Mindy Kaling Opens Up About Her New Show and Baby Girl Her Smile Is the Best Part of My Day

It's already shaping up to be a banner year for Mindy Kaling.

The groundbreaking writer and actress has two hot films (A Wrinkle in Time and Ocean's Eight) and a new comedy series, Champions. But most importantly, she's a new mom to daughter Katherine Swati.

'I love looking at her and figuring out who she's going to be,' says Kaling, 38, of her baby girl, who was born Dec. 15. 'It's so much fun!'

And when it comes to parenting advice, she has some famous friends to turn to. 'Over text message, Reese [Witherspoon] talked me through how to carry an infant car seat on the airplane,' says Kaling of her Wrinkle costar.

She adds, 'We're doing so much international travel and she was giving me really practical advice on how to carry a screaming baby on the plane. The most useful!'

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