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Ursula Taherian is a Middle Eastern actress and producer who has appeared in TV shows such as Madam Secretary, Speechless and Family Guy. She has also voiced characters in video games and animated shows, and won awards for her short film Layla.
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Ursula Taherian is a female actress of Middle Eastern and North African descent. She has appeared in TV shows such as Madam Secretary, Speechless and Family Guy, and won awards for her short films.
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Ursula Taherian (born July 4, 1986) is the American voice actress who voiced Jordan, daughter of Genie, on Disney Channel's animated short series, Descendants: Wicked World.
The only Halfghan with freckles, Ursula Taherian was born and raised in Crofton, Maryland by her Afghani Father and Irish/Scottish Mother. She attended Loyola University where she graduated summa cum laude with a major in Finance and a minor in Spanish. She went on to do finance related work before moving on to pursue an acting career
Ursula has found a balance between pursuing comedic and dramatic opportunities that include participating in the Middle Eastern Comedy Festival, studying at The Groundlings and Second City, and working on dramatic films that include the award-winning BLACK COBRA. She also starred alongside John Michael Higgins, Missi Pyle and Anthony Clark in the comedic film, MY UNCLE RAFAEL. Some of her television credits include roles on the ABC Family show, Chasing Life, as well as Pretty Little Liars, and NCIS: Los Angeles. She is also regarded as an up-and-comer in the Los Angeles stand-up comedy scene, appearing most recently at The Comedy Store on Sunset.
Ursula has made a name for herself in the voice over the community as well, voicing television and radio campaigns for Glade, Dunkin Donuts, Honda, and McDonald's to name a few, as well as several video games, including Minecraft, Saints Row, And Diablo III, as well as a magic carpet ride at Disney World. In China. Ursula was a series regular on the popular animated Disney show, Descendants: Wicked World, and is a recurring voice on Family Guy. And if you actually watch commercials (she hopes you do),she can be easy to stop through a variety of national ads, such as Discover Card, Best Buy, and Staples.
When on break, Ursula spends time dangling from the silks or contorting at Kinetic Theory Circus and Theatre in Culver City.
Ursula lives in the Los Angeles area with her Meyer lemon tree.
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Mar 25, 2019 · Ursula Taherian shares how she created The Brownlist, a comedy about stereotype casting and diversity in Hollywood, based on her own experiences as a Middle Eastern actor. The film won the Jury Award at Bentonville Film Festival and is available online.
Mar 30, 2021 · Ursula Taherian is one of the seven writers on CBS' new comedy "United States of Al", which depicts the relationship between a Marine veteran and his Afghan interpreter. She was discovered by the show's creators through CBS and brought her personal experiences as an Afghan American to the show.
Oct 7, 2021 · Like many of the show’s Afghan and Afghan American staffers, story editor Ursula Taherian still had family in Afghanistan that she was trying to get out.
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