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.
Anjali Bhimani | |
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.jpg) Bhimani in June 2017 | |
| Born | August 30, 1974 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Website | anjalibhimani |
Early life
editBhimani 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 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.[5][6] 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.[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 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.[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 All My Children, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Sopranos, Journeyman, 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
editFilm
edit| 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
edit| 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)" | |
| Mech Cadets | Patty Patel, Charlotte Tanaka-Park (voice) | 4 episodes | |
| All Rise | Dr. Tanya Barkley | Episode: "Guilt Is a Bully" | |
| 2024 | X-Men '97 | Daria, News Anchor (voice) | Episode: "Tolerance Is Extinction Pt. 1" |
| Grown-ish | Sonia | Episode: "I Wish You Roses" |
Video games
edit| 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
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | We're Alive: Frontier | Stingray | Main role; actual play series by Geek & Sundry and Legendary Digital Networks[17][18] |
| 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
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Zimmerman, Mary; Slavitt, David R. (2002). Metamorphoses: A Play. Northwestern University Press. p. xi. 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.
- ^ Dietz, Dan (2017). The Complete Book of 2000s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 170. 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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "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.
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