Kausar Mohammed

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Kausar Mohammed
Mohammed at SXSW 2024
Born
San Jose, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
  • writer
Years active2012–present

Kausar Mohammed is an American actress, comedian, and writer.[1][2][3] She is best known for her roles in East of La Brea, What Men Want, Little and voicing Yasmina 'Yaz' Fadoula in Netflix's Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous.[4][5]

Life and career[edit]

Born in San Jose, California, Mohammed is of Bengali and Pakistani descent.[6] She graduated from UCLA and was a member of the UCLA Spring Sing Company. She has worked on and written many digital projects, such as "Smyle" and "Namaste" featured on Huffington Post, and NBC.[7][8] She is also California's Census Campaign Digital Ambassador.[9]

Kausar also voices series lead characters on the anime show Great Pretender, and the Netflix animated series Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous.[10]

In July 2022, Nickelodeon announced that Kausar would voice the character Cleo de Nile in the 2022 animated reboot series Monster High.[11]

Personal life[edit]

Mohammed identifies as queer and has a wife.[12]

Filmography[edit]

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2019 Little Mrs. Parker Feature film
2019 What Men Want Jenna Abbiddi Feature film
2019 I Know Her Amina Short film
2020 Got Game? Kudejha Short film
2020 Coffee Shop Names Rakhi Short film
2020 Lucky Sarah Feature film[13]
2020 Dinner Party Gen Feature film
2021 The Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night Noor Short film; also writer
2023 Appendage Esther Feature film


Television
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Game Shakers Paulette 1 episode
2017 I Love Dick Shirin 1 episode
2017 Idiotsitter Nanoor 1 episode
2018 Speechless Presenter 1 episode
2018 The Resident Bridesmaid 1 episode
2018 Silicon Valley Nadia 2 episodes
2018 Nobodies Antonia 2 episodes
2019 Black Lightning Nurse Patel 1 episode
2019 Happy Accident Navya TV film
2019 Merry Happy Whatever Sona 1 episode
2020 Carol's Second Act Aisha 1 episode
2020 East of La Brea Farha Recurring role
2021–2022 4400 Soraya Recurring role
2022 The Flash Meena Dhawan / Fast Track 4 episodes[14]
Voiceover
Year Title Role Notes
2019 Rage 2: Rise of the Ghosts Ghost Zombie / Metro Station Civilian Video game
2019 Gears 5 Nomad Female / NPCs Video game
2019 Cannon Busters Manic Recurring role
English dub
2019-2021 Craig of the Creek Amina 4 episodes
2019 Crackdown 3 Agent Video game
2020 Great Pretender Abigail Jones Main role
English dub
2020–2022 Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous Yasmina "Yaz" Fadoula Main role
2021–2022 Mira, Royal Detective Mrs. Jafri 3 episodes
2022–present Monster High Cleo de Nile Main role
2023 Alice's Wonderland Bakery Mrs. Parvaneh
2023 The Loud House Brooke Episode; “Pranks Fore Nothing”

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Los Angeles Unveiled: Actress finds purpose in performing and community work rooted in identity". dailybruin.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Kausar Mohammed and Krishna Kumar on 'Namaste,' Their Beyonce Formation Parody Video". india.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  3. ^ "Kausar Mohammed". ucbcomedy.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  4. ^ "East of La Brea". schedule.sxsw.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  5. ^ "TV News Roundup: Netflix Sets 'Jurassic World' Animated Series Premiere Date (Watch)". variety.com. July 28, 2020. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  6. ^ "Meet Kausar Mohammed Award-Winning Actress And So much More". Urban Asian. March 31, 2021. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  7. ^ "Muslim Actress Channels Ariana Grande In Musical 'Love' Letter To Trump". huffingtonpost.co.uk. May 15, 2017. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  8. ^ "South Asian American-Led Dramedy Wants to Explore 'Unfair & Ugly' Side of Life". nbcnews.com. May 11, 2017. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  9. ^ "California's Census Campaign Digital Ambassadors" (PDF). californiacensus.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  10. ^ "Netflix Announces Great Pretender Anime's English Dub Cast". animenewsnetwork.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  11. ^ Cordero, Rosy (July 13, 2022). "'Monster High': Tony Revolori, Gabrielle Nevaeh Green & Kausar Mohammed Among 9 Cast In Nickelodeon Series". Deadline. Archived from the original on July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  12. ^ "The queer, Muslim rom-com we've been waiting for has arrived". Xtra Magazine. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  13. ^ "Interview: 'Lucky' Director Natasha Kermani and Cast Members Dhruv Uday Singh and Kausar Mohammed [Fantasia 2020]". thehollywoodnews.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  14. ^ Shawunette, Morgan (April 9, 2022). "The Flash Set Photos Reveal the Arrowverse's Newest Female Speedster". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on May 19, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2022.

External links[edit]

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