Kinna McInroe
Kinna McInroe | |
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McInroe in 2011 | |
| Born | April 30, 1973 Levelland, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Kinna McInroe (born April 30, 1973) is an American actress, known for her role as Nina in the film Office Space. She has guest-starred in episodes of several television series, has appeared in a number of feature and direct-to-video films, has worked extensively in short films, and has been narrating a series of online videos released under the pseudonym Squirrel-Monkey since 2012.
Life and career beginnings
McInroe met Gary Austin, the founder of The Groundlings, at the Big Stinkin' International Improv & Sketch Comedy Festival and later studied improvisational theatre with him and worked as his assistant.[1] She later appeared in Gary Austin-related improv shows at The Groundlings, including Gary Austin and Friends Improvised Show and Gary Austin's Music Show.[2][3] McInroe also appeared during the run of Del Shores' play Yellow, which premiered at The Coast Playhouse in West Hollywood in 2010.[4][5]
From her first appearance as Nina in the 1999 film Office Space, through to her appearance as Darlene in the early 2009 short film Love Never Tires, McInroe had a very different body shape than she does now. Between late 2008 and early 2011, she lost over 100 pounds (45 kg).[6]
Videos
Working with Dutch comedy video artist Jo Luijten, McInroe provides the narration for Squirrel-Monkey videos, which present contemporary websites, apps, and games as if they had been created for 1980s or 1990s computers.[7] Since their introduction in March 2012,[8] the videos have received coverage from news and technology websites including Mashable,[9] The Huffington Post,[10] and Laughing Squid.[11]
Filmography
Feature films and short films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Office Space | Nina | |
| 2000 | Where the Heart Is | Wal-Mart Clerk | |
| 2002 | Almost | Sue | |
| The Anarchist Cookbook | Rollerskating Waitress | ||
| 2003 | F.A.T. | Jeanette | Direct-to-video |
| 2006 | The Suicide | Diana | Short film Won Best Newcomer at Miami Underground Film Festival |
| Grilled | Elyse Gorman | uncredited | |
| National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2 | Olga | Direct-to-video | |
| 2008 | Stone & Ed | Nurse | |
| Yard of Blondes | Farmer's Wife | Short film | |
| Cupcake | Candi | Short film; world premiere at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival[12] | |
| 2009 | Broken August | Nurse Kinna | Short film |
| Elsewhere | Candy | ||
| Love Never Tires | Darlene | Short film | |
| 2017 | Deidra & Laney Rob a Train | Gloria | Netflix movie |
| 2025 | Honey Don't! | Mrs. Novotny |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Episode(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Bernie Mac Show | Pat | Episode: "Carfool" |
| 2004 | Strong Medicine | Marnie | Episode: "Weights and Measures" |
| 2004–2005 | American Dreams | Sister Claire | 3 episodes |
| 2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Brenda Morgan | Episode: "Big Middle" |
| 2005 BET Comedy Awards | Barbara Matthews | Television special | |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds | Gwen | Episode: "Proof" |
| 2013 | Drop Dead Diva | Pam Bendall | Episode: "Surrogates" |
| 2015 | Welcome Home, Loser | Rita O'Connor | 2 episodes |
| Supergirl | Waitress | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Hawaii Five-0 | Loraine | Episode: "Kuleana" | |
| 2026 | Hacks | Diane | Episode: "EGOT"[13] |
Online
| Year | Title | Role | Episode(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012[14]-Present[15] | Wonders Of The World Wide Web | Herself; Host | All episodes |
References
- ^ Mercer, Alan (May 15, 2023). "Kinna McInroe Always Finds The Humor In Life". Alan Mercer's Profile. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
- ^ "GARY AUSTIN AND FRIENDS IMPROVISED SHOW". The Groundlings. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
- ^ "GARY AUSTIN'S MUSIC SHOW". The Groundlings. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
- ^ Peter, Thomas (April 13, 2010). "Leslie, McClure, McCullough, Montgomery, Thompson Cast in Del Shores' Yellow". Playbill. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
- ^ "Yellow". Concord Theatricals. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
- ^ "The Seven Deadly Sins". Freedutch. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ^ Buskirk, Eliot Van (February 13, 2013). "Squirrel-Monkey Demos 80s Version Of Spotify". Hypebot. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
- ^ Squirrel-Monkey (2012-03-18). If Facebook were invented in the '90s... (YouTube). Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- ^ Wasserman, Todd (April 3, 2012). "What If 'The Facebook' Was Invented in the '90s?". Mashable. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
- ^ Brooks, Katherine (February 25, 2013). "The Joy Of ASCII: Bob Ross Video Just Might Be The Strangest Painting How-To We've Ever Seen (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
- ^ Streams, Kimber (June 3, 2013). "What Wikipedia Would Have Looked Like in the 1980s". Laughing Squid. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
- ^ "2008 TFF Announces Short Film Selections". Tribeca. March 18, 2008. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
- ^ "Kinna McInroe". TVmaze. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
- ^ Squirrel-Monkey (2012-03-18). If Facebook were invented in the '90s... (YouTube). Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- ^ Squirrel-Monkey (2020-02-02). What Google Stadia Would Have Looked Like in the '90s (YouTube). Retrieved 2020-02-29.