But for me, it’s Avantika Vandanapu‘s role as Karen Shetty (formerly named Karen Smith). Growing up in the 2000s, Mean Girls was one of those flicks you couldn’t escape. On $2 casual clothes ...

When it comes to Mean Girls, Avantika has been a fan of ... it was Fey who floated the idea of changing Karen’s name to match Avantika’s background, fearing that the actor wouldn’t be ...

Avantika is also finding acceptance herself — with her career taking off and spanning genres. She played Karen Shetty in “Mean Girls” this year, cementing a new brown-skinned face for the ...

After her performance as Karen Shetty in the movie adaptation of the "Mean Girls" Broadway musical, Avantika Vandanapu is the internet's newest it-girl. In the film, released last week in theaters ...

"Karen meet Karen," Seyfried wrote. Actresses Amanda Seyfried and Avantika, who each played the character Karen Smith in their respective "Mean Girls" movies, recently met each other for the first ...

“Karen meet Karen ,” Seyfried, 38, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, January 11, alongside a photo of her and Avantika, 18, doing their Mean Girls character’s signature pose when Karen ...

Avantika, Reneé Rapp, Angourie Rice and Bebe Wood on the set of Mean Girls (2024) from Paramount Pictures. Jojo Whilden/Paramount Now, in the new movie, Karen’s “weather report” and any ...

Avantika also chats with USA TODAY about ... Her breakout moment arrived when she starred as Karen in "Mean Girls," a character previously portrayed by white actresses. "I thought it was really ...

Fans of the iconic Mean Girls franchise were in for a treat as the actresses who portrayed Karen in both versions of the movie, Amanda Seyfried and Avantika, officially met at the InStyle and ...

Amanda Seyfried and Mean Girls’ new Karen are twinning! Original star Seyfried and Avantika, who plays the beloved character in the new musical reimagining, shared an Instagram snap together on ...

Avantika Vandanapu, who played Karen Shetty in the musical remake of "Mean Girls," stars in the new horror film "Tarot." Though she grew up in California, Avantika started acting professionally in ...