Mindy Kaling | AGE 42 | $35 Million

Mindy Kaling has been part of a comedy troupe while still a student at Dartmouth College, where she received a degree in playwriting. She later worked as an intern and, at the same time, worked on becoming a standup comic. She got her break when she starred and co-wrote the play Matt & Ben. The actress used the stage name “Kaling” after noticing that many had a hard time pronouncing her name.

Kaling was later hired to write the American version of The Office, which she also starred in until the 9th season. She eventually became the executive producer who opened more projects for her. One of these is The Mindy Project. Kaling also appeared in other shows like Curb Your Enthusiasm, Champions, and Saturday Night Live. She is still working as a writer, director, and actor today and is very much in demand in these areas too.