Kuhoo Verma ( ) 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. She attended New York University, where she obtained a vocal performance degree with a focus in opera.
Career Verma's first on-screen role came in 2017's The Big Sick, playing a prospective bride for Kumail (Kumail Nanjiani). 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. She appeared alongside Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston in 2023's Murder Mystery 2, playing the sister of the Maharajah. In 2025, she was announced as the lead of Jackrabbit, a "mystery-comedy-thriller" about an investigative reporter.
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. In December 2025, Verma took over the role of Veronica Sawyer in the Off-Broadway revival of Heathers: The Musical. In May 2026, Verma premiered the role of Ila in The Lunchbox at Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
Acting credits
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes2017The Big SickZubeida2021Plan BSunny2023Murder Mystery 2Saira2024Space CadetViolet Marie Vislawski2027JackrabbitGeorge
Stage +YearTitleRoleVenueNotes2017Monsoon WeddingAditiBerkeley Repertory Theatre2019OctetVelmaSignature Theatre Company2021FairycakesPerformerGreenwich House Theater2022OctetVelmaBerkeley Repertory Theatre2024–2025A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumPhiliaSignature Theatre2025Nobody Loves YouJennyAmerican Conservatory Theater2025-2026Heathers: The MusicalVeronica SawyerNew World Stages2026The LunchboxIlaBerkeley Repertory Theatre
Awards and nominations +AwardYearCategoryWorkResultNotesDrama Desk Awards2020Ensemble AwardOctetLucille Lortel AwardsOutstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
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