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{{Infobox person
| name = Anjali Bhimani
| image = Anjali Bhimani (35396848715).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Bhimani in 2017
| birth_name =
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = [[Cleveland]], Ohio, U.S.<ref name="PCG">{{cite web|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/the-voice-behind-symmetra-on-working-with-blizzard-overwatch-dream-couples-and-dd/|title=The voice behind Symmetra on working with Blizzard, Overwatch dream couples, and D&D|last=Davenport|first=James|publisher=[[PC Gamer]]|date=February 9, 2017|access-date=November 30, 2017}}</ref>
| death_date = 
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| nationality = American
| alma_mater = [[Northwestern University]]<ref name="PCG" />
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| years_active = 1997–present
| occupation = Actress
| URL = {{URL|anjalibhimani.com}}
}}

'''Anjali Bhimani''' is an American stage, film, television and voice actress, who has appeared on various television shows. In 2016, she began voicing the character [[Symmetra]], seen in the video game ''[[Overwatch (video game)|Overwatch]]'' and in 2020, she began voicing Rampart from popular Battle Royale game [[Apex Legends]].

==Career==
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 ''[[The Seven Beauties|Haft Peykar]]''.<ref name="IndiaWest">{{cite news|title=Anjali Bhimani in Zimmerman's 'Jungle Book'|url=http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/global/anjali-bhimani-in-zimmerman-s-jungle-book/article_630d7a33-c2f0-5fcf-b06a-59132f7bcd3f.html|accessdate=November 2, 2017|work=India-West|date=May 18, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Lefkowitz|first1=David|title=Goodman Studio Looks into Zimmerman's Mirror & Notebooks|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/goodman-studio-looks-into-zimmermans-mirror-notebooks-com-69927|accessdate=November 2, 2017|work=[[Playbill]]|date=March 31, 1997}}</ref> She played Greek mythological character [[Myrrha]] in Zimmerman-directed ''[[Metamorphoses (play)|Metamorphoses]]''{{'s}} world premiere produced by [[Lookingglass Theatre Company]] in 1998 and its [[Off-Broadway]] opening at the [[Second Stage Theatre]] in 2001.<ref name="ZimmermanSlavitt2002">{{cite book|last1=Zimmerman|first1=Mary|authorlink1=Mary Zimmerman|last2=Slavitt|first2=David R.|authorlink2=David R. Slavitt|title=Metamorphoses: A Play|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sx42w0SOBwkC&pg=PA94|year=2002|publisher=Northwestern University Press|isbn=978-0-8101-1980-2|page=xi}}</ref> Drama critic Albert Williams, in his review for the ''[[Chicago Reader]]'', called Bhimani a "stunning dancer".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Williams|first1=Albert|title=Metamorphoses transformed|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/metamorphoses-revived-by-lookingglass-theatre-company/Content?oid=7566738|accessdate=November 2, 2017|work=[[Chicago Reader]]|date=October 3, 2012}}</ref> She made her Broadway debut when ''Metamorphoses'' opened at [[Circle in the Square Theatre]] (2002).<ref>{{cite news|title=Who's Who in the Cast|url=http://www.playbill.com/playbillpagegallery/inside-playbill?asset=00000150-ac7d-d16d-a550-ec7fe7940000&type=InsidePlaybill&slide=1|accessdate=November 2, 2017|work=[[Playbill]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Simonson|authorlink1=Robert Simonson|first1=Robert|title=''Metamorphoses'' Transforms into a Broadway Show, Feb. 21|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/metamorphoses-transforms-into-a-broadway-show-feb-21-com-104066|accessdate=November 2, 2017|work=[[Playbill]]|date=February 21, 2002}}</ref>

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.<ref name="IW">{{cite news|last1=Tsering|first1=Lisa|title=Indian American Actress Anjali Bhimani in 'Metamorphoses'|url=http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/global/indian-american-actress-anjali-bhimani-in-metamorphoses/article_ad229810-10e0-53b2-9484-129bd4c23ad2.html|accessdate=November 2, 2017|work=India-West|date=October 17, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Dietz2017">{{cite book|last=Dietz|first=Dan|title=The Complete Book of 2000s Broadway Musicals|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3YM1DgAAQBAJ&pg=PA170|year=2017|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers|isbn=978-1-4422-7801-1|page=170}}</ref> She appeared as The Sparrow in Czech opera ''[[Brundibár]]'' (2006).