Kuhoo Verma

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

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

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] In December 2025, Verma took over the role of Veronica Sawyer in the Off-Broadway revival of Heathers: The Musical.[10]

Acting credits

Film

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

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]
2025 Heathers: The Musical Veronica Sawyer New World Stages

Awards and nominations

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

  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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