Nisha Ganatra
Nisha Ganatra | |
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| Born | June 25, 1974 |
| Occupation(s) | Director, producer, screenwriter, actress |
Nisha Ganatra (born in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a film director, film producer, screenwriter and actress of Indian ancestry. She is best known for her films Chutney Popcorn (1999) and Cosmopolitan (2003), and for being a consulting producer on, and directing three episodes of, the first season of the Golden Globe–winning TV series Transparent.[1] Ganatra graduated from the New York University (NYU) Tisch School of the Arts where she studied with Martin Scorcese and Spike Lee.[2] She is openly lesbian.[3][4]
Major filmography
Director
Films
- Chutney Popcorn (1999)
- Cosmopolitan (2003)
- Fast Food High (2003)
- Cake (2005)
- The Hunters (2013) (TV)
- Pete's Christmas (2013) (TV)
- Code Academy (2014)
TV series
- The Real World: Back to New York (2001) (4 episodes)
- The Real World/Road Rules: Battle of the Seasons (2002) (1 episode)
- Futurestates (2011) (1 episode)
- Haven (2012) (1 episode)
- Big Time Rush (2012) (1 episode)
- Transparent (2014) (3 episodes)
- The Mindy Project (2015) (1 episode)
- Mr. Robot (2015) (1 episode)
- Married (2015) (3 episodes)
- Red Oaks (2015) (2 episodes)
- Shameless (2016) (1 episode)
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2016) (1 episode)
- You Me Her (2016) (all)
- Better Things (2016) (3 episodes)
Actress
- Chutney Popcorn (1999) as Reena
- The Acting Class (2000) as Exotic Dancer
- Bam Bam and Celeste (2005) as Linda
- Don't Go (2007) (TV) as Shanti
- Small, Beautifully Moving Parts (2011) as Mother
Screenwriter
- Chutney Popcorn (1999, with Susan Carnival)
- Futurestates (2011) (TV series, 1 episode)
- Center Stage: On Pointe (2016)
Producer
- Chutney Popcorn (1999), producer
- Margaret Cho: Beautiful (2009), field producer
- Cho Dependent (2011), field producer
- The Hunters (2013) (TV), executive producer
- Pete's Christmas (2013) (TV), executive producer
- Transparent (2014) (TV series, 10 episodes), consulting producer
- You Me Her (2016) (TV series, 10 episodes), co-executive producer
- Better Things (2016) (TV series, 9 episodes), co-executive producer
References
- ^ Brodesser-akner, Taffy (29 August 2014). "Can Jill Soloway Do Justice to the Trans Movement?". The New York Times.
- ^ King, Loren. "Ganatra Whips Up Light Chutney Popcorn". Boston Globe. June 9, 2000.
- ^ Tucker, Karen Iris. "Popcorn confidential", The Advocate, June 6, 2000.
- ^ Corson, Suzanne. "Nisha Ganatra's On-screen Comeback", afterellen on logoonline.com, June 27, 2007
External links
- Official site
- Nisha Ganatra at IMDb
- Interview on Rediff
- Interview at Asia Source
- Interview at The Cultural Connect
- Interview (video)
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- Canadian actresses of Indian descent
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