Kausar Mohammed

Kausar Mohammed
Mohammed at SXSW 2024
Born	San Jose, California, U.S.
Occupations	Actress comedian writer
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

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

Kausar 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”
2024–present	Jurassic World: Chaos Theory	Yasmina "Yaz" Fadoula	Main role

References

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 . October 13, 2021. 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

• Kausar Mohammed at IMDb