Anjali Bhimani

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Anjali Bhimani
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Bhimani in June 2017
Born
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present
Websiteanjalibhimani.com

Anjali Bhimani 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,[1][2] the daughter of doctors Ela and Bharat Bhimani.[1] She is of Indian descent and grew up in Orange County, California.[1] She attended Northwestern University.[2]

Career[]

Bhimani in August 2017

Bhimani's long time collaboration with Mary Zimmerman began in 1997 when she appeared as an Indian princess in Mirror of the Invisible World, adapted from the 12th century Persian epic Haft Peykar.[3][4] She played Greek mythological character Myrrha in Zimmerman-directed Metamorphoses's world premiere produced by Lookingglass Theatre Company in 1998 and its Off-Broadway opening at the Second Stage Theatre in 2001.[5] Drama critic Albert Williams, in his review for the Chicago Reader, called Bhimani a "stunning dancer".[6] She made her Broadway debut when Metamorphoses opened at Circle in the Square Theatre (2002).[7][8]

In 2004, Bhimani became an understudy for Ayesha Dharker and Madhur Jaffrey's characters in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Bombay Dreams. During the play's The Broadway Theatre production Dharker left the play and Bhimani took over her role.[9][10] She appeared as The Sparrow in Czech opera Brundibár (2006).[11] 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.[12] For The Jungle Book she re-teamed with Zimmerman and played the role of mother wolf in its 2013 Goodman Theatre production.[3]

Bhimani has appeared in TV series including All My Children, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Sopranos, Journeymam, Shark, Flight of the Conchords, and Modern Family.[9][12][13][14] 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.[15] In 2021, she guest starred on Exandria Unlimited, a spinoff of the web series Critical Role.[16][17]

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

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2004, 2006 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Mrs. Chadoury, Dr. Faroup 2 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 It's Pony Gerry's Mom, Nurse, Leanne (voices) 2 episodes
The Loud House Jesse Hiller, Woman (voices) Episode: "Write and Wrong"
The Casagrandes Padma (voice) Episode: "Fast Feud"
Blindspot Susan Shah 2 episodes
Little Voice Reema 2 episodes
2021 Special Bina Laghari 3 episodes
The Neighborhood Suraya Episode: "Welcome to Your Match"
2022 The Legend of Vox Machina Head Cleric (voice) [18]

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

Web series[]

Year Title Role Notes
2019 UnDeadwood Miriam Landisman Livestreamed RPG by Critical Role[19]
2020 Doom Eternal One-Shot The Pain Elemental Livestreamed RPG by Critical Role[20]
2021 Exandria Unlimited Fy'ra Rai Pre-recorded RPG by Critical Role[21][16][17]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "About – Anjali Bhimani".
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Anjali Bhimani in Zimmerman's 'Jungle Book'". India-West. May 18, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  4. ^ Lefkowitz, David (March 31, 1997). "Goodman Studio Looks into Zimmerman's Mirror & Notebooks". Playbill. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  5. ^ Zimmerman, Mary; Slavitt, David R. (2002). Metamorphoses: A Play. Northwestern University Press. p. xi. ISBN 978-0-8101-1980-2.
  6. ^ Williams, Albert (October 3, 2012). "Metamorphoses transformed". Chicago Reader. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  7. ^ "Who's Who in the Cast". Playbill. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  8. ^ Simonson, Robert (February 21, 2002). "Metamorphoses Transforms into a Broadway Show, Feb. 21". Playbill. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  9. ^ a b Tsering, Lisa (October 17, 2017). "Indian American Actress Anjali Bhimani in 'Metamorphoses'". India-West. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  10. ^ Dietz, Dan (2017). The Complete Book of 2000s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-4422-7801-1.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ a b "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.
  13. ^ "Anjali Bhimani". Goodman Theatre. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  14. ^ Green, Susan; Dawn, Randee (2009). The Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Unofficial Companion. BenBella Books. p. 311. ISBN 978-1-933771-88-5.
  15. ^ "BTVA Voice Acting Awards 2016". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  16. ^ a b "Critical Role: Anjali Bhimani Discusses New Character on Exandria Unlimited". ComicBook.com. July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ a b Sheehan, Gavin (July 16, 2021). "Anjali Bhimani Talks Appearing On Critical Role's Exandria Unlimited". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  18. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ "Critical Role Announces New Limited-Series Game". ComicBook.com. September 26, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ "Anjali Bhimani, Exandria Unlimited's Fy'ra Rai, talks D&D, roleplaying versus acting roles, and joining the Critical Role series". Dicebreaker. July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  21. ^ "HYPE: Welcome Anjali Bhimani to Exandria Unlimited! | Critical Role". July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.

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