Nisha Ganatra
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June 25, 1974 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Nisha Ganatra (born in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian film director, film producer, writer and actress of Indian ancestry. She is most well known for her acclaimed films Chutney Popcorn and Cosmopolitan, and for directing three of the ten episodes of the Golden Globe–winning TV series Transparent.
Biography
Ganatra graduated from the New York University (NYU) Tisch School of the Arts. She is openly lesbian.[1][2]
Filmography
Director
- Junky Punky Girlz (1996)
- Drown Soda (1997)
- Chutney Popcorn (1999)
- The Real World (2000) TV Series
- The Real World/Road Rules Battle of the Seasons (2002) TV Series
- Cosmopolitan (2003)
- Fast Food High (2003)
- Cake (2005)
- Will You Merry Me (2008) (TV)
- Haven (2012) (TV)
- The Hunters (2013) (TV)
- Pete's Christmas (2013) (TV)
- Code Academy (2014)
- Transparent (2014) (TV series, 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
References
- ↑ 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
- Nisha Ganatra at the Internet Movie Database
- Interview on Rediff
- Interview at Asia Source
- Interview at The Cultural Connect
- Interview (video)
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