Qurrat Ann Kadwani | |
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 Kadwani in 2013 | |
| Born | May 10, 1981 |
| Nationality | American |
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| Notable work | The Fifth of November |
| Website | qkadwani |
Qurrat Ann Kadwani (born May 10, 1981) is an American television actress, playwright and film producer of Indian descent. She is known for They Call Me Q (2014), Intrusion (2018) and The Fifth of November (2018).
Kadwani was raised in New York, [2] growing up in The Bronx. [1] She a graduate of the Bronx High School of Science and received a double scholarship for theater at State University of New York at Geneseo. [3] Kadwani is the first South Asian woman in a solo act play Off-Broadway. [4] [5] In an interview with The New York Times , she expressed how she grew up wanting to be living the lives of those she knew. [6] Kadwani co-wrote, starred in and produced The Fifth of November in 2018. [7]
Kadwani portrayed different characters including her parents, friends, teachers and classmates [8] in They Call Me Q. The show was a 2014 solo performance at St. Luke's Theatre, [9] [10] University of Minnesota Crookston, [11] Colorado State University, [12] Lane Community College, [13] Frostburg State University, [14] and premiered at the Chicago Fringe Festival. [15] Kadwani is the production's writer as well, which won Best Play at Maui Fringe Festival. [16] [17]
In 2018, Kadwani returned to Off-Broadway with Intrusion, a solo act discussing rape. [18] The setting is two decades in the future [19] and follows eight character portrayals by Kadwani. [20] She performed at St Luke's Theatre. [21]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Beast | Sarita | Short film |
| 2021 | The Trojan | Erika Lope | Short film |
| What Do I Owe You? | Sylvia | Short film | |
| Death Saved My Life | Reporter | TV movie | |
| 2020 | The Saint of the Impossible | ICE Officer Statham | |
| 2019 | Show & Tell | Sonia | Short film |
| Marisol | Officer Mack | Short film | |
| 2018 | The First Purge | News Reporter #3 | |
| The Fifth of November | Jane Evans | Short film, also producer and co-writer | |
| 2017 | Works & Nights | Dora | Short film |
| 2014 | Your Guy, My Guy | Mary | Short film |
| The Thief | Lisa | Short film | |
| Brass | Detective Larza | Short film | |
| 2011 | The Tailor | Muslim Girl | Short film |
| Year | Title | Role | Episode(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Inventing Anna | HR Person | "Cash on Delivery" |
| Search Party | News Anchor | "Lamentations" | |
| 2009-2020 | What Would You Do? | Bridesmaid / Woman Changing Tire / Fatima | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Anchor | "Sliding Van Doors" |
| Tell Me a Story | Newscaster #2 | "Chapter 10: Forgiveness" | |
| 2018 | Madam Secretary | Officer #1 | "Night Watch" |
| Seven Seconds | Newscaster | "A Boy and a Bike" | |
| 2017 | The Sinner | Reporter #1 | "Part V" |
| Time After Time | Newscaster | 2 episodes | |
| 2016 | Brown Nation | Video Countdown Host | "I'm a Supastar" |
| Falling Water | Concierge | "Don't Tell Bill" | |
| Luke Cage | Reporter 2 | "Blowin' Up the Spot" | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Stacey King | "Townhouse Incident" | |
| 2015 | The Blacklist | Medical Tech | "Sir Crispin Crandall (No. 86)" |
| Mr. Robot | Interviewer | ||
| Secret Diaries of a Terrorist | Seventh Wife | Ep 1 | |
| 2005 | All My Children | Campaign Worker | |
| 2004 | As the World Turns | Flight Passenger |
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