Mindy Kaling's 3 Kids: All About Katherine, Spencer and Anne

Mar. 15, 2025

Mindy Kaling attends the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 12, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California; Mindy Kaling’s kids Kit, Spencer, and Anne.Photo:John Shearer/WireImage ; Mindy Kaling/Instagram

John Shearer/WireImage ; Mindy Kaling/Instagram

Actress, writer and comedianMindy Kalinghas her hands full as a mother of three kids.

Since thesurprise announcementof her first pregnancy in 2017, Kaling, who has never revealed the identity of the father of her children, has been busy keeping up with her little ones. She is mom to daughter Katherine Swati, 7, and son Spencer Avu, 4, and in February 2024, she quietly welcomed her third child, adaughter named Anne.

Kaling told PEOPLE in 2021 that “it absolutely takes a village” to raise her kids. That village includes her nanny, her father Avu, and none other thanReese Witherspoon, whom Kaling haslaudedas “a great source of parenting advice.”

In her 2020 essay collection,Nothing Like I Imagined (Except for Sometimes), Kaling noted how her relationship with her mother, who passed away in 2012, influenced how she chose to raise Katherine and Spencer.

“I think that it finally dawned on me that I have a child who will never know her grandmother, the person who was the closest to me in the world,“she wrote. “I realized the one thing that would bridge all three of our lives was our faith, this intangible thing that had been passed on to me and that I would now pass on to my daughter.”

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Since their births, Kaling has kept Katherine, Spencer and Anne’s faces out of the spotlight.

“I feel like I might as well wait until they get old enough so they can tell me if they want to be part of my social media or not,“Kaling told PEOPLEexclusively. However, that doesn’t mean that actually sticking to her plan is easy. “I’m like any parent where I’m proud of the things they do,” she explained. “I think they’re so cute, and of course, I want other people to see it.”

Learn all about Katherine, Spencer and Anne below.

Katherine Swati Kaling, 7

Though Kaling likes to keep details of her children’s lives private, she has shared some details about Kit’s playful personality. “I didn’t know how much bribery there was to being a parent,” she joked in a 2019 appearance onThe Ellen Show. “Everytime I see her, she’s like Tony Soprano. She’s like in the mob, she’s smart.”

Later, the actress noted that she hasn’t seen much of herself in her daughter’s personality. “I was a very shy, diffident kid who was really suspicious of people and new situations,” shetold PEOPLE. “And she is not at all. She’s very chatty,” adding that Kit had no problem trick-or-treating at strangers' houses on Halloween.

Kaling also shared that Kit “loves physical activity,” and is “a real tomboy.” In one adorableInstagram post, Kaling shared that Kit refused to take off herKobe Bryantjersey for ballet class, leading her to rock the jersey over her tutu and tights. “I couldn’t be happier with her being into Kobe and the Lakers as a big Lakers fan myself,” Kaling told PEOPLEexclusively.

Kit has also taken to the role of big sis to her younger brother Spencer, but Kalingadmitted it took some timefor her to adjust.

“The 4-year-old is a little bit of a tattle tale,” the actress said during an appearance onToday. “I’m excited because she was a little indifferent to her younger brother and now he’s really useful to her because she can be like, ‘Mom, he ate a pretzel off the floor. Get him in trouble!’ "

“I’m like, ‘It’s okay. We don’t have to narc on our little brother. He’s not hurting anyone that he’s eating the pretzel off the floor,’ " Kaling joked.

And while fans have long speculated that Novak could be the father of Kaling’s children, the actress toldMarie Clairein August 2022 that thespeculation “doesn’t bother” her.

“He’s the godparent to both my kids — and they have such a great relationship — and so far [the rumors haven’t] affected my happiness at all, it hasn’t affected my kids or BJ,” she shared.

Novak has shown that he’s a dedicated godfather. In August 2022, he joined Kaling and Kit on a visit to the Griffith Observatory in L.A. Kit, who wore black pajama pants adorned with yellow stars and crescent moons, came dressed for the occasion.

Kaling posted a few photoson Instagramof the trio’s late-night outing. One photo showed Novak holding his goddaughter as she pointed to something in the sky.

“My four year old had the best night of her life at our star party + Saturn spotting,“The Mindy Projectstar captioned the image carousel. “Thank you @bjnovak for sharing your passion for astronomy.”

In March 2023,Kit accompanied her mom to the White House, where Kaling was honored with the National Medal of Arts. She donned a tulle party dress and sparkly silver shoes for the special occasion.

Kitattended her first concertin August 2023. Kaling took her to seeTaylor Swiftperform at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.

“She swapped friendship bracelets all night and got to hear her favorite Taylor song live, Cruel Summer! It was such a magical night,” the actress wrote on Instagram.

Spencer Avu Kaling, 4

“I had Spencer during Covid and it was a strange isolated time, but the instant I saw him I knew he would make everything better,” Kaling shared in a sweetInstagram postfor Spencer’s first birthday. “If you happen to make eye contact with Spencer, he lights up like you are old war buddies and he makes a beeline to you.”

In PEOPLE’s 2022Beautiful Issue, Kaling opened up about Spencer’s budding personality. “He’s so full of joy and he’s not neurotic,” she said. “He’s not anxious at all. He’s just a boy who loves trucks and tires.”

Kaling added that a classic childhood game often intentionally crashes his toy cars and trucks. “My son will take one of his trucks and he’ll just like throw it across the room or hit someone in the head with it,” she explained. “It doesn’t hurt and he’ll go, ‘Uh oh,’ like it was a mistake and not something he did on purpose.”

InSeptember 2022, Kaling celebrated her son Spencer’s second birthday with a sweet video onInstagramin which the toddler stands up in his crib and waves and says “Hi” to his shadow on the wall.

“Happy 2nd birthday to my son Spencer, who is the human personification of a hug,” Kaling wrote next to the video. “I can’t describe the intense joy it is to be your mom. You remind this old cynical lady that the world is full of wonder, and fun can be found in the most mundane places. Here Spencer is greeting his friend, the morning shadow in his crib.”

Anne Kaling

Mindy Kaling’s kids Kit, Spencer and Anne.Mindy Kaling Instagram

source: people.com