Anjali Bhimani

American actressTemplate:SHORTDESC:American actress

**Anjali Bhimani** (born August 30, 1974 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American actress. She is best known for voicing Symmetra in the video game *Overwatch* and Rampart in the video game *Apex Legends*.

## Early life

Bhimani was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of doctors Ela and Bharat Bhimani. She is of Indian descent and grew up in Orange County, California. She attended Northwestern University.

## Career

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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 *Haft Peykar*. She played Greek mythological character Myrrha in Zimmerman-directed *Metamorphoses*'s world premiere produced by Lookingglass Theatre Company in 1998 and its Off-Broadway opening at the Second Stage Theatre in 2001. Drama critic Albert Williams, in his review for the *Chicago Reader*, called Bhimani a "stunning dancer". She made her Broadway debut when *Metamorphoses* opened at Circle in the Square Theatre (2002).

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. She appeared as The Sparrow in Czech opera *Brundibár* (2006). 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. For *The Jungle Book* she re-teamed with Zimmerman and played the role of mother wolf in its 2013 Goodman Theatre production.

Bhimani has appeared in TV series including *All My Children*, *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*, *The Sopranos*, *Journeyman*, *Shark*, *Flight of the Conchords*, and *Modern Family*. She voiced the character Symmetra in the first-person shooter video game *Overwatch*, and shared the 2016 Behind the Voice Actors Award for Best Vocal Ensemble in a Video Game with her co-voice actors for the game. In 2021, she guest starred on *Exandria Unlimited*, a spinoff of the web series *Critical Role*.

## References

1. ↑ Anjali Bhimani.
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3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 About – Anjali Bhimani.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Davenport, James (February 9, 2017). The voice behind Symmetra on working with Blizzard, Overwatch dream couples, and D&D. PC Gamer.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>"Anjali Bhimani in Zimmerman's 'Jungle Book'". *India-West*. May 18, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
6. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Lefkowitz, David (March 31, 1997). "Goodman Studio Looks into Zimmerman's Mirror & Notebooks". *Playbill*. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
7. ↑ Zimmerman, Mary; Slavitt, David R. (2002). *Metamorphoses: A Play*. Northwestern University Press. p. xi. ISBN 978-0-8101-1980-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=Sx42w0SOBwkC&pg=PA94.
8. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Williams, Albert (October 3, 2012). "Metamorphoses transformed". *Chicago Reader*. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
9. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>"Who's Who in the Cast". *Playbill*. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
10. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Simonson, Robert (February 21, 2002). "*Metamorphoses* Transforms into a Broadway Show, Feb. 21". *Playbill*. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Tsering, Lisa (October 17, 2017). "Indian American Actress Anjali Bhimani in 'Metamorphoses'". *India-West*. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
12. ↑ Dietz, Dan (2017). *The Complete Book of 2000s Broadway Musicals*. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-4422-7801-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=3YM1DgAAQBAJ&pg=PA170.
13. ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Isherwood, Charles (May 9, 2006). "Tony Kushner and Maurice Sendak Adapt 'Brundibar,' a Czech Children's Opera". *The New York Times*. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Open Fist Presents Works by Shoshana Bean et al. at First Look Festival of Plays this Summer. BroadwayWorld.com (July 13, 2011). Retrieved on November 2, 2017.
15. ↑ Anjali Bhimani. Goodman Theatre. Retrieved on November 2, 2017.
16. ↑ Green, Susan; Dawn, Randee (2009). *The Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Unofficial Companion*. BenBella Books. p. 311. ISBN 978-1-933771-88-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=zt4WqrgXI9gC&pg=PA311.
17. ↑ BTVA Voice Acting Awards 2016. Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved on November 2, 2017.
18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Critical Role: Anjali Bhimani Discusses New Character on Exandria Unlimited (en) (July 16, 2021).
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2021-07-16). Anjali Bhimani Talks Appearing On Critical Role's Exandria Unlimited (en).
20. ↑ Moreau, Jordan (2022-01-20). Critical Role's 'Legend of Vox Machina' Adds Stephanie Beatriz, David Tennant, Tony Hale and More as Guest Stars (en-US).
21. ↑ Critical Role Announces New Limited-Series Game (en) (September 26, 2019).
22. ↑ Anjali Bhimani, Exandria Unlimited's Fy'ra Rai, talks D&D, roleplaying versus acting roles, and joining the Critical Role series (en) (2021-07-16).
23. ↑ HYPE: