Carrie Kemper (born March 16, 1984) is an American

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who worked as a staff writer on the

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sitcom ''

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''. She is the sister of actress

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Career

Kemper worked as a staff writer on ''The Office'' from the beginning of the show's seventh season. She wrote the episodes "Ultimatum" (season 7, episode 13); "Spooked" (season 8, episode 5); "The Whale", in which she appeared as Jan Levinson's assistant Molly (season 9, episode 7); and "

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" (season 9, episode 13). In 2010, Kemper and 21 other writers shared a

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award nomination for their work on ''The Office''. In 2013, she had a brief appearance in the ''

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'' episode "Smashed" as Mrs. Astronaut Lovel. In 2014, she joined ''

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'' as a writer and producer. In 2019, she won a

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for her work on '' Nathan for You''. In 2022 she worked as a writer on '' The Rehearsal''.

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