Kausar Mohammed
Kausar Mohammed | |
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 Mohammed at SXSW 2024 | |
| Born | San Jose, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2012–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]Kausar identifies as queer and has a wife.[12]
Filmography
[edit]| 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 |
| 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] |
| 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” |
| 2024 | Jurassic World: Chaos Theory | Yasmina "Yaz" Fadoula | Main role |
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kausar Mohammed". ucbcomedy.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ "East of La Brea". schedule.sxsw.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "California's Census Campaign Digital Ambassadors" (PDF). californiacensus.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ "Netflix Announces Great Pretender Anime's English Dub Cast". animenewsnetwork.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The queer, Muslim rom-com we've been waiting for has arrived". Xtra Magazine. October 13, 2021. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.