Sujata Day | |
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| Born | Sujata Choudhury June 27, 1984[1] |
| Other names | Sujata 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]
Early life
The daughter of an India-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.
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.[4] 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,[5] which screened at the 2010 Slamdance Film Festival.[6][7]
She starred as CeCe in the Issa Rae-created web comedy series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl.[8][9] She continued her work with Rae on the HBO series, Insecure.[10]
In 2017, Day wrote, produced, directed and starred in a film called Cowboy and Indian, to be developed into a television series.[11]
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.[11]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Weapon of Mass Destruction | The Virgin | |
| 2006 | Alien Secrets | Leena Gupita | Video |
| 2007 | Sublime | Quechan Indian Girl | Video |
| 2008 | Extremely Hermosa | Jugadamba | Short |
| 2009 | Struggle | Park Girl | Short |
| Down for Life | Melissa | ||
| The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu | Stacy Rahman | ||
| 2011 | Big Breakin' | Vanessa | Short |
| 2012 | Nesting | Sasha | |
| Directing Reality | TV Reporter | Short | |
| 2013 | Wallflower | Herself | Short |
| 2014 | Facebook Fatigue | Single Girl | Short |
| Words with Girls | Ari | TV movie | |
| 2015 | Hello Again | Sophie | Short |
| 2016 | 9 Rides | Sleepy Woman | |
| Tiny House | Priya | TV movie | |
| 2017 | 20 Weeks | Ruby | |
| Parts | Herself | Short | |
| A Little Bit Pregnant | Amina | Short | |
| Since We've Been Apart | Brielle | Short | |
| Cowboy and Indian | Indian | Short | |
| 2018 | Wrong Side of 25 | Katie | Short |
| Killing Diaz | Claire | ||
| Lemonade | Liz | Short | |
| Ganja Mama | Sunita | Short | |
| The Homestay | Nina | Short | |
| Revenge Tour | Jamila | TV Short | |
| Bender | Reveler | Video Short | |
| Leadwell | Liz | Short | |
| Bull Mountain Lookout | Erin | Short | |
| 2019 | Blowing Up Right Now | Mandy | |
| Ring Ring | Marion | ||
| Signal | Amy | Short | |
| Bill, the Alien | Mya | Short | |
| 2020 | The Bellman | Stacey | |
| aTypical Wednesday | Heather | ||
| Death of a Telemarketer | Shelly | ||
| Definition Please | Monica Chowdry | ||
| 2021 | For the Hits | Layla |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Russians in the City of Angels | Tiffany | Episode: "Papa" |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Shy Girl | Episode: "Storyteller" | |
| 2004 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | East Indian Girl | Episode: "Episode # 12.69" |
| 2006 | 7th Heaven | Student #1 | Episode: "Got MLK" |
| The Underground | Dancer | - | |
| 2007 | Campus Ladies | Hot Girl | Episode: "Foreign Policy" |
| The Loop | Veronica | Episode: "Lady Business" | |
| Greek | College Student #2 | Episode: "Depth Perception" | |
| 2009 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Student #1 | Episode: "Ciao" |
| 2010 | Desperate Housewives | Dancer | Episode: "You Gotta Get a Gimmick" |
| Reveena and the Vampire | Reevena | Main cast | |
| 2011–13 | Awkward Black Girl | CeCe | Main cast |
| 2012–13 | The Guild | Sula Morrison | Main cast: season 6 |
| 2013 | Sistah Did What? | Agent | Episode: "The Best View Is the Rear View" |
| The Slutty Years | Cats Girl | Episode: "Party" | |
| Arrested Development | Flight Attendant #2 | Episode: "A New Start" | |
| True Friendship Society | Bestie | Episode: "Pilot Part 1 & 2" | |
| Little Horribles | Sad Sack | Episode: "Spinning" | |
| 2014 | Naked Problems | Jessie | Main cast |
| Don't Talk in the Kitchen Presents | Sujata | Episode: "Justin Bieber: Never Say N@Gger" | |
| 2014–16 | Larry & Lucy | Lucy | Main cast |
| 2015 | Big Breakin' | Vanessa | Main cast |
| The Grinder | Dawn | Episode: "A Hero Has Fallen" | |
| Namaste, Bitches | Trina | Episode: "High Low Flow" | |
| Unfollowers | Sujata | Main cast | |
| Get Your Life | Lady in Blackish | Episode: "Girl Get Your Blackish" | |
| 2016 | Smoky Knights | Erika | Episode: "Everyone Gets Seth Laid" |
| Brian Remus: Science Genius | Lindsey | Episode: "Mister Butters" | |
| 2016–21 | Insecure | Sarah | Recurring cast: season 1-3, guest: season 5 |
| 2017 | Life in Pieces | Hostess | Episode: "#TBT: Y2K Sophia Honeymoon Critter" |
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Sarah | Episode: "Serve & Protect" | |
| 2018 | Dell: Tales of Transformation | - | Episode: "Rio Grande Steams Into the Future" |
| Solve | Julia | Episode: "Deal With the Devil" | |
| 2019 | I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson | Laura | Episode: "It's the Cigars You Smoke That Are Going to Give You Cancer" |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | NBA 2K20 | Stacy Gibralto | MyCAREER Story |
Production
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | An American Idol Christmas | Script coordinator | Television film |
| 2010 | Raveena and the Vampire | Writer, producer | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Wallflower | Writer, director, producer | Short film |
| 2014–15 | Larry & Lucy | Writer, executive producer | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Big Breaking' | Executive producer | 5 episodes |
| Unfollowers | Producer |
References
- 1 2 Zornosa, Laura (26 January 2022). "Their Characters Are Stuck, but the Filmmakers Are Anything But". New York Times. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ↑ "Sujata Day". www.modelmayhem.com. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Masterson Management - Sujata Day
- ↑ Slamdance '10: My Eyes Are in Love, 'The Last Lovecraft: The Relic of Cthulhu' Trailer Debut!
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Slamdance '10 REVIEW: 'The Last Lovecraft: The Relic of Cthulhu' - Bloody Disgusting!". Bloody Disgusting!. 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
- ↑ Kickstarter: "Support The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl"
- ↑ The Official Awkward Black Girl Website
- ↑ "Awkward Black Girl's DNA Is Alive and Well in Issa Rae's HBO Show Insecure". Vulture. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
- 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.
External links
- Sujata Day at IMDb