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'''Nandita Chandra''' is a multiple award-winning Indian actress and model.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bacalzo|first=Dan|title=Midtown International Theatre Festival Announces 2011 Award Winners|url=http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/09-2011/midtown-international-theatre-festival-announces-2_41000.html|publisher=TheaterMania|date=16 September 2011|access-date=23 November 2017}}</ref>

She has featured widely on the international stage and in independent films. In addition to acting, Chandra is an acclaimed children's theatre director and a former television anchor for [[Channel V]] India. She is also the first [[India]]n woman to be accepted into the Acting program (MFA) at the [[Actors Studio]] Drama School in New York.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2531567/workedwith</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=AsianWeek |url=http://www.asianweek.com/2008/12/09/daily-dose-120908/ |title=Daily Dose: 12/09/08 |publisher=Asianweek.com |accessdate=25 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324090309/http://www.asianweek.com/2008/12/09/daily-dose-120908/ |archivedate=24 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aaww.org/aaww_events.html |title=Asian American Writers' Workshop |publisher=Aaww.org |accessdate=25 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521111204/http://aaww.org/aaww_events.html |archivedate=21 May 2012}}</ref>

In 2003 she received critical acclaim for her performance in the play ''Edible Women'' and ''Anastasia''. In March 2008 she was felicitated by Himachal Pradesh C.M. Hon Pratibha Singh for her contribution in the field of theatre and performing arts in India.<ref>http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=51947</ref>

She is a company member of the [[Off Broadway]] [[Irish Repertory Theatre]]. She currently lives and works in New York. She was last seen in ''The Homebase Project'' in [[David Bar Katz]]'s "Can't Go Home" opposite LAByrinth founding member David Deblinger. She was featured in a [[Yash Raj Films|Yashraj]] films production with [[Bollywood]] leading man [[Shahid Kapoor]]. In 2010 she starred in "The Blowup" by J Wingfield which premiered at The Manhattan Film Festival.

Her TV credits include ''I Love You…But I Lied'' (LMN), ''The Leftovers'' (HBO), ''Taxi Brooklyn'' (NBC), ''White Collar'' (USA),<ref name="Bazaar2014">{{cite news|url=http://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2014/01/13/new-delhi-born-actress-nandita-chandra-winning-accolades-pod/l|title=New Delhi-born actress Nandita Chandra is winning accolades for 'I-Pod'|publisher=[[AmericanBazaar]] |date= 13 January 2014 }}</ref> and ''Curb Appeal'' (HGTV).

In September 2011, she won the Outstanding Actress award at The Midtown International Theater Festival in NYC for her one-woman show ''I-Pod'', written by Natalie Menna and directed by Joan Kane. ''I-Pod'' is the story of a glamorous New York City artist who pretends to be an environmentalist to win a Guggenheim grant. The awards ceremony took place at New World Stages in New York.<ref name="NRI Pulse">{{cite news|url=http://www.nripulse.com/indian-american-actor-bags-theatre-award/l|title=Indian-American Actor bags Theatre award|publisher=[[NRIPulse]] |date= 13 January 2013}}</ref>
In March 2012 ''I-Pod'' won Best Solo Show at The Network One Act Festival (directed by Sarah Paige).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newschool.edu/drama/subpage.aspx?id=12198 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100624235404/http://www.newschool.edu/drama/subpage.aspx?id=12198 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 June 2010 |title=Drama :: On Stage :: Past Productions :: Random Acts 2007 |publisher=Newschool.edu |accessdate=25 April 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newschool.edu/alumni/dramaclassnotes.html |title=The Office of Alumni Relations |publisher=Newschool.edu |accessdate=25 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905140324/http://www.newschool.edu/alumni/dramaclassnotes.html |archivedate=5 September 2008}}</ref><ref>http://www.anandfoundation.com/oldsite/dec.asp</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/whatson/oa-f.htm |title=Off Broadway Listings A-F New York Theatre Guide – Online |publisher=Newyorktheatreguide.com |accessdate=25 April 2012}}</ref><ref>http://www.ntcp.org/NationalDiversityForum/Roundtable/JustinWoo.htm</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorktheatrenet.com/archives/20080204.shtml |title=Broadway on a Budget |publisher=New York TheatreNet |date=4 February 2008 |accessdate=25 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiahabitat.org/calendar/sep2k2/calen2.htm |title=India Habitat Centre – Calendar of Events |publisher=Indiahabitat.org |accessdate=25 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209142414/http://www.indiahabitat.org/calendar/sep2k2/calen2.htm |archivedate=9 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiahabitat.org/calendar/may2k2/calen.htm |title=India Habitat Centre – Calendar of Events |publisher=Indiahabitat.org |accessdate=25 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209142419/http://www.indiahabitat.org/calendar/may2k2/calen.htm |archivedate=9 February 2012}}</ref>

==Filmography==
*''[[Chehere]]'' (2003) Mrs Fernandez
*''[[Red, Black and White]]'' (2003) Yasmin
*''Red Earth'' (2004) Katsaki
*''[[Occasional Twists and Turns]]'' (2004) Shashi
*''[[Going Up (2007 film)|Going Up]]'' (2007)

==TV credits==
*''[[White Collar (TV series)|White Collar]]'' (2009) <ref name="Bazaar2014" />
*''[[The Leftovers (TV series)|The Leftovers]]'' (2014) <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/global/actress-nandita-chandra-wins-ny-theatre-award/article_61d8cd13-3eb8-57af-808d-7baa2282495f.html|title=Actress Nandita Chandra Wins NY Theatre Award|publisher=India West |date=9 January 2014}}</ref>
*''[[I Love You... But I Lied]]'' (2015)
*''[[Falling Water (TV series)|Falling Water]]'' (2016) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4520992/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm|title=Falling Water - Full Cast & Crew|publisher=[[IMDb]] |date=15 August 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*http://www.midtownfestival.org/

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