Rita Sengupta is a queer South Asian-American actor, comedian, and writer based in Brooklyn, NY. Recent TV credits include Law & Order: SVU (NBC), FBI: Most Wanted (CBS), and Let the Right One In (Showtime). 

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Most recently, she wrote, starred, and produced in I'm Dead Right, a dark comedy short film starring Sakina Jaffrey. As a comedian, she was one of the featured performers in Kutti Gang's comedy special on PBS All Arts network. 

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Her short story about coming out was published in Brown Girl Magazine's first print anthology, Untold: Defining Moments of the Uprooted. The collection features 30 creative nonfiction stories and was featured in Vogue and Cosmopolitan for best LGBTQ books in 2021.

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Rita studied at Atlantic Theater Acting School and Upright Citizens Brigade. She graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a BSBA in Finance and Marketing.