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    Mindy Kaling Won Halloween By Dressing Up As Five Female Comedy Icons

    "I live for Halloween costumes."

    Mindy Kaling went all out for Halloween this year.

    Mindy Kaling attends the 92nd Annual Academy Awards

    The Mindy Project actor decided to dress up as three famous people and two fictional pop icons.

    Mindy Kaling arrives at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter

    “So I live for Halloween costumes,” she wrote on Instagram. “This year I decided to dress as a few female comedy legends in some of their iconic lewks.”

    She added, “Can you guess who I am???”

    Mindy Kaling during the "Late Night" Press Conference

    Mindy shared that she dressed up as Amber Ruffin, Ali Wong, Issa Rae, Elle Woods from Legally Blonde, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus's Veep character, Selina Meyer.

    Mindy Kaling participates in a conversation with New Yorker television critic Emily Nussbaum during the New Yorker Festival

    “I don’t think you understand! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾,” Issa commented, and Reese Witherspoon, who is known for playing Elle, said, “Amber / Ali / Issa / JLD / MEEEEEEEEEEE ?! ?! 😍.”

    Ali also joked, “WHAAAAAA???!!!! 😭😭😭👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥,” while Amber wrote, “You are a sweet little honey beeeeeeeee! 💜”

    Mindy didn’t come to play! Her Elle Woods costume has made me even more excited for Legally Blonde 3 to come out in May 2022.

    Mindy Kaling arrives at the Hollywood Reporter's Annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast Gala

    Mindy previously gushed about what it’s been like to work on the Legally Blonde 3 script during an interview with Access Hollywood.

    Mindy Kaling attends the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards

    “I love the franchise so much,” she said.

    Mindy Kaling poses backstage during the Tory Burch Spring/Summer 2022 Collection & Mercer Street Block Party

    “I love Elle Woods as a character. And when Reese asked me if I wanted to write it, I was like, ‘Absolutely!’ I can’t wait to see what people think of the way we’ve written Elle Woods at 40.”

    Mindy Kaling attends the premiere of Amazon Studio's "Late Night"

    Mindy really did a good job embodying Elle. She looked just like the sassy fashionista!

    Reese Witherspoon acts in a scene from Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Pictures'' comedy "Legally Blonde"