Nasim Pedrad is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy and variety series Saturday Night Live from 2009 to 2014. She later went on to star in the Fox sitcoms Mulaney (2014–2015) and New Girl (2015–2018), the Fox horror comedy series Scream Queens (2015), and the TBS science fiction comedy series People of Earth (2017). Pedrad also created, produced, and starred in the TBS/The Roku Channel sitcom Chad (2021–2024).

Filmography

• Mating Season — Meghan (voice)
• 2024An SNL Thanksgiving — (archive footage)
• Angry Birds Mystery Island — Rosie (voice)
• 2024Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F — Ashley De La Rosa
• High Potential — Nedda Donovan
• Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures — Master Zia Zanna (voice), Master Zia Zanna / Female Villager (voice)
• 2023Wish — Sania (voice)
• Pretzel and the Puppies — Greta (voice)
• The Boys Presents: Diabolical — Cherry (voice)
• Chad — Chad, Executive Producer, Creator
• Just Beyond — Miss Genevieve
• 2020Desperados — Wesley
• 2019Aladdin — Dalia
• 2019Corporate Animals — Suzy
• Human Discoveries — Leader Elk (voice)
• Big Mouth — Fatima (voice)
• No Activity
• 2015An SNL Valentine — (archive footage)
• Scream Queens — Gigi Caldwell
• 2014Cooties — Rebekkah
• Mulaney — Jane
• TripTank — Promgirl (voice)
• Brooklyn Nine-Nine — Kate
• 2013Despicable Me 2 — Jillian (voice)
• 2012The Dictator — Female GMW Host
• 2012The Lorax — Once-ler's Mom (voice)
• The Mindy Project — Dr. Jasmin Maloof
• New Girl — Aly Nelson
• 2011No Strings Attached — Writer
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia — Lucy
• Curb Your Enthusiasm — Numa
• Gilmore Girls — Waitress
• 13 Going on 30
• A Thousand Words — The Photographer

Appearances as themselves (8)

• SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night — Self
• 2025SNL50: The Homecoming Concert — Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self
• Conan — Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
• MTV Movie & TV Awards — Self - Presenter
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Various Characters, Self - Cameo (uncredited)