Anjali Bhimani

Anjali Bhimani is an American stage, film, television and voice actress, who has appeared on various television shows. In 2016, she began voicing the character Symmetra, seen in the video game Overwatch. She has also said she is a fan of hit internet video game show Game Grumps.

Anjali Bhimani
Bhimani in June 2017
Born
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.[1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma materNorthwestern University[1]
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present
Websiteanjalibhimani.com

Career

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.[2][3] 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.[4] Drama critic Albert Williams, in his review for the Chicago Reader, called Bhimani a "stunning dancer".[5] She made her Broadway debut when Metamorphoses opened at Circle in the Square Theatre (2002).[6][7]

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.[8][9] She appeared as The Sparrow in Czech opera Brundibár (2006).[10] 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.[11] For The Jungle Book she re-teamed with Zimmerman and played the role of mother wolf in its 2013 Goodman Theatre production.[2]

Bhimani in 2017

Bhimani has also appeared on a few TV series including All My Children, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2006), The Sopranos, Journeymam, Shark, Flight of the Conchords and Modern Family.[8][11][12][13] She has voiced for the character Symmetra in the first person shooter video game Overwatch. Bhimani shared the 2016 Behind the Voice Actors Award for Best Vocal Ensemble in a Video Game with her co-voice actors for Overwatch.[14]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2001The Medicine ShowFood Swiling Wench
2009Confessions of a ShopaholicGirl 1
2015Miss India AmericaPinky Matthews
2015Dark IntentionsDr. Maya
2017TraffickedSheela

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2004, 2006Law & Order: Special Victims UnitMrs. Chadoury, Dr. Faroup2 episodes
2004, 2008, 2010–2011All My ChildrenRape Victim, Nurse No. 1, Nurse No. 2, Nurse8 episodes
2006The SopranosDr. Budraja2 episodes
2007SharkMiranda Carlson2 episodes
2007JourneymanCynthia McNaughtonEpisode: "Keepers"
2009Flight of the ConchordsPotential Cilent No. 2Episode: "A New Cup"
2009Lie to MeYoung WomanUncredited; Episode: "Life Is Priceless"
2010–2011OutsourcedSari Vendor2 episodes
2011–2015Modern FamilyNina Patel3 episodes
2011The Young and the RestlessMedical Examiner, CoronerEpisode: "Kevin & Chloe Are Accused of Murder"
2011Law & Order: LAHallie CapshawEpisode: "Van Nuys"
2011I'm in the BandTisha BellEpisode: "Trippnotized"
2012Pretty Little LiarsMiss PervisEpisode: "Let the Wather Hold Me Down"
2012RingerDr. RaoEpisode: "If You're Just an Evil Bitch Then Get Over It"
2012Common LawVeterinarianEpisode: "Joint Custody"
2012Necessary RoughnessParveena JeevanEpisode: "Spell It Out"
2012Hollywood HeightsDoctor2 episodes
2013Second ShotBobbi NewtonEpisode: "You Can't Go Home Again. So Why Am I Here?"
2013Save MeDr. MalikayEpisode: "The Book of Beth"
2014BonesSatima NajjarEpisode: "The Turn in the Um"
2014Mighty MedDr. BridgesEpisode: "Are You Afraid of the Shark"
2014Criminal MindsDr. RasgotraEpisode: "Boxed In"
2015Dog with a BlogReceptionistEpisode: "Stan Has Puppies: Part 1"
2015The FostersDr. MelvoyEpisode: "It's My Party"
2015NCIS: Los AngelesMira YacoobEpisode: "Defectors"
2015AdoptableJasmine Bidhani4 episodes
2016Criminal Minds: Beyond BordersHasinaEpisode: "Harvested"
2016Silicon ValleyD.A.Episode: "To Build a Better Beta"
2017Cassandra French's Finishing SchoolWendy6 episodes
2017DoubtMaya ReyezEpisode: "Finally"
2017Kevin (Probably) Saves the WorldSusan AlanEpisode: "Dave"
2017–2018SuspenseDoctor Brightfall, Sergeant Bhatti2 episodes
2017Wisdom of the CrowdMrs. BakariEpisode: "Alpha Test"
2018Young SheldonZeroEpisode: "Demons, Sunday School, and Prime Numbers"
2018Grace and FrankieRahaEpisode: "The Home"
2018NCISSara PetrieEpisode: "Family Ties"
2018A.P. BioSarika's MomEpisode: "Freakin' Enamored"
2018Alex, Inc.Joya2 episodes
2018Crazy Ex-GirlfriendDirectorEpisode: "I'm Making Up for Lost Time"
2018The ResidentDr. Irena SimmonsEpisode: "The Dance"
2019S.W.A.T.Agent Ellen Benson2 episodes
2019Station 19Dr. MukerjiEpisode: "Crazy Train"
2019ArrangedSeema PatelEpisode: "Pilot"
2019Wizard School DropoutAndy's Mom2 episodes
2019RunawaysMita Nansari2 episodes
2020It's PonyGerry's Mom, Nurse, Leanne (voices)2 episodes
2020The Loud HouseJesse Hiller (voice)Episode: "Write and Wrong"
2020The CasagrandesPadma (voice)Episode: "Feud Fight"
2020BlindspotSusan Shah2 episodes
2020Little VoiceReema2 episodes

Video games
YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Fallout 4NishaNuka-World DLC
2016OverwatchSymmetra
2017Uncharted: The Lost LegacyAdditional Voices
2019IndivisibleKala
2020Final Fantasy VII RemakeAdditional Voices
2020Apex LegendsRampart
gollark: The CPU has some sort of magicaceous™ features which limit the virtualized thing's access to... memory and IO, I think?
gollark: Also, generally poor type system, *awful* error handling, resistance to abstractiona nd general design which treats the programmer as if they cannot make their own decisions.
gollark: Oh, and channels are a somewhat bad concurrency primitive.
gollark: Also how they have their own assembly language which is like AMD64 but slightly different, uses ALL CAPS to "emphasise that assembly is dangerous" or something, and uses ·s in symbol names for horrible reasons.
gollark: Peak golang: https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/5penft/parallelizing_enjarify_in_go_and_rust/dcsgk7n/

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Anjali Bhimani in Zimmerman's 'Jungle Book'". India-West. May 18, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  3. Lefkowitz, David (March 31, 1997). "Goodman Studio Looks into Zimmerman's Mirror & Notebooks". Playbill. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  4. Zimmerman, Mary; Slavitt, David R. (2002). Metamorphoses: A Play. Northwestern University Press. p. xi. ISBN 978-0-8101-1980-2.
  5. Williams, Albert (October 3, 2012). "Metamorphoses transformed". Chicago Reader. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  6. "Who's Who in the Cast". Playbill. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  7. Simonson, Robert (February 21, 2002). "Metamorphoses Transforms into a Broadway Show, Feb. 21". Playbill. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  8. Tsering, Lisa (October 17, 2017). "Indian American Actress Anjali Bhimani in 'Metamorphoses'". India-West. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  9. Dietz, Dan (2017). The Complete Book of 2000s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-4422-7801-1.
  10. 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.
  11. "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.
  12. "Anjali Bhimani". Goodman Theatre. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  13. Green, Susan; Dawn, Randee (2009). The Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Unofficial Companion. BenBella Books. p. 311. ISBN 978-1-933771-88-5.
  14. "BTVA Voice Acting Awards 2016". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
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