Her breakout role on "The Office" and her creating hit shows like "Never Have I Ever" helped make Kaling a trailblazer in ...

Is Mindy Kaling used to being first yet? With The Mindy Project in 2012, she became the first South Asian American to star in her own network show. In 2010, she was the first woman of color to be ...

Hattie McDaniel made history by being the first Black actor to win an Academy Award in 1940 for her role in "Gone with the ...