Kelly Erin Hannon is a fictional character from the U.S. television series The Office. She is played by Ellie Kemper. She is an original character and has no counterpart on the British version of the show.

Erin Hannon is the receptionist hired to take Pam's spot (after Kevin's brief interlude as receptionist in "Dream Team"). She first appears in "The Michael Scott Paper Company", and is referred to by her middle name, Erin, to differentiate herself from Kelly Kapoor since her first name is also Kelly. Unlike Pam, she not only appears to be comfortable with the office's antics, but she seems overly eager to please and fit in.

She is seen repeatedly following Dwight's insane directions. Dwight and Andy both admit to being attracted to Erin. Erin seems to have a fun-loving and bubbly personality similar to Kelly Kapoor.

She admires Kelly's casual Friday outfit, commenting that she looks like J. Lo, and the two restart Michael's cafe disco after he shuts it down. The two also ride to Pam and Jim's wedding together with Andy, both listening to their iPods in the backseat.

She is still very green as a receptionist as evidence by her lack of knowledge of Michael and how to handle his unique needs and quirks. In a deleted scene from "Niagara", she admits she was born four months prematurely and couldn't eat hard foods until she turned 6. In a deleted scene from "Mafia", Meredith tells Erin that the office will always like Pam better than her, saddening Erin as she doesn't like conflicts.

She also accidentally ruins Pam's painting of the office building while trying to clean it. Later when asking Kelly to help her fix the painting, we find out Erin has a seizure condition. In "Koi Pond", Erin is shown to be self-conscious about being an orphan, and is attracted to Andy, whom she calls "The coolest man I've ever met." She also does not know who Marlon Brando is, mistaking a reference to him for Marlon Wayans.

In "Murder", Andy asks her out on a real date while they are playing characters as a part of the Belles, Bourbon, and Bullets. Erin accepts, but then is disappointed when Andy tells her later there was no real date. It was "just a part of the game", though both wanted to go out.

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