Puja Mohindra

A Chicago native, Puja Mohindra is an actor and writer based out of Los Angeles. She is a graduate of the A.C.T. MFA Acting program, and is most often recognized for her digital media work, such as the comedic sketches, “Sh*t White Girls Say To Indian Girls,” “To Ashton Kutcher, Love Kimmy Patel,” and her recurring roles in the web series, “Debt Collectors” and “The Lady’s Discourse.” She has created, written, produced, and starred in the comedic web series, “Friendly Confines,” which is currently being shopped around to production companies. She will next star in the horror feature film, “Muck.” Other recent film work includes the comedic feature, “I’m Not Like That No More,” where she played alongside comedians Paul Rodriguez and Felipe Esparza, the winner of “Last Comic Standing.” Puja’s dramatic work can be seen in the films, “Foreign” and “Second Best,” which have traveled to festivals worldwide. She will return to her stage roots later this year when she brings her one-woman show to Los Angeles and New York. Other favorite theater credits include: Tara in “A Widow of Now Importance” at East West Players, Belle in the American Conservatory Theater’s & South Coast Rep’s production of “A Christmas Carol,” the title role in Jean Anouilh’s “Antigone,” & Mary Warren in “The Crucible.” TV Credits include: “Undercovers,” “CSI: Miami ,” “Three Rivers,” “Miami Medical,” “Ghost Whisperer,” “All My Children,” “Valentine,” and the HBO pilot, “1%.” She is a former dance company member of Natya Dance Theatre in Chicago and has toured across the U.S. and India performing the classical Indian dance, Bharata Natyam. When she’s not on set or stage, she has a passion for being in the audience, with her family, and in Chicago.