Kuhoo Verma

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Kuhoo Verma (/ˈkuhu/ KOO-hoo[1]) is an American actor and singer. She played Velma in the 2019 musical Octet, winning the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical. In 2021, she starred as Sunny in the Hulu comedy Plan B.

Early life and education

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Verma is an alumnus of North Penn High School in Pennsylvania.[2] She attended New York University, where she obtained a vocal performance degree with a focus in opera.[3]

Career

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Verma's first on-screen role came in 2017's The Big Sick, playing a prospective bride for Kumail (Kumail Nanjiani).[2] In 2021, she starred in the coming-of-age comedy Plan B as a high school student in search of the morning-after pill following a regrettable sexual encounter.[4] She appeared alongside Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston in 2023's Murder Mystery 2, playing the sister of the Maharajah.[5] In 2025, she was announced as the lead of Jackrabbit, a "mystery-comedy-thriller" about an investigative reporter.[6]

On stage, she has also appeared in several musicals. For her role as a member of an internet addiction support group in Dave Malloy's Octet, Verma won the 2020 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical, as well as a Drama Desk Ensemble Award.[7][8][9] Verma will take over the role of Veronica Sawyer from Lorna Courtney in the Off-Broadway revival of Heathers: The Musical on December 11, 2025.[10]

Acting credits

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2017 The Big Sick Zubeida
2021 Plan B Sunny
2023 Murder Mystery 2 Saira
2024 Space Cadet Violet Marie Vislawski

Stage

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Year Title Role Venue Notes
2017 Monsoon Wedding Aditi Berkeley Repertory Theatre [11]
2019 Octet Velma Signature Theatre Company
2021 Fairycakes Performer Greenwich House Theater [12]
2022 Octet Velma Berkeley Repertory Theatre
2024–2025 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Philia Signature Theatre [13]
2025 Nobody Loves You Jenny American Conservatory Theater [14]

Awards and nominations

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Award Year Category Work Result Notes
Drama Desk Awards 2020 Ensemble Award Octet Won
Lucille Lortel Awards Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Won

References

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  1. ^ "Inside Signature with Kuhoo Verma". YouTube. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  2. ^ a b Thompson, Gary (14 July 2017). "North Penn grad Kuhoo Verma talks about her lucky-break role in 'The Big Sick'". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Inside Signature with Kuhoo Verma". YouTube. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  4. ^ Holmes, Linda (28 May 2021). "'Plan B' Is A Winning Comedy With Some Painful Truths". NPR. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Murder Mystery 2 ending explained". Cosmopolitan. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  6. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (14 July 2025). "'Plan B' & 'Murder Mystery 2' Actress Kuhoo Verma Leads Cast In 'Jackrabbit' For 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' Producer-Director". Deadline. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  7. ^ Holdren, Sara (20 May 2019). "Theater Review: Octet, Another Great Musical by Dave Malloy, Takes Flight on 8-Bit Wings". Vulture. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  8. ^ "Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical". The Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  9. ^ "2020 Drama Desk Award Winners Include Christian Borle, Adrienne Warren, and More". TheaterMania. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  10. ^ Russo, Gillian. "Kuhoo Verma and more to join main cast of 'Heathers' off Broadway". New York Theatre Guide. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  11. ^ Mendel, Emily (1 June 2017). "'Monsoon Wedding' at Berkeley Rep is sumptuous". Berkeleyside. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  12. ^ Green, Jesse (24 October 2021). "Review: In 'Fairycakes,' the Woods Are Campy, Dark and Daft". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  13. ^ Gans, Matthew (24 December 2024). "Check Out Highlights From Signature's A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum". Playbill. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  14. ^ Chávez, David John (17 March 2025). "Don't Change the Channel on ACT's Witty, Potent 'Nobody Loves You'". KQED. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
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