As of today, Kathy Kinney is still doing small roles onscreen. She was recently in American Housewife and Stumptown. Kathy Kinney rose to fame in the late 1990s for playing Mimi Bobeck on the sitcom The Drew Carey Show.
Kathy Kinney got her first memorable television role on Newhart as Miss Goddard, the town librarian (1989–1990). Kinney appeared in the American version of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, working with Drew Carey.
Kathy Kinney has appeared in Arachnophobia, Stanley & Iris, Scrooged, Three Fugitives, Lenny the Wonder Dog, and This Boy’s Life. On March 24, 2009, Kinney appeared in character as Mimi in the beginning of The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
In 2009, Kathy Kinney reprised her role as Mimi during that day’s The Price Is Right, hosted by Carey, appearing as a guest model. She reprised the role on April Fool’s Day 2010.
Kathy Kinney guest starred on The Penguins of Madagascar as Rhonda the walrus in the 2009 episode “Roomies.” Kinney guest-starred on The Secret Life of the American Teenager.