Started off summer with a bang, playing opposite super talented Pablo Schreiber, in the feature film, THUMPER (EP’ed by Cary Fukanaga & directed by Jordan Ross). Enjoyed a successful run of WMMFEST at the Hollywood Fringe Festival & filmed a few scenes in Leena Pendharker’s 20 WEEKS opposite the lovely Anna Margaret Hollyman, Michelle Krusiec & Amir Arison (The Blacklist!!). To top it off, Jennie Fahn & I submitted our film BREAK to Women In Film’s Film Finishing Fund. Fingers crossed!
Can’t stay away from comedy. Writer/ Actress extraordinaire, Krista Amigone wrote some ridiculous one-liner comedy pieces & I couldn’t deny them. Aubrey Mozino, Krista & myself produced SHE’S SO RIGHT with the crew consisting of the one-woman dynamo that is Valentina Vee. Hilarity ensued. We can’t wait to share our misguided 80’s feminism a la “The More You Know” but for now, yup, we’re in post!
After months of preparation, raising funds and shooting… we have a movie! Our cinema verite inspired tale about three drifters trying to make sense of their lives while hatching a plan to leave Los Angeles, is on its way through post production. I don a fire-engine red wig. Intrigued? Good! Can’t wait to share more, but in the meantime, ranging from ennui to elation, a few moments are captured below.
So excited to have produced and shot this little gem of a short film, BREAK, by the very talented Jennie Fahn. Dark, funny & feminist, this story is worth telling & I’m honored to be making it. We’re in post! Stay tuned…
I had the amazing opportunity to co-write a Bollywood fusion song with the groundbreaking neo-western, psychedelic rock band, SPINDRIFT, a few year ago.
We are gearing up to make a music video to accompany the song, but in the meantime, we got to perform the song at a concert!
So. Much. Fun!
I am so fortunate to have a rock star team supporting me (read: submitting me) for the many fantastic opportunities that come via auditions. I get to regularly practice my craft, which is more than so many other deserving actors get to say… but I still enjoy content creation so I am so excited to be producing and starring in the feature, ABOUT STRANGERS!
Here is the campaign … Please contribute if you can & follow us on the site!
On set of the pilot KAREN OF GOD and then off to celebrate the re-opening of an iconic Hollywood recording studio, Valentine Studio (home of the Beach Boys, Bing Crosby & more!). Acting always comes first, but I do sing as well and lately I’ve found myself seizing more singing opportunities. The latest was singing Fleetwood Mac’s epic “Rhiannon” accompanied by a stellar live band of insanely talented musicians. Truly honored and lucky!
So thrilled to be a part of this project with the amazing band, SPINDRIFT and it’s fearless leader KP. Bivas Biswas & I wrote and sang the Hindi lyrics to the retro Bollywood-inspired single, recorded in the famous Valentine Studios (the original playground of such legends as The Beach Boys and Bing Crosby, among others)! Stay tuned for details on a music video to accompany this awesome track!
I stumbled upon an insightful video this past week and although it wasn’t specifically targeted towards actors, I find it to be an inspirational gem that is absolutely relevant and applicable to our industry.
Check out the video and an article I wrote to accompany it on wemakemovies.org.
Speaking my Truth on the We Make Movies site through my new column, The Naked Actor.
“… I could launch into an academic diatribe about why and how these patriarchal themes permeate our culture and where this type of thought originates from, but I will abridge and highlight certain aspects of feminist hegemony and instead focus on artistic integrity.
The bottom line is this: When anyone is written as incomplete, relegated to a boring or insulting trope, is continually marginalized and considered tertiary, or is simply written to be uninteresting, everyone suffers. Quality suffers. Writers suffer. Actors suffer. Filmmakers suffer. Storytelling suffers. When characters are written poorly, if we don’t comment, make suggestions and provide a possibility of alternate solutions, we are inherently winking at bad filmmaking…”
Check out the whole article here.
I co-produced, co-wrote & co-star in the series, in which I play a plethora of characters. All under 30 seconds, watch all 40 micro-shorts on wmmoriginals & BroadStrokesFilms.com.
A Classic Lit mash-up series of
Shakespeare analysis.
Bawdy language.
Stripping, Pole Dancing, and Burlesque.
This is a retelling of Emilia’s Speech
from Othello, Act 4, Scene 3.
Check out more on strippingshakespeare.com
I co-produced, co-wrote & co-star in the series, in which I play a plethora of characters. All under 30 seconds, watch all 40 micro-shorts on wmmoriginals & BroadStrokesFilms.com.
I co-produced, co-wrote & co-star in the series, in which I play a plethora of characters. All under 30 seconds, watch all 40 micro-shorts on wmmoriginals & BroadStrokesFilms.com.
I co-produced, co-wrote & co-star in the series, in which I play a plethora of characters. All under 30 seconds, watch all 40 micro-shorts on wmmoriginals & BroadStrokesFilms.com.
I co-produced, co-wrote & co-star in the series, in which I play a plethora of characters. All under 30 seconds, watch all 40 micro-shorts on wmmoriginals & BroadStrokesFilms.com.
I co-produced, co-wrote & co-star in the series, in which I play a plethora of characters. All under 30 seconds, watch all 40 micro-shorts on wmmoriginals & BroadStrokesFilms.com.
Don’t let my last name fool you.
Sometimes I kick some butt.
Catch me in this sci-fi action clip
in ARCANA.
I co-produced, co-wrote & co-star in the series, in which I play a plethora of characters. All under 30 seconds, watch all 40 micro-shorts on wmmoriginals & BroadStrokesFilms.com.
I co-produced, co-wrote & co-star in the series, in which I play a plethora of characters. All under 30 seconds, watch all 40 micro-shorts on wmmoriginals & BroadStrokesFilms.com.
I co-produced, co-wrote & co-star in the series, in which I play a plethora of characters. All under 30 seconds, watch all 40 micro-shorts on wmmoriginals & BroadStrokesFilms.com.
I co-produced, co-wrote & co-star in the series, in which I play a plethora of characters. All under 30 seconds, watch all 40 micro-shorts on wmmoriginals & BroadStrokesFilms.com.
I co-produced, co-wrote & co-star in the series, in which I play a plethora of characters. All under 30 seconds, watch all 40 micro-shorts on wmmoriginals & BroadStrokesFilms.com.
I co-produced, co-wrote & co-star in the series, in which I play a plethora of characters. All under 30 seconds, watch all 40 micro-shorts on wmmoriginals & BroadStrokesFilms.com.
I co-produced, co-wrote & co-star in the series, in which I play a plethora of characters. All under 30 seconds, watch all 40 micro-shorts on wmmoriginals & BroadStrokesFilms.com.
I co-produced, co-wrote & co-star in the series, in which I play a plethora of characters. All under 30 seconds, watch all 40 micro-shorts on wmmoriginals & BroadStrokesFilms.com.
This avant garde, Lynchian horror flick directed by Eric Michael Kochmer will make you squirm and recoil. I recommend you watch it anyway. Find it on Amazon & 366weirdmovies.
I make an appearance as a Hindu Priestess (Sorceress really).
Starring: Justin Dray, Stephanie Sanditz, Maria Olsen, Tara Samuel & Ashli Haynes – with Lisa Loring (the original “Wednesday Addams”) &Nancy Wolfe (Helter Skelter).
DUST UP is a kick ass action comedy by Ward Roberts that will make you laugh, gasp and punch the person you’re sitting next to. Check it out on on amazon
I got to play one of the more intense, serious roles in the film, as the Iraqi farmer’s wife.
Starring: Amber Benson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Aaron Gaffey (Lo, Jackhammer), Jeremiah Birkett, Devin Barry & Travis Betz
Watch me as “Stacey” in this fun
WMM Sketch Show made by the best
little film collective in the world, aka
We Make Movies!
Watch all the WMM Sketches on
wemakemovies.org & wmmoriginals.
Watch me as “Diane” in the raunchy
WMM Sketch Show made by the best
little film collective in the world, aka
We Make Movies!
Watch all the WMM Sketches on
wemakemovies.org & wmmoriginals.
I co-produced, co-wrote & co-star in the series, in which I play a plethora of characters. All under 30 seconds, watch all 40 micro-shorts on wmmoriginals & BroadStrokesFilms.com.
I co-produced, co-wrote & co-star in the series, in which I play a plethora of characters. All under 30 seconds, check out selected clips under BROAD STROKES or watch all 40 micro-shorts on wmmoriginals & BroadStrokesFilms.com.
For some awesomely inappropriate humor check
this romp of a short written and directed by Will
Campisano.
Commercial & Theatrical Agent: Kate Ward
Manager: Gary Churchwell
Welcome and thank you for virtually visiting me…
British born, raised in Northern California, and with East 
Indian roots, my childhood was an intense blend of Bollywood and ballet, martial arts and musicals and many more cultural conundrums. I grew up speaking five languages, equally loving all cinema, from the swirling dramas drenched in song that Bollywood gave me to the fierce, raw indies and satirical dark comedies that made me think and feel, and everything in between. I love all art. Even bad art.
Expression is a way of life for me. I love crafting and inhabiting characters and the opportunity to exercise empathy and communicate ideas. An avid lover of mythology, psychology and philosophy, I admire the many ways stories are told and the power they can have to stir something inside of us and inspire change.
After graduating with degrees in English & Women’s Studies, I trained at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco and am grateful for the opportunity to create.
I’ve played a slew of ethnically ambiguous characters, including an Iraqi farmer’s wife, a Columbian boxer, an Indian bride-to-be, and a Puerto Rican cop. My favorite stage roles include Harper in Angels In America, Prudence in Beyond Therapy, and Susan in Do You Want to Buy My Brain? As a member of San Francisco’s Jump! Theatre, I wrote, produced, and starred (as an actor/singer/dancer) in the moody, mixed-media production of Terminally Female: A Cabaret, before migrating to Los Angeles.
Television credits include roles on SCANDAL, and NBC’s comedy 1600 PENN (recurring) and drama AWAKE. I can be seen in several short films (including festival darlings JAM and POSEY) as well as indie cult favorites such as DUST UP and WAY DOWN IN CHINATOWN.
I aim to contribute content that matters. Alongside being an actor, I redefined the term “short” with my comedic series, BROAD STROKES, am currently developing a psychological thriller (STAIN), and recently produced/starred in a feature (ABOUT STRANGERS) and a short (BREAK) – under the umbrella of my nascent production company, Elegant Grotesque.
I also serve as Editor-in-Chief of the L.A. based film collective We Make Movies.
