Anjali Bhimani
Anjali Bhimani | |
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Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Website | anjalibhimani |
Anjali Bhimani (born August 30, 1974 in
Cleveland, Ohio[1][2]) is an American actress. She is best known for voicing Symmetra in the video game Overwatch and Rampart in the video game Apex Legends
.
Early life
Bhimani was born in
Cleveland, Ohio,[3][4] the daughter of doctors Ela and Bharat Bhimani.[3] She is of Indian descent and grew up in Orange County, California.[3] She attended Northwestern University.[4]
Career
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Bhimani's long time collaboration with
Second Stage Theatre in 2001.[7] Drama critic Albert Williams, in his review for the Chicago Reader, called Bhimani a "stunning dancer".[8] She made her Broadway debut when Metamorphoses opened at Circle in the Square Theatre (2002).[9][10]
In 2004, Bhimani became an understudy for
The Broadway Theatre production Dharker left the play and Bhimani took over her role.[11][12] She appeared as The Sparrow in Czech opera Brundibár (2006).[13] Quake, a play Bhimani co-produced and co-directed opened at the Open Fist Theatre Company's First Look Festival of New Plays in 2011.[14] For The Jungle Book she re-teamed with Zimmerman and played the role of mother wolf in its 2013 Goodman Theatre production.[5]
Bhimani has appeared in TV series including Shark, Flight of the Conchords, and Modern Family. She voiced the character Symmetra in the first-person shooter video game Overwatch, and shared the 2016 Behind the Voice Actors Award for Best Vocal Ensemble in a Video Game with her co-voice actors for the game. In 2021, she guest starred on Exandria Unlimited, a spinoff of the web series Critical Role. In 2023, she played Queen Amangeaux Epicée du Peche in Dimension 20: The Ravening War.[15]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Medicine Show | Food Swiling Wench | |
| 2009 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | Girl 1 | |
| 2015 | Miss India America | Pinky Matthews | |
| 2015 | Dark Intentions | Dr. Maya | |
| 2017 | Trafficked | Sheela | |
| 2020 | Evil Eye | Radhika | |
| 2020 | All My Life | Mina White | |
| 2021 | Seal Team | Crabby Stabby, Female Great White shark, Seal (voice) |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004, 2006, 2022 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Mrs. Chadoury, Dr. Faroup, Nisha Singh | 4 episodes |
| 2004, 2008, 2010–2011 | All My Children | Rape Victim, Nurse No. 1, Nurse No. 2, Nurse | 8 episodes |
| 2006 | The Sopranos | Dr. Budraja | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Shark |
Miranda Carlson | 2 episodes |
| Journeyman | Cynthia McNaughton | Episode: "Keepers" | |
| 2009 | Flight of the Conchords | Potential Client No. 2 | Episode: "A New Cup" |
| Lie to Me | Young Woman | Uncredited; Episode: "Life Is Priceless" | |
| 2010–2011 | Outsourced | Sari Vendor | 2 episodes |
| 2011–2015 | Modern Family | Nina Patel | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | The Young and the Restless | Medical Examiner, Coroner | Episode: "Kevin & Chloe Are Accused of Murder" |
| Law & Order: LA | Hallie Capshaw | Episode: "Van Nuys" | |
| I'm in the Band | Tisha Bell | Episode: "Trippnotized" | |
| 2012 | Pretty Little Liars | Miss Pervis | Episode: "Let the Water Hold Me Down" |
| Ringer | Dr. Rao | Episode: "If You're Just an Evil Bitch Then Get Over It" | |
| Common Law | Veterinarian | Episode: "Joint Custody" | |
| Necessary Roughness | Parveena Jeevan | Episode: "Spell It Out" | |
| Hollywood Heights | Doctor | 2 episodes | |
| 2013 | Second Shot | Bobbi Newton | Episode: "You Can't Go Home Again. So Why Am I Here?" |
Save Me |
Dr. Malikay | Episode: "The Book of Beth" | |
| 2014 | Bones | Satima Najjar | Episode: "The Turn in the Um" |
| Mighty Med | Dr. Bridges | Episode: "Are You Afraid of the Shark" | |
| Criminal Minds | Dr. Rasgotra | Episode: "Boxed In" | |
| 2015 | Dog with a Blog | Receptionist | Episode: "Stan Has Puppies: Part 1" |
The Fosters |
Dr. Melvoy | Episode: "It's My Party" | |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | Mira Yacoob | Episode: "Defectors" | |
