Sujata Day

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Sujata Day
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Born
Sujata Choudhury

(1984-06-27) June 27, 1984 (age 40) [1]
Other namesSujata Ray
Occupation(s)Actress, model, screenwriter

Sujata Choudhury (born June 27, 1984), [1] credited professionally as Sujata Day, is an American actress, model [2] and screenwriter. She is best known for her roles as CeeCee in the Issa Rae web series, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl (2011-2013) and Sarah in Insecure . Day made her directorial debut with the 2020 comedy-drama, Definition Please. [3]

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Early life

The daughter of an Indian-born mechanical engineer and a housewife Sujata became involved in the performing arts at a very young age. She began with dance (ballet, jazz, modern, hip hop, and East Indian folk and classical dance) and then became equally interested in acting, singing and musical theater. She continued to study and perform in school and community productions before heading west to pursue a professional acting career in Hollywood. She is of Bengali descent. [4]

Career

Sujata has appeared in a wide variety of television shows such as The Secret Life of the American Teenager , Campus Ladies , Buffy the Vampire Slayer , 7th Heaven , Greek , and The Loop . [5] In 2007, she played a supporting role in the Warner Bros.-produced Sublime . She can be seen alongside Danny Glover and Snoop Doggy Dogg in the independent film Down for Life which premiered to rave reviews at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival.[ citation needed ]

In 2009 she appeared in the horror/comedy film The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu , [6] which screened at the 2010 Slamdance Film Festival. [7] [8]

She starred as CeCe in the Issa Rae-created web comedy series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl . [9] [10] She continued her work with Rae on the HBO series, Insecure . [11]

In 2017, Day wrote, produced, directed and starred in a film called Cowboy and Indian, to be developed into a television series. [12]

On May 30, 2019, it was announced that Day will direct a film called Definition Please , for which she also wrote the script. It stars Ritesh Rajan and Jake Choi and was shot on location in Greensburg, Pennsylvania in the summer of 2019. [12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004Weapon of Mass DestructionThe Virgin
2006Alien SecretsLeena GupitaVideo
2007 Sublime Quechan Indian GirlVideo
2008Extremely HermosaJugadambaShort
2009StrugglePark GirlShort
Down for Life Melissa
The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu Stacy Rahman
2011Big Breakin'VanessaShort
2012NestingSasha
Directing RealityTV ReporterShort
2013WallflowerHerselfShort
2014Facebook FatigueSingle GirlShort
Words with GirlsAriTV movie
2015Hello AgainSophieShort
20169 RidesSleepy Woman
Tiny HousePriyaTV movie
2017 20 Weeks Ruby
PartsHerselfShort
A Little Bit PregnantAminaShort
Since We've Been ApartBrielleShort
Cowboy and IndianIndianShort
2018Wrong Side of 25KatieShort
Killing DiazClaire
LemonadeLizShort
Ganja MamaSunitaShort
The HomestayNinaShort
Revenge TourJamilaTV Short
BenderRevelerVideo Short
LeadwellLizShort
Bull Mountain LookoutErinShort
2019 Blowing Up Right Now Mandy
Ring RingMarion
SignalAmyShort
Bill, the AlienMyaShort
2020The BellmanStacey
aTypical WednesdayHeather
Death of a Telemarketer Shelly
Definition Please Monica Chowdry
2021For the HitsLayla

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Russians in the City of AngelsTiffanyEpisode: "Papa"
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Shy GirlEpisode: "Storyteller"
2004 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno East Indian GirlEpisode: "Episode # 12.69"
2006 7th Heaven Student #1Episode: "Got MLK"
The Underground Dancer-
2007 Campus Ladies Hot GirlEpisode: "Foreign Policy"
The Loop VeronicaEpisode: "Lady Business"
Greek College Student #2Episode: "Depth Perception"
2009 The Secret Life of the American Teenager Student #1Episode: "Ciao"
2010 Desperate Housewives DancerEpisode: "You Gotta Get a Gimmick"
Raveena and the VampireRaveenaMain cast
2011–13 Awkward Black Girl CeCeMain cast
2012–13 The Guild Sula MorrisonMain cast: season 6
2013Sistah Did What?AgentEpisode: "The Best View Is the Rear View"
The Slutty YearsCats GirlEpisode: "Party"
Arrested Development Flight Attendant #2Episode: "A New Start"
True Friendship SocietyBestieEpisode: "Pilot Part 1 & 2"
Little HorriblesSad SackEpisode: "Spinning"
2014Naked ProblemsJessieMain cast
Don't Talk in the Kitchen PresentsSujataEpisode: "Justin Bieber: Never Say N@Gger"
2014–16Larry & LucyLucyMain cast
2015Big Breakin'VanessaMain cast
The Grinder DawnEpisode: "A Hero Has Fallen"
Namaste, BitchesTrinaEpisode: "High Low Flow"
UnfollowersSujataMain cast
Get Your LifeLady in BlackishEpisode: "Girl Get Your Blackish"
2016Smoky KnightsErikaEpisode: "Everyone Gets Seth Laid"
Brian Remus: Science GeniusLindseyEpisode: "Mister Butters"
2016–21 Insecure SarahRecurring cast: season 1-3, guest: season 5
2017 Life in Pieces HostessEpisode: "#TBT: Y2K Sophia Honeymoon Critter"
Brooklyn Nine-Nine SarahEpisode: "Serve & Protect"
2018Dell: Tales of Transformation-Episode: "Rio Grande Steams Into the Future"
SolveJuliaEpisode: "Deal With the Devil"
2019 I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson LauraEpisode: "It's the Cigars You Smoke That Are Going to Give You Cancer"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 NBA 2K20 Stacy GibraltoMyCAREER Story

Production

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003An American Idol ChristmasScript coordinatorTelevision film
2010Raveena and the VampireWriter, producer2 episodes
2011WallflowerWriter, director, producerShort film
2014–15Larry & LucyWriter, executive producer3 episodes
2015Big Breaking'Executive producer5 episodes
UnfollowersProducer

References

  1. 1 2 Zornosa, Laura (26 January 2022). "Their Characters Are Stuck, but the Filmmakers Are Anything But". New York Times. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  2. "Sujata Day". www.modelmayhem.com. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  3. Ramos, Dino-Ray (2020-07-29). "'Definition Please' Trailer: 'Insecure' Alum Sujata Day Makes Directorial Debut With South Asian Family Dramedy". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  4. Bose, Priyanka (2021-05-24). "Writer, actress Sujata Day on her new film and telling Bengali American stories". Cold Tea Collective. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
  5. Masterson Management - Sujata Day
  6. Slamdance '10: My Eyes Are in Love, 'The Last Lovecraft: The Relic of Cthulhu' Trailer Debut!
  7. "San Diego Comic-Con 2012: Tim Bradstreet and Thomas Jane Talk The Punisher and Much More! - Dread Central". Dread Central. 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  8. "Slamdance '10 REVIEW: 'The Last Lovecraft: The Relic of Cthulhu' - Bloody Disgusting!". Bloody Disgusting!. 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  9. Kickstarter: "Support The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl"
  10. The Official Awkward Black Girl Website
  11. "Awkward Black Girl's DNA Is Alive and Well in Issa Rae's HBO Show Insecure". Vulture. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  12. 1 2 Ramos, Dino-Ray (2019-05-30). "'Insecure's Sujata Day To Direct 'Definition Please' Starring Ritesh Rajan & Jake Choi, Justin Chon Producing". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-06-02.