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Radha Blank
Writing · Born 1976-09-01 · New York, New York, U.S.
Biography
Radha Blank (born September 1, 1976) is an American filmmaker, writer, and actress. Born and raised in New York City, Blank is known for writing, directing, producing, and starring in the critically acclaimed feature film The 40-Year-Old Version. Blank got her start in the TV and film industry as an actress playing the role of Loquesha in the 1998 film Mixing Nia. She began her writing career as a playwright, writing several plays that never made it to the stage and the Off Broadway production Seed which received critical acclaim. Blank has performed as a comedian and rapper under the name RadhaMUSprime. For her directorial feature debut, The 40-Year-Old Version, Blank won the 2020 Sundance U.S. Dramatic Competition Directing Award and the Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Screenplay. Her other accolades include a Helen Merrill Playwriting Award, an NEA New Play Development Award, the Sundance Institute's 2020 Vanguard Award, and a NYFA Fellowship.
Known for

The Daily Show
Self

Empire
Writer

Timeless
Bessie Smith

The Backyardigans
Songs

She's Gotta Have It
Writer

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self

Mixing Nia
Loquesha

Monster
Writer

The Forty-Year-Old Version
Radha
Filmography
- 2021MonsterWriter
- 2020The Forty-Year-Old VersionRadha
- 2020Bottomless Brunch at Colman'sSelf
- 2017She's Gotta Have ItWriter
- 2016TimelessBessie Smith
- 2015EmpireWriter
- 2004The BackyardigansSongs
- 1998Mixing NiaLoquesha
- 1996The Daily ShowSelf
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