Kinna McInroe

Kinna McInroe
McInroe in 2011
Born
Levelland, Texas, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1998–present

Kinna McInroe is an American actress, known for her role as Nina in the film Office Space.[1] She has guest-starred in episodes of several television series, has appeared in a number of feature and direct-to-video films,[2] has worked extensively in short films, and has been narrating a series of online videos released under the pseudonym Squirrel-Monkey since 2012.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

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.[11]

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.[12][13][14]

McInroe also appeared during the run of Del Shores' play Yellow, which premiered at The Coast Playhouse in West Hollywood in 2010.[15][16]

Filmography

Feature films and short films

Year Film Role Notes
1999 Office Space Nina [17]
2000 Where the Heart Is Wal-Mart Clerk [18]
2002 Almost Sue [19]
The Anarchist Cookbook Rollerskating Waitress [20]
2003 F.A.T. Jeanette Direct-to-video[21]
2006 The Suicide Diana Short film
Won Best Newcomer at Miami Underground Film Festival[22]
Grilled Elyse Gorman uncredited[23]
National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2 Olga Direct-to-video[24]
2008 Stone & Ed Nurse [25]
Yard of Blondes Farmer's Wife Short film[26]
Cupcake Candi Short film; world premiere at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival[27][28]
2009 Broken August Nurse Kinna Short film[29]
Elsewhere Candy [30]
Love Never Tires Darlene Short film[31]
2017 Deidra & Laney Rob a Train Gloria Netflix movie[32]
2025 Honey Don't! Mrs. Novotny [33]

Television series

Year Title Role Episode(s)
2002 The Bernie Mac Show Pat Episode: "Carfool"[34]
2004 Strong Medicine Marnie Episode: "Weights and Measures"[35]
2004–2005 American Dreams Sister Claire 3 episodes[36]
2005 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Brenda Morgan Episode: "Big Middle"[37]
2005 BET Comedy Awards Barbara Matthews Television special[38]
2011 Criminal Minds Gwen Episode: "Proof"[39]
2013 Drop Dead Diva Pam Bendall Episode: "Surrogates"[40]
2015 Welcome Home, Loser Rita O'Connor 2 episodes[41]
Supergirl Waitress Episode: "Pilot"[42]
Hawaii Five-0 Loraine Episode: "Kuleana"[43]
2026 Hacks Diane Episode: "EGOT"[44]

Online

Year Title Role Episode(s)
2012[45]-Present[46] Wonders Of The World Wide Web Herself; Host All episodes

References

  1. ↑ "Office Space – Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Kinna McInroe". IMDb. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Squirrel-Monkey". IMDb. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  4. ↑ Dorn, Lori (August 17, 2018). "How the Car Sharing Service Uber Might Have Worked in the Pre-Smartphone Era of the 1980s". Laughing Squid. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  5. ↑ Knopper, Steve (January 8, 2020). "Squirrel Monkey Demos The '80s Version Of Spotify". Hypebot. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  6. ↑ Dorn, Lori (May 20, 2020). "A Hilarious 1980s-Era Instructional Video Explaining the Basics of Time Travel". Laughing Squid. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  7. ↑ Andersen, Ernie Smith (July 17, 2018). "How Squirrel-Monkey Makes Nostalgia Feel Authentic". Tedium. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  8. ↑ Dorn, Lori (April 27, 2018). "What Wikipedia Would Have Looked Like in the 1980s". Laughing Squid. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  9. ↑ Odom, Larry (April 18, 2012). "If Twitter Had Been Invented In The '80s". HuffPost. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Cómo hubieran sido las redes sociales en los 90s". Freelancer Community (in Spanish). Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  11. ↑ Mercer, Alan (May 15, 2023). "Kinna McInroe Always Finds The Humor In Life". Alan Mercer's Profile. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Gary Austin and Friends Improvised Show". The Groundlings. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Gary Austin's Music Show". The Groundlings. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Gary Austin Presents Austin's Cat Milk". The Groundlings. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  15. ↑ Peter, Thomas (April 13, 2010). "Leslie, McClure, McCullough, Montgomery, Thompson Cast in Del Shores' Yellow". Playbill. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Yellow". Concord Theatricals. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Office Space". IMDb. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Where the Heart Is". IMDb. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Almost". IMDb. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  20. ↑ "The Anarchist Cookbook". IMDb. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  21. ↑ "F.A.T." IMDb. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  22. ↑ "The Suicide". IMDb. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  23. ↑ "Grilled". IMDb. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  24. ↑ "Dorm Daze 2". IMDb. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  25. ↑ "Stone & Ed". IMDb. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  26. ↑ "Yard of Blondes". IMDb. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  27. ↑ "2008 TFF Announces Short Film Selections". Tribeca. March 18, 2008. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
  28. ↑ "Cupcake". IMDb. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  29. ↑ "Broken August". IMDb. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  30. ↑ "Elsewhere". IMDb. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  31. ↑ "Love Never Tires". IMDb. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  32. ↑ "Deidra & Laney Rob a Train". IMDb. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  33. ↑ "Honey Don't!". IMDb. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  34. ↑ "The Bernie Mac Show: Carfool". IMDb. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  35. ↑ "Strong Medicine: Weights and Measures". IMDb. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  36. ↑ "American Dreams". IMDb. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  37. ↑ "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Big Middle". IMDb. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  38. ↑ "2005 BET Comedy Awards". IMDb. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  39. ↑ "Criminal Minds: Proof". IMDb. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  40. ↑ "Drop Dead Diva: Surrogates". IMDb. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  41. ↑ "Welcome Home, Loser". IMDb. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  42. ↑ "Supergirl: Pilot". IMDb. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  43. ↑ "Hawaii Five-0: Kuleana". IMDb. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  44. ↑ "Hacks: EGOT". IMDb. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  45. ↑ Squirrel-Monkey (2012-03-18). If Facebook were invented in the '90s... (YouTube). Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  46. ↑ Squirrel-Monkey (2020-02-02). What Google Stadia Would Have Looked Like in the '90s (YouTube). Retrieved 2020-02-29.
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