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Rakhee Morzaria is a Canadian comedian, actor, and writer. Morzaria is most noted for her starring role as Camille Pham in the television sitcom Run the Burbs , [1] for which she has also been a writer. [2] She received two Canadian Screen Award nominations for Best Leading Performance in a Comedy Series for her work on Run the Burbs, at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023 and at the 13th Canadian Screen Awards in 2025. [3]
Morzaria started in improv comedy at The Second City in Toronto and was awarded the highly competitive Bob Curry Fellowship Program. [4]
She has also had supporting or guest roles in film and television, and has acted on stage in improv comedy shows including Only Human [5] and Past Dark. [6] Kelly Bedard stated, "The standout performers are the incredibly versatile Rakhee Morzaria (her diatribe about dieting secrets is sheer brilliance)". [7]
Morzaria was the creator and star of the web series Rakhee Morzaria's Note to Self, which was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Original Digital Program or Series, Fiction at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018. [8] She also received two Canadian Comedy Award nominations, for Best Performance in a Web Series and Best Writing in a Web Series, at the 19th Canadian Comedy Awards in 2019.
Morzaria was a juror for the HollyShorts Film Festival 20th Anniversary Jury [9] and in 2022 Morzaria was the host of the Banff World Media Festival (BANFF), presenting the Rockie Awards International Program Competition. [10]
Morzaria stars as lead Camille Pham on Run the Burbs on CBC. Radheyan Simonpillai of The Globe and Mail stated "Morzaria (who also writes on the series) is a hilarious force of nature.” [11]
Morzaria received the 2023 MISAFF Star presented by ACTRA at the 10th annual Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival in Mississauga, Ontario. [12]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | My Spy | Tina | |
| 2022 | Wedding Season | Rupa | |
| 2025 | Dinner with Friends | Evie |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Beaverton Digital | Mariam | Episode: "Beaverton Russian Times" |
| 2017–2018 | Note to Self | Rakhee | 13 episodes |
| 2018 | The Beaverton | Val Correia | Episode #2.12 |
| 2018 | Taken | Cable News Reporter | Episode: "Password" |
| 2018 | Soul Decision | Jess | Episode: "The Actors" |
| 2018 | #Interns | Intern 3 | 6 episodes |
| 2019 | Pete Samcras | Woman 1 / Mom | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | How to Buy a Baby | Natasha | Episode #2.6 |
| 2019–2020 | Running with Violet | Anna | 6 episodes |
| 2020 | What We Do in the Shadows | Karen | Episode: "Collaboration" |
| 2021 | TallBoyz | Another Woman | Episode: "All the Focus Is on the Diamonds" |
| 2021 | The Parker Andersons | Sheila | Episode: "This Wasn't the Plan" |
| 2021 | Private Eyes | Meera Love | Episode: "Dead Air" |
| 2021 | Hudson & Rex | MIrai Sidhu | Episode: "Leader of the Pack" |
| 2021 | Canadian Reflections | Amira | Episode: "P!GS" |
| 2022–2024 | Run the Burbs | Camille Pham | 38 episodes; also story editor |
| 2022–present | Summer Memories | Tall Girl (voice) | 14 episodes |
| 2023 | Shelved | News Anchor | Episode: "Brave New World SF HUX" |
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