Fawzia Mirza
| Fawzia Mirza | |
|---|---|
| Born | Fawzia Mirza |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education |
Northfield Junior-Senior High School Indiana University Bloomington |
| Occupation | actress, writer, producer, comedian |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Religion | Islam |
Fawzia Mirza is a Pakistani-Canadian film and television actress, writer, producer and comedian. She is known for her works such as web series Kim Kardashian and the film Signature Move (2017).[1][2]
Career
Mirza majored in English and political science in college, and then went to law school. After two years working as a lawyer, she changed professions to become an actor.[3] She has focused on projects relating to the LGBT community, particularly relating to being a queer Muslim woman,[3][4] "to gain visibility for women and brown performers, and find space for queer stories".[5]
Her one-woman show Me, My Mom and Sharmila explores growing up queer and South Asian;[6] in 2015 she performed it at the International Theatre Festival at the National College of Arts in Lahore.[4][7] Also in 2015, she appeared in Her Story,[8] a six-part series on the lives of trans and queer women.[9]
Mirza plays Ayesha Ali Trump, a fictional Muslim daughter of Donald Trump, in the mockumentary The Muslim Trump Documentary.[10]
In 2016, she announced her film Signature Move (2017) alongside Shabana Azmi and also introduced herself as a lesbian on Twitter. She tweeted “I'm a lesbian, Muslim, Pakistani, actor, activist, writer, producer, lawyer & creature of passion,” Many people criticized her and said that you can't be a Muslim and a lesbian at the same time. However people also supported her. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy tweeted in favor of her.[11]
Filmography
- Signature Move (2017)
References
- ↑ "Kam Kardashian web series worth watching". Chicago Tribune. 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ↑ Wicklund, Joel. "Newcity Pushes Its Indie Cred Into Filmmaking". Chicagoist. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- 1 2 Lubischer, Alex (2012-03-07). "Fawzia Mirza shows strength on and off screen". Windy City Times. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- 1 2 "Life as a performance - TNS - The News on Sunday". TNS - The News on Sunday. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ↑ Munir, Sarah (2015-04-06). "Unveiled: 'Nobody expects Muslim women to be comedians'". The Guardian.
- ↑ "Artist to perform solo play at Mathers Museum". Indiana Daily Student. Indiana University Bloomington. 2016-02-28.
- ↑ Ahmed, Shoaib (2015-04-01). "US artiste enthralls audience with Me, My Mom and Sharmila". www.dawn.com. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ↑ "Her Story: What It's Like to Date for Trans Women | Advocate.com". The Advocate. 2016-01-19. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ↑ Talusan, Meredith (2016-01-21). "'Her Story' Is The Groundbreaking Trans And Queer Web Series You've Been Waiting For". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ↑ "What if Donald Trump had a Muslim daughter?". CBC radio. 2016-03-17.
- ↑ K Jha, Subhash (15 August 2016). "Shabana Azmi's next? A lesbian film!". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 1 September 2016.