| Adoptable | Jasmine Bidhani | 4 episodes | |
| 2016 | Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders | Hasina | Episode: "Harvested" |
| Silicon Valley | D.A. | Episode: "To Build a Better Beta" | |
| 2017 | Cassandra French's Finishing School | Wendy | 6 episodes |
| Doubt | Maya Reyez | Episode: "Finally" | |
| Kevin (Probably) Saves the World | Susan Alan | Episode: "Dave" | |
| Wisdom of the Crowd | Mrs. Bakari | Episode: "Alpha Test" | |
| 2017–2018 | Suspense | Doctor Brightfall, Sergeant Bhatti | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Young Sheldon | Zero | Episode: "Demons, Sunday School, and Prime Numbers" |
| Grace and Frankie | Raha | Episode: "The Home" | |
| NCIS | Sara Petrie | Episode: "Family Ties" | |
| A.P. Bio | Sarika's Mom | Episode: "Freakin' Enamored" | |
| Alex, Inc. | Joya | 2 episodes | |
| Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Director | Episode: " I'm Making Up for Lost Time "
| |
| The Resident | Dr. Irena Simmons | Episode: "The Dance" | |
| 2019 | S.W.A.T. | Agent Ellen Benson | 2 episodes |
| Station 19 | Dr. Mukerji | Episode: "Crazy Train" | |
| Arranged | Seema Patel | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Wizard School Dropout | Andy's Mom | 2 episodes | |
| Runaways | Mita Nansari | 2 episodes | |
| 2020 | The Casagrandes | Padma (voice) | Episode: "Fast Feud" |
| Blindspot | Susan Shah | 2 episodes | |
| Little Voice | Reema | 2 episodes | |
| 2020–22 | It's Pony | Gerry's Mom, Nurse, Leanne Murray, additional voices | |
| 2020–present | The Loud House | Jesse Hiller (voice) | |
| 2021 | Special | Bina Laghari | 3 episodes |
| The Neighborhood | Suraya | Episode: "Welcome to Your Match" | |
| 2022 | The Legend of Vox Machina | Head Cleric (voice) | [16] |
| Ms. Marvel | Aunt Ruby | 4 episodes; Disney+ series | |
| Dead to Me | Dr. Ashman | 3 episodes | |
| 2023 | Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight | Padma (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 9-1-1: Lone Star | Hannah | Episode: "Tommy Dearest" | |
| The Blacklist | Jemma Parikh | Episode: "The Nowhere Bride (No. 192)" | |
| All Rise | Dr. Tanya Barkley | Episode: "Guilt Is a Bully" |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Fallout 4: Nuka-World | Nisha | DLC |
| 2016 | Overwatch | Symmetra | |
| 2017 | Uncharted: The Lost Legacy | Additional Voices | |
| 2019 | Indivisible | Kala | |
| 2019 | Apex Legends | Rampart | |
| 2020 | Final Fantasy VII Remake | Additional Voices | |
| 2020 | Fallout 76: Steel Dawn | Yasmin Chowdhury | DLC (Patch) |
| 2022 | Overwatch 2 | Symmetra | |
| 2023 | Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical | Medusa | |
| 2023 | Starfield | Commander Natara | |
| 2023 | The Lamplighters League | Purnima, Mother Amina | |
| 2023 | Marvel's Spider-Man 2 | Kraven’s Hunters | |
| 2023 | Diablo IV | Izel, Additional voices |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | We're Alive: Frontier | Stingray | Main role; |
| 2019 | UnDeadwood | Miriam Landisman | Main role; actual play limited series by Critical Role Productions[19] |
| 2020–2022 | Critical Role (one-shots) | The Pain Elemental | Episode: "Doom Eternal One-Shot"; actual play special by Critical Role Productions[18] |
| Fy'ra Rai | Episode: "Guest Battle Royale"; actual play special by Critical Role Productions[20] | ||
| 2021 | Exandria Unlimited | Guest role; 3 episodes[21][22][23] | |
| 2022 | Exandria Unlimited: Kymal | Main role; 2 episodes[24][25] | |
| 2023 | Dimension 20: The Ravening War | Lady Amangeaux Epicée du Peche | Main role; 6 episodes[26] |
| Candela Obscura | Charlotte Eaves | 3 episodes; actual play series by Critical Role Productions[27][28] | |
| 2023–present | DesiQuest | Sitara | Main role[29] |
References
- ^ "Anjali Bhimani". IMDb. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ Anjali Bhimani [@sweeetanj] (August 30, 2021). "I love birthdays. I'm so happy to know no matter how old I get, I'll always be this sassy pants (or sassy no-pants) on the inside. Thanks for all the birthday wishes, lovelies. You know how to make a girl feel special!" (Tweet). Retrieved November 10, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c "About – Anjali Bhimani".
