View my demo reel here.
Attributes
Age range: | 32-42 | Ethnicity: | South Asian |
Eyes: | dark brown | Dimensions: | 34C/28/35; 5’6”, 111lbs |
Hair: | black, long; curly or straight | Shoe size: | 7½–8, narrow |
Film
Pickle and Patriarch | Principle: Sita | Jay Field/Petersburg Films |
The Stand | Principle: Sonica | Ashley Bowes/Humber College |
Remember Me | Lead: Amrita Khanna | Rina Kapoor/Toronto Film School |
168 Solid | Principle: Fresca | Firuz Daud/Ryerson University |
Why can’t I be a Movie Star? | Ensemble | Albert Nerenberg/Trailervision |
Television
Supernatural Investigators | Host, The Seducers | Albert Nerenberg/Elevator Films (Vision) |
Flashpoint | Actor | Stephen Surjik/Avamar-Pink Sky Ent (CTV) |
Why is it Sexy? | Actor | Albert Nerenberg/Elevator Films (Discovery) |
1-800-MISSING | Actor | Missing Productions (Life Channel) |
Trailervision | Principle | Albert Nerenberg/Trailervision (City TV) |
Modern Manners | Ensemble | Ann Shin/Telefactory |
Stage
Beneath the Banyan Tree | Principle: Ajji/Skylar/Morni | Lynda Hill/Theatre Direct |
The Centre | Ensemble | Joan Kivanda/SummerWorks |
All of Him | Solo/Self | Jajube Mandiela/SummerWorks |
Wise Women of Abyssinia | Supporting: Tamara | ahdri zhina mandiela/bcurrent (Theatre Centre) |
Diplomatic Immunities | Ensemble | Darren O’Donnell/Mammalian Diving Reflex |
Beneath the Banyan Tree | Lead: Anjali | Lynda Hill/ Theatre Direct |
Bollywood Bonanza | Supporting: Poonam | Parveen Bakshi/Fenstar Productions |
Your Palace in the Sky | Lead: Asha | Chris Dupuis/definition:blood |
I Decide | Ensemble | Stuart Knight/Knightflight Productions |
Tara | Supporting: Roopa | Sally Jones/Rasik Arts |
Mixed Nuts Live show | Ensemble | Maninder Channa/Mixed Nuts TV |
The Crucible | Supporting: Tituba | Darlene Spencer/University of Waterloo |
Jesus Christ Superstar | Leper, chorus | Joseph W. Lella/Purple Patches Theatre |
Nunsense II: Second Coming | Lead: Sister Mary Leo | Terry Stewart/Simcoe Little Theatre |
Training
On-Camera Acting, Janet-Laine Green/Louis Taylor;
Directing/Accents, ahdri zhina mandiela;
Voice, Richard Steward/Walter Borden;
Monologue/Scene study, ahdri zhina mandiela/Allison Sealy-Smith/Louis Taylor;
Alexander Technique, Boaz Freeman;
Improvisation, Albert Nerenberg;
Vocal music improvisation, David Hatfield;
Theatre production, Darlene Spencer/UWaterloo;
also: Certified Master Hypnotist, Ontario Hypnosis Centre; Honours BA Rhetoric and Professional Writing, UWaterloo
Distinguishing Skills
Singing range – alto/soprano. A capella/multi-voice, choral, improvised song & sound.
French as a second language (Quebecois and European accents);
Accents: South Asian (Bollywood/Tamil), British, Pan African. Basic tap, jazz, ballet, and classical South Asian dancing;
yoga (Hatha), horseback riding, cycling, kayaking, rock climbing, rollerblading, rollerskating, ice skating. Good cartwheels, long thin limbs, very flexible.