Sujata Day

Sujata Day
Born Sujata DeChoudhury
(1984-06-27) June 27, 1984
Greensburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Other names Sujata Ray
Occupation Actress, model, screenwriter

Sujata DeChoudhury (born June 27, 1984),[1] credited professionally as Sujata Day, is an Indian-American actress, model[2] and screenwriter.

Early life

The daughter of a mechanical engineer and 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.

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.[3] 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.

In 2009 she appeared in the horror/comedy film The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu,[4] which screened at the 2010 Slamdance Film Festival.[5][6]

She starred as CeCe in the web comedy series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl.[7][8] She currently stars on the HBO series, Insecure.[9]

Filmography

Film and TV

Year Production title Role Notes and awards
2003 An American Idol Christmas Script Coordinator
2003 Russkie v Gorode Angelov Tiffany
2003 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Shy Girl
2004 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno East Indian Girl
2004 Weapon of Mass Destruction The Virgin
2006 Alien Secrets Leena Gupta
2006 7th Heaven Student
2006 The Underground Dancer
2007 Campus Ladies Hot Girl
2007 The Loop Veronica
2007 Greek College Student
2007 Sublime Quechan Indian Girl
2007 The Hills Sujata Ray
2008 Kalifornia Sujata Ray
2009 Down for Life Melissa
2009 The Secret Life of the American Teenager Student
2009 The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu Stacy Rahman
2011-2013 The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl CeCe
2012 The Guild Sula
2013 Arrested Development Flight Attendant
2014 Naked Problems Jessie
2014 Words With Girls Ari
2014 Larry & Lucy Lucy
2015 Big Breakin' Vanessa
2015 Namaste, Bitches Trina
2015 The Grinder Dawn
2016-Present Insecure Sarah

References

  1. ↑ TV.com. "Sujata DeChoudhury". TV.com. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  2. ↑ "Sujata Day". www.modelmayhem.com. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  3. ↑ Masterson Management - Sujata Day
  4. ↑ Slamdance '10: My Eyes Are in Love, 'The Last Lovecraft: The Relic of Cthulhu' Trailer Debut!
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Slamdance '10 REVIEW: 'The Last Lovecraft: The Relic of Cthulhu' - Bloody Disgusting!". Bloody Disgusting!. 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  7. ↑ Kickstarter: "Support The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl"
  8. ↑ The Official Awkward Black Girl Website
  9. ↑ "Awkward Black Girl’s DNA Is Alive and Well in Issa Rae’s HBO Show Insecure". Vulture. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
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