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| Kinna McInroe | |
|---|---|
 McInroe in 2011 | |
| Born | (1973-04-30) April 30, 1973 (age 51) 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 studied improvisational theatre with Gary Austin, the founder of The Groundlings. 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).
Videos
Working with Dutch comedy video artist Jo Luijten, McInroe provides the narration on several web videos they have released under the pseudonym Squirrel-Monkey. Most of the Squirrel-Monkey videos show what social networking sites and video games might have looked like if created on the computers of the 1980s or 1990s. Since their introduction in March 2012, the videos have received positive press from a number of news and technology websites, including Mashable, Wired and The Huffington Post.
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 | |
| 2009 | Broken August | Nurse Kinna | Short film |
| Elsewhere | Candy | ||
| Love Never Tires | Darlene | Short film | |
| 2017 | Deidra & Laney Rob a Train | Gloria | Netflix movie |
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" |
Online
| Year | Title | Role | Episode(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-Present | Wonders Of The World Wide Web | Herself; Host | All episodes |
References
- Biography, kinnamcinroe.net; accessed April 26, 2017. Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- "The Seven Deadly Sins". Freedutch. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- 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.
- Watercutter, Angela (February 4, 2014). "If Instagram Was Around in the '80s, This Would Be Its Launch Video". Wired. 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.
- 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.
