Kausar Mohammed

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Kausar Mohammed
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Born
OccupationActress, voice actress, comedian, writer
Years active2012–present

Kausar Mohammed is an American actress, comedian, writer, and voice actress.[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]

Kausar was born in San Jose, California. 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.[6][7] She is also California’s Census Campaign Digital Ambassador.[8]

Kausar also voices series lead characters on the anime show Great Pretender, and the Netflix animated series Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous.[9] She is a queer Muslim of Pakistani ancestry, and has been active in striving to gain visibility for LGBT+ Muslims.[10]

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[11]
2020 Dinner Party TBA Feature film
2021 The Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night Noor Short film; also writer
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 6 episodes
2021–present 4400 Soraya 5 episodes
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 9 episodes
English dub
2019 Craig of the Creek Amina 2 episodes
2019 Crackdown 3 Agent Video game
2020 Great Pretender Abigail Jones Anime TV series
English dub
2020–present Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous Yasmina "Yaz" Fadoula Netflix TV series

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Los Angeles Unveiled: Actress finds purpose in performing and community work rooted in identity". dailybruin.com. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  2. ^ "Kausar Mohammed and Krishna Kumar on 'Namaste,' Their Beyonce Formation Parody Video". india.com. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  3. ^ "Kausar Mohammed". ucbcomedy.com. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  4. ^ "East of La Brea". schedule.sxsw.com. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  5. ^ "TV News Roundup: Netflix Sets 'Jurassic World' Animated Series Premiere Date (Watch)". variety.com. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  6. ^ "Muslim Actress Channels Ariana Grande In Musical 'Love' Letter To Trump". huffingtonpost.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  7. ^ "South Asian American-Led Dramedy Wants to Explore 'Unfair & Ugly' Side of Life". nbcnews.com. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  8. ^ "California's Census Campaign Digital Ambassadors" (PDF). californiacensus.org. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  9. ^ "Netflix Announces Great Pretender Anime's English Dub Cast". animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  10. ^ "The queer, Muslim rom-com we've been waiting for has arrived". Xtra Magazine. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  11. ^ "Interview: 'Lucky' Director Natasha Kermani and Cast Members Dhruv Uday Singh and Kausar Mohammed [Fantasia 2020]". thehollywoodnews.com. Retrieved 2020-08-15.

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