Nivedita Kulkarni

Nivedita Kulkarni
Born (1987-03-05) March 5, 1987
Occupation Writer, Actress, Comedian
Website niveditakulkarni.com

Nivedita Kulkarni is an Indian American actress, model, writer, and comedian. She performs regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater,[1] and is best known as the national face of Bank of America. She is a part of the ensemble cast of "The Untitled Web Series That Morgan Evans Is Doing," which was nominated for a Writers Guild Award in 2013.[2][3][4][5]

Career

Nivedita was a finalist of Miss India America in 2007. After earning a degree in Econometrics from Washington University in St. Louis, Nivedita moved to New York and began her acting career.

Nivedita has performed in stage shows including: Anish Shah's National Summer of Comedy Tour,[6] "The Laziest Woman In The World," which gained a mention in the New York Times,[7] and the 2011 national NetIP Summit, where Nivedita became the first Indian American to perform an improvised show on national television.

In 2011, she was selected to be one of the national spokeswomen for Bank of America, and the only South Asian face of the brand. She was subsequently cast in a principal role in Tochi Onyebuchi's film "Lippizaners,"[8] which will release in 2013. She has also done a television commercial of Nescafe USA for 2013.

Nivedita's 2012 article for the Huffington Post, titled "The Craft of Acting," ran on the HuffPost Front Page and on HuffPost Beauty in 2012.[9]

Non-Profit Work

Kulkarni has partnered with the Nanubhai to organize combined theater shows and fundraisers. The Nanubhai Education Foundation is a US-based non-profit organization that works to promote childhood education in India. In 2012, Kulkarni was nominated to the national Lady Godiva Program for her work with the Nanubhai Foundation.[10]

Filmography

 Film
Year Title Role Other notes
2010 Bingo! Indian Woman
2011 The Most Optimistic Man In The WorldSheila
2011 Star Wars Starring Chris TuckerPrincess Leia
2012 VisionNina
2012 LippizanersMaggie
Television
Year Title Role Other notes
2009 Royal Pains Wedding Guest USA Network
2011 The Most Optimistic Man In The WorldSheila
2011 Star Wars Starring Chris TuckerPrincess Leia
2013 I'd Kill For YouJoan Conner Discovery ID
2013 RedrumMs. Patel Discovery ID
Stage
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Sex Lives of Disney Princesses[11] Pocahontas Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (August 2009 - November 2009)
2009 Samsara Suraiya Dramatists Guild
2012 The Laziest Woman In The WorldSammy
2013 Parking SpaceLucille Producers Club
2013 Women Of The Wild WestThe Squaw Producers Club
2014 How I DiedSanya Patel Strawberry One-Act Festival

Awards and nominations

Year Work Award Result
2010 Bingo! Wallabout International Film Festival - Best Film Won
2011 Nice Brothers in India New York TV & Film Festival - Best Comedic Short Won
2012 The Untitled Web Series That Morgan Evans Is Doing Writers Guild of America - New Media Nominated
2014 How I Died Best Actress - Strawberry One-Act Festival Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Upright Citizens Brigade
  2. ↑ Time Magazine 2013 Writers Guild Nominees
  3. ↑ http://www.wga.org/wga-awards/nominees-winners.aspx
  4. ↑ WGA Announces New Media Nominees: http://www.deadline.com/2013/01/wga-announces-new-media-videogame-nominees/
  5. ↑ WGA Awards: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/wga-awards-zero-dark-thirty-422048
  6. ↑ "Save A Mother's NO LAUGHING MATTER Comedy Show in New York on DesiwebUSA TV". Desi Web USA. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "New York Times". New York Times.
  8. ↑ "Indian-American Actress Enjoys the Stage but Is Excited to Be on Screen in 'Lippizaners'". Bollywood Buzzine. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "The Craft of Acting". Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "Lady Godiva Program". Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  11. ↑ "Lortel Archives-The Internet Off-Broadway Database". Lortel.org. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
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