Kausar Mohammed
Kausar Mohammed in 2020
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

Born in San Jose, California, Mohammed is of Bengali-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

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

Filmography

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

  1. ^ "Los Angeles Unveiled: Actress finds purpose in performing and community work rooted in identity". dailybruin.com. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Kausar Mohammed and Krishna Kumar on 'Namaste,' Their Beyonce Formation Parody Video". india.com. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  3. ^ "Kausar Mohammed". ucbcomedy.com. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  4. ^ "East of La Brea". schedule.sxsw.com. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  5. ^ "TV News Roundup: Netflix Sets 'Jurassic World' Animated Series Premiere Date (Watch)". variety.com. July 28, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  6. ^ "Meet Kausar Mohammed Award-Winning Actress And So much More". Urban Asian. March 31, 2021.
  7. ^ "Muslim Actress Channels Ariana Grande In Musical 'Love' Letter To Trump". huffingtonpost.co.uk. May 15, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  8. ^ "South Asian American-Led Dramedy Wants to Explore 'Unfair & Ugly' Side of Life". nbcnews.com. May 11, 2017. 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. 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. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  12. ^ "The queer, Muslim rom-com we've been waiting for has arrived". Xtra Magazine. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  13. ^ "Interview: 'Lucky' Director Natasha Kermani and Cast Members Dhruv Uday Singh and Kausar Mohammed [Fantasia 2020]". thehollywoodnews.com. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  14. ^ Shawunette, Morgan (April 9, 2022). "The Flash Set Photos Reveal the Arrowverse's Newest Female Speedster". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved May 19, 2022.

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