- ^ a b Davenport, James (February 9, 2017). "The voice behind Symmetra on working with Blizzard, Overwatch dream couples, and D&D". PC Gamer. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ^ a b "Anjali Bhimani in Zimmerman's 'Jungle Book'". India-West. May 18, 2013. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- ^ Lefkowitz, David (March 31, 1997). "Goodman Studio Looks into Zimmerman's Mirror & Notebooks". Playbill. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- ISBN 978-0-8101-1980-2.
- ^ Williams, Albert (October 3, 2012). "Metamorphoses transformed". Chicago Reader. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- ^ "Who's Who in the Cast". Playbill. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- ^ Simonson, Robert (February 21, 2002). "Metamorphoses Transforms into a Broadway Show, Feb. 21". Playbill. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- ^ Tsering, Lisa (October 17, 2017). "Indian American Actress Anjali Bhimani in 'Metamorphoses'". India-West. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- ISBN 978-1-4422-7801-1.
- ^ Isherwood, Charles (May 9, 2006). "Tony Kushner and Maurice Sendak Adapt 'Brundibar,' a Czech Children's Opera". The New York Times. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- ^ "Open Fist Presents Works by Shoshana Bean et al. at First Look Festival of Plays this Summer". BroadwayWorld.com. July 13, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- ^ "Dimension 20 and Critical Role's Matthew Mercer Unite in Ravening War". Gizmodo. April 19, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ Moreau, Jordan (January 20, 2022). "Critical Role's 'Legend of Vox Machina' Adds Stephanie Beatriz, David Tennant, Tony Hale and More as Guest Stars". Variety. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ "I'm Actress Anjali Bhimani, and This Is How I Work". Lifehacker. December 19, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ Dicebreaker. July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Critical Role Announces New Limited-Series Game". ComicBook.com. September 26, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ Binette, Arianne (June 17, 2022). "'Ms. Marvel': Here's Where You Know Anjali Bhimani From". Collider. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ "HYPE: Welcome Anjali Bhimani to Exandria Unlimited! | Critical Role". July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "Critical Role: Anjali Bhimani Discusses New Character on Exandria Unlimited". ComicBook.com. July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ Sheehan, Gavin (July 16, 2021). "Anjali Bhimani Talks Appearing On Critical Role's Exandria Unlimited". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ Sheehan, Gavin (March 14, 2022). "Critical Role Announces Two New Shows In Latest Video". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ^ Radulovic, Petrana (March 14, 2022). "Critical Role announces two new series to celebrate its 7th anniversary". Polygon. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ^ "Dimension 20 and Critical Role's Matthew Mercer Unite in Ravening War". Gizmodo. April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ Codega, Linda (May 9, 2023). "Critical Role Teases a Spooky New Game—and a New System, Too". Gizmodo. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ "Hype! Candela Obscura – Our New Horror Ttrpg Show Premieres May 25th!". Critical Role (Press release). May 9, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ "DesiQuest". desiquest.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
External links
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- Anjali Bhimani at the Internet Broadway Database
- Anjali Bhimani at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
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