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Isherwood|first1=Charles|title=Tony Kushner and Maurice Sendak Adapt 'Brundibar,' a Czech Children's Opera|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/09/theater/reviews/09brun.html|accessdate=November 2, 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 9, 2006}}</ref> 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.<ref name="BW">{{cite web|title=Open Fist Presents Works by Shoshana Bean et al. at First Look Festival of Plays this Summer|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/Open-Fist-Presents-Works-by-Shoshana-Bean-et-al-at-FIRST-LOOK-FESTIVAL-OF-PLAYS-this-Summer-20110713|accessdate=November 2, 2017|publisher=BroadwayWorld.com|date=July 13, 2011}}</ref> For ''[[The Jungle Book]]'' she re-teamed with Zimmerman and played the role of mother wolf in its 2013 [[Goodman Theatre]] production.<ref name="IndiaWest" />
[[File:Anjali Bhimani (35744662823) cropped.jpg|thumb|Bhimani in 2017]]
Bhimani has also appeared on a few TV series including ''[[All My Children]]'', ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' ([[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 8)|2006]]), ''[[The Sopranos]]'', ''[[Journeyman (TV series)|Journeymam]]'', ''[[Shark (U.S. TV series)|Shark]]'', ''[[Flight of the Conchords (TV series)|Flight of the Conchords]]'' and ''[[Modern Family]]''.<ref name="IW" /><ref name="BW" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Anjali Bhimani|url=https://www.goodmantheatre.org/artists-archive/creative-partners/actors/anjali-bhimani/|accessdate=November 2, 2017|publisher=[[Goodman Theatre]]}}</ref><ref name="GreenDawn2009">{{cite book|last1=Green|first1=Susan|last2=Dawn|first2=Randee|title=The Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Unofficial Companion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zt4WqrgXI9gC&pg=PA311|year=2009|publisher=BenBella Books|isbn=978-1-933771-88-5|page=311}}</ref> She has voiced for the character [[Symmetra]] in the [[first person shooter]] video game ''[[Overwatch (video game)|Overwatch]]''. Bhimani shared the 2016 Behind the Voice Actors Award for Best Vocal Ensemble in a Video Game with her co-voice actors for ''Overwatch''.<ref>{{cite web|title=BTVA Voice Acting Awards 2016|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/btva-awards/2016/video-games/|accessdate=November 2, 2017|publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2001 || ''The Medicine Show'' || Food Swiling Wench ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Confessions of a Shopaholic (film)|Confessions of a Shopaholic]]'' || Girl 1 ||
|-
| 2015 || ''Miss India America'' || Pinky Matthews ||
|-
| 2015 || ''Dark Intentions'' || Dr. Maya ||
|-
| 2017 || ''Trafficked'' || Sheela ||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Evil Eye (2020 film)|Evil Eye]]'' || Radhika ||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[All My Life (2020 film)|All My Life]]'' || Mina White ||
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2004, 2006 || ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' || Mrs. Chadoury, Dr. Faroup || 2 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 (U.S. TV series)|Shark]]'' || Miranda Carlson || 2 episodes
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Journeyman (TV series)|Journeyman]]'' || Cynthia McNaughton || Episode: "Keepers"
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Flight of the Conchords (TV series)|Flight of the Conchords]]'' || Potential Client No. 2 || Episode: "A New Cup"
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Lie to Me]]'' || Young Woman || Uncredited; Episode: "Life Is Priceless"
|-
| 2010–2011 || ''[[Outsourced (TV series)|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"
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Law & Order: LA]]'' || Hallie Capshaw || Episode: "Van Nuys"
|-
| 2011 || ''[[I'm in the Band]]'' || Tisha Bell || Episode: "Trippnotized"
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Pretty Little Liars]]'' || Miss Pervis || Episode: "Let the Water Hold Me Down"
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Ringer (TV series)|Ringer]]'' || Dr. Rao || Episode: "If You're Just an Evil Bitch Then Get Over It"
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Common Law (2012 TV series)|Common Law]]'' || Veterinarian || Episode: "Joint Custody"
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Necessary Roughness (TV series)|Necessary Roughness]]'' || Parveena Jeevan || Episode: "Spell It Out"
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Hollywood Heights (TV series)|Hollywood Heights]]'' || Doctor || 2 episodes
|-
| 2013 || ''Second Shot'' || Bobbi Newton || Episode: "You Can't Go Home Again. So Why Am I Here?"
