps
1995
The Daily ShowSelf - Guest · 1 eps
1996
The ViewSelf · 1 eps
1997
CatDogBrat (voice) · 1 eps
1998
Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist · 20 eps
1998
The Brian Benben Show1 eps
1998
The HughleysMimi Bobeck Carey · 1 eps
1998
Two Guys and a GirlMimi Bobeck · 1 eps
1998
Whose Line Is It Anyway?Self · 1 eps
1998
IC
It's Christopher Lowell1 eps
1999
The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy RobotJenny (voice) · 26 eps
1999
The Late Late Show with Craig KilbornSelf · 1 eps
1999
The Norm ShowMimi Bobeck · 1 eps
1999
The Norm ShowBetty · 1 eps
1999
NikkiVegas Woman (uncredited) · 1 eps
2000
3-South13 eps
2002
Fillmore!1 eps
2002
What's New, Scooby-Doo?Sheriff Ellen Perkins (voice) · 1 eps
2002
Drew Carey's Green Screen ShowSelf · 13 eps
2004
My Name Is EarlOfficer Bowman · 2 eps
2005
The Penguins of MadagascarRhonda (voice) · 2 eps
2008
The Secret Life of the American TeenagerButcher Shop Lady · 4 eps
2008
The Secret Life of the American TeenagerBunny · 29 eps
2008
Drew Carey's Improv-A-GanzaSelf · 40 eps
2011
Love BitesKaren (segment "Not to Speak") · 1 eps
2011
Working ClassDot · 1 eps
2011
Baby DaddyJudy · 1 eps
2012
American HousewifeLunch Lady · 1 eps
2016
StumptownFranny Lewis · 1 eps
2019

Photos

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