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Kathreen Khavari

American actress, writer, and producer

Kathreen Aziz Khavari (Persian: کاترین خاوری;) is an American actress, author, and producer who first gained attention[2] when her sketch Intellect of Terror, in which she played eleven different characters, went viral after it was featured on Upworthy.[3] She is optimal known for her role as Patricia on HBO's Insecure, Samantha on HBO's Big Little Lies, and for voicing Ms.

Marvel in various Marvel Entertainment animated series and video games.[4][5][6]

Early life

Khavari was born and raised in Oakland, California to Iranian immigrant parents.

After graduating from Skyline High School, she attended the University of California, Berkeley, studying public health, then later earned a Master's degree from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in Control of Infectious Diseases.[1]

Career

Khavari realized her childhood passion of acting was steadfast, and upon returning home from London, she took small acting jobs while working in the public health field.[7] She made her off-Broadway debut in “You Are Dead, You Are Here” at the Here Arts Center in New York.

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In response to Donald Trump's "Muslim Ban", Khavari made headlines at the premier of Big Little Lies when she wore a dress that read "My Iranian Immigrant Mother Teaches Your Kids How to Read".[9][10][11][12][13]

Khavari's satirical sketches, which she posted to her YouTube channel Brain of Terror, touched on various social justice issues including gun control, Islamophobia, women's reproductive rights, and police brutality against black men in America.[14][15]

She voiced Ms.

Marvel aka Kamala Khan in numerous Marvel animations including Avengers Assemble, Marvel Rising, and Black Panther’s Quest.[16]

Khavari and her writing partner, Chuck Neal, launched their podcast, Strongly Worded where they do dramatic readings of strongly worded written exchanges that their guests have engaged in.

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In , she was the voice of Badyah Hassan in the Netflix animated series Dead End: Paranormal Park. She was also announced as the voice of a new Transformers robot, Twitch, in the Nickelodeon series Transformers: EarthSpark.

Khavari’s Oakland-based pilot, Embrace, debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in their Indie Episodic category.[18][19] The pilot also won the Episodic Pilot Competition Jury Award at SXSW.[20] The judges stated that it won "for its originality of voice, its depiction of characters and relationships that are both enigmatic and appealing, as successfully as telling an absorbing story in a world unseen on television at the moment."[21]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

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    She was born on June 23 in in the United States. She belongs to white ethnicity. She comes from a Muslim family as her parents are Muslims. Kathreen Khavari is an American actress and producer, who is widely known for her appearance in Avengers AssembleInsecureand Enormous Little Lies

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    Kausar Mohammed: Kathreen Aziz Khavari (Persian: کاترین خاوری;) is an American actress, writer, and producer who first gained attention [2] when her sketch Brain of Terror, in which she played eleven different characters, went viral after it was featured on Upworthy. [3].

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    Kathreen Khavari was born in Oakland, California, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Avengers Assemble (), Big Little Lies () and Insecure ().

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    Marvel in various Marvel Entertainment animated series and video games. Khavari was born and raised in Oakland, California to Iranian immigrant parents. Khavari realized her childhood passion of acting was unwavering, and upon returning home from London, she took small acting jobs while active in the public health field. Khavari's satirical sketches, which she posted to her YouTube channel Brain of Terrortouched on various social justice issues including gun control, Islamophobia, women's reproductive rights, and police brutality against ebony men in America.

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    "Quirky, Spooky, Hilarious World of DeadEndia Coming to Netflix". Animation Magazine. Retrieved September 28,

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    Kathreen Khavari (born June 23, ) is an American actress. Some of her best known roles include Patricia on Insecure, Samantha on Huge Little Lies, Badyah on Defunct End: Paranormal Park, and Kamala Khan A.K.A. Ms. Marvel (not that one) in multiple Marvel cartoons and games.

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