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Save Me (U.S. TV series)|Save Me]]'' || Dr. Malikay || Episode: "The Book of Beth"
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]'' || Satima Najjar || Episode: "The Turn in the Um"
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Mighty Med]]'' || Dr. Bridges || Episode: "Are You Afraid of the Shark"
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' || Dr. Rasgotra || Episode: "Boxed In"
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Dog with a Blog]]'' || Receptionist || Episode: "Stan Has Puppies: Part 1"
|-
| 2015 || ''[[The Fosters (2013 TV series)|The Fosters]]'' || Dr. Melvoy || Episode: "It's My Party"
|-
| 2015 || ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]'' || Mira Yacoob || Episode: "Defectors"
|-
| 2015 || ''Adoptable'' || Jasmine Bidhani || 4 episodes
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders]]'' || Hasina || Episode: "Harvested"
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Silicon Valley (TV series)|Silicon Valley]]'' || D.A. || Episode: "To Build a Better Beta"
|-
| 2017 || ''Cassandra French's Finishing School'' || Wendy || 6 episodes
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Doubt (TV series)|Doubt]]'' || Maya Reyez || Episode: "Finally"
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Kevin (Probably) Saves the World]]'' || Susan Alan || Episode: "Dave"
|-
| 2017–2018 || ''Suspense'' || Doctor Brightfall, Sergeant Bhatti || 2 episodes
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Wisdom of the Crowd]]'' || Mrs. Bakari || Episode: "Alpha Test"
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Young Sheldon]]'' || Zero || Episode: "Demons, Sunday School, and Prime Numbers"
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Grace and Frankie]]'' || Raha || Episode: "The Home"
|-
| 2018 || ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'' || Sara Petrie || Episode: "Family Ties"
|-
| 2018 || ''[[A.P. Bio]]'' || Sarika's Mom || Episode: "Freakin' Enamored"
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Alex, Inc.]]'' || Joya || 2 episodes
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Crazy Ex-Girlfriend]]'' || Director || Episode: "[[Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (season 4)|I'm Making Up for Lost Time]]"
|-
| 2018 || ''[[The Resident (TV series)|The Resident]]'' || Dr. Irena Simmons || Episode: "The Dance"
|-
| 2019 || ''[[S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series)|S.W.A.T.]]'' || Agent Ellen Benson || 2 episodes
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Station 19]]'' || Dr. Mukerji || Episode: "Crazy Train"
|-
| 2019 || ''Arranged'' || Seema Patel || Episode: "Pilot"
|-
| 2019 || ''Wizard School Dropout'' || Andy's Mom || 2 episodes
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Runaways (TV series)|Runaways]]'' || Mita Nansari || 2 episodes
|-
| 2020 || ''[[It's Pony]]'' || Gerry's Mom, Nurse, Leanne (voices) || 2 episodes
|-
| 2020 || ''[[The Loud House]]'' || Jesse Hiller, Woman (voices) || Episode: "Write and Wrong"
|-
| 2020 || ''[[The Casagrandes]]'' || Padma (voice) || Episode: "Fast Feud"
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Blindspot (TV series)|Blindspot]]'' || Susan Shah || 2 episodes
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Little Voice (TV series)|Little Voice]]'' || Reema || 2 episodes
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Special (TV series)|Special]]'' || Bina Laghari || 3 episodes
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Fallout 4: Nuka-World]]'' || Nisha || DLC
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Overwatch (video game)|Overwatch]]'' || [[Symmetra]] ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Uncharted: The Lost Legacy]]'' || Additional Voices ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Indivisible (video game)|Indivisible]]'' || Kala ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Apex Legends]]'' || Rampart ||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Final Fantasy VII Remake]]'' || Additional Voices ||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Fallout 76|Fallout 76: Steel Dawn]]'' || Yasmin Chowdhury || DLC
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons Category|Anjali Bhimani}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0080401|name=Anjali Bhimani}}
* {{IBDB name|id=93737|name=Anjali Bhimani}}
* {{iobdb name|401|Anjali Bhimani}}

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