# Qurrat Ann Kadwani

Qurrat Ann Kadwani (born May 10, 1981) is an American television actress, playwright and film producer of Indian descent. She is known for They Call Me Q (2014), Intrusion (2018) and The Fifth of November (2018).

## Early life and career

Kadwani was raised in New York, growing up in The Bronx. She a graduate of the Bronx High School of Science and received a double scholarship for theater at State University of New York at Geneseo. Kadwani is the first South Asian woman in a solo act play Off-Broadway. In an interview with The New York Times, she expressed how she grew up wanting to be living the lives of those she knew. Kadwani co-wrote, starred in and produced The Fifth of November in 2018.

### 2014: They Call Me Q

Kadwani portrayed different characters including her parents, friends, teachers and classmates in They Call Me Q. The show was a 2014 solo performance at St. Luke's Theatre, University of Minnesota Crookston, Colorado State University, Lane Community College, Frostburg State University, and premiered at the Chicago Fringe Festival. Kadwani is the production's writer as well, which won Best Play at Maui Fringe Festival.

### 2018: Intrusion

In 2018, Kadwani returned to Off-Broadway with Intrusion, a solo act discussing rape. The setting is two decades in the future and follows eight character portrayals by Kadwani. She performed at St Luke's Theatre.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2022 | Beast | Sarita | Short film |
| 2021 | The Trojan | Erika Lope | Short film |
| 2021 | What Do I Owe You? | Sylvia | Short film |
| 2021 | Death Saved My Life | Reporter | TV movie |
| 2020 | The Saint of the Impossible | ICE Officer Statham | |
| 2019 | Show & Tell | Sonia | Short film |
| 2019 | Marisol | Officer Mack | Short film |
| 2018 | The First Purge | News Reporter #3 | |
| 2018 | The Fifth of November | Jane Evans | Short film, also producer and co-writer |
| 2017 | Works & Nights | Dora | Short film |
| 2014 | Your Guy, My Guy | Mary | Short film |
| 2014 | The Thief | Lisa | Short film |
| 2014 | Brass | Detective Larza | Short film |
| 2011 | The Tailor | Muslim Girl | Short film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Episode(s) |
| 2022 | Inventing Anna | HR Person | "Cash on Delivery" |
| 2022 | Search Party | News Anchor | "Lamentations" |
| 2009-2020 | What Would You Do? | Bridesmaid / Woman Changing Tire / Fatima | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Anchor | "Sliding Van Doors" |
| 2019 | Tell Me a Story | Newscaster #2 | "Chapter 10: Forgiveness" |
| 2018 | Madam Secretary | Officer #1 | "Night Watch" |
| 2018 | Seven Seconds | Newscaster | "A Boy and a Bike" |
| 2017 | The Sinner | Reporter #1 | "Part V" |
| 2017 | Time After Time | Newscaster | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Brown Nation | Video Countdown Host | "I'm a Supastar" |
| 2016 | Falling Water | Concierge | "Don't Tell Bill" |
| 2016 | Luke Cage | Reporter 2 | "Blowin' Up the Spot" |
| 2016 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Stacey King | "Townhouse Incident" |
| 2015 | The Blacklist | Medical Tech | "Sir Crispin Crandall (No. 86)" |
| 2015 | Mr. Robot | Interviewer | |
| 2015 | Secret Diaries of a Terrorist | Seventh Wife | Ep 1 |
| 2005 | All My Children | Campaign Worker | |
| 2004 | As the World Turns | Flight Passenger | |