Nivedita Kulkarni

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Nivedita Kulkarni
Born (1987-03-05) March 5, 1987 (age 37)
Alma mater Washington University in St. Louis
Occupation(s)Writer, actress, comedian
Website niveditakulkarni.com

Nivedita Kulkarni (born March 5, 1987) is an American actress, model, writer, and comedian. She performs regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, [1] and is best known as the national face of Bank of America. She is a part of the ensemble cast of "The Untitled Web Series That Morgan Evans Is Doing", which was nominated for a Writers Guild Award in 2013. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Career

Nivedita Kulkarni was a finalist of Miss India America in 2007. After earning a degree in Econometrics from Washington University in St. Louis, she moved to New York and began her acting career.

Kulkarni has performed in stage shows including: Anish Shah's National Summer of Comedy Tour, [6] "The Laziest Woman In The World," which gained a mention in The New York Times , [7] and the 2011 national NetIP Summit, where Kulkarni became the first Indian American to perform an improvised show on national television.

In 2011, she was selected to be one of the national spokeswomen for Bank of America, and the only South Asian face of the brand. She was subsequently cast in a principal role in Tochi Onyebuchi's film Lippizaners, [8] which released in 2013. She also did a television commercial for Nescafe USA for 2013.

Nivedita's 2012 article for the Huffington Post , titled "The Craft of Acting," ran on the HuffPost Front Page and on HuffPost Beauty in 2012. [9]

Non-profit work

Kulkarni has partnered with the Nanubhai to organize combined theater shows and fundraisers. The Nanubhai Education Foundation is a US-based non-profit organization that works to promote childhood education in India. In 2012, Kulkarni was nominated to the national Lady Godiva Program for her work with the Nanubhai Foundation. [10]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleOther notes
2010 Bingo! Indian Woman
2011 The Most Optimistic Man In The World Sheila
2011 Star Wars Starring Chris Tucker Princess Leia
2012 Vision Nina
2012 Lippizaners Maggie
Television
YearTitleRoleOther notes
2009 Royal Pains Wedding GuestUSA Network
2011 The Most Optimistic Man In The World Sheila
2011 Star Wars Starring Chris Tucker Princess Leia
2013 I'd Kill For You Joan ConnerDiscovery ID
2013 Redrum Ms. PatelDiscovery ID
Stage
YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Sex Lives of Disney Princesses [11] Pocahontas Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (August 2009 – November 2009)
2009 Samsara Suraiya Dramatists Guild
2012 The Laziest Woman In The World Sammy
2013 Parking Space LucilleProducers Club
2013 Women Of The Wild West The SquawProducers Club
2014 How I Died Sanya PatelStrawberry One-Act Festival

Awards and nominations

YearWorkAwardResult
2010 Bingo! Wallabout International Film Festival - Best Film Won
2011 Nice Brothers in India New York TV & Film Festival - Best Comedic Short Won
2012 The Untitled Web Series That Morgan Evans Is Doing Writers Guild of America - New Media Nominated
2014 How I Died Best Actress - Strawberry One-Act Festival Nominated

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References

  1. ↑ Upright Citizens Brigade
  2. ↑ Time Magazine 2013 Writers Guild Nominees
  3. ↑ "Writers Guild Awards". Archived from the original on September 1, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  4. ↑ Team, The Deadline (2013-01-16). "WGA Announces New Media & Videogame Nominees". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  5. ↑ Gregg Kilday, Jordan Zakarin, "WGA Awards: 'Zero Dark Thirty,' 'Argo' Take Top Screenplay Honors", The Hollywood Reporter, February 17, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Save A Mother's NO LAUGHING MATTER Comedy Show in New York on DesiwebUSA TV". Desi Web USA. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
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  8. ↑ "Indian-American Actress Enjoys the Stage but Is Excited to Be on Screen in 'Lippizaners'". Bollywood Buzzine. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
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