Kausar Mohammed is an American actress, comedian, writer, and voice actress. She is best known for her roles in ''East of La Brea'', ''

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'', '' Little'' and voicing Yasmina 'Yaz' Fadoula in Netflix's ''

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Life and career

She graduated from

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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

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. She is also California's Census Campaign Digital Ambassador. Kausar also voices series lead characters on the anime show '' Great Pretender'', and the Netflix animated series ''

''. In July 2022,

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announced that Kausar would voice the character Cleo de Nile in the 2022 animated reboot series ''

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Personal life

A queer Muslim of Pakistani ancestry, she has been active in striving to gain visibility for LGBT+ Muslims.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mohammed, Kausar Living people 21st-century American actresses American voice actresses American stand-up comedians American women comedians American television actresses American film actresses American people of Pakistani descent American Muslims LGBT Muslims American queer actresses Queer women 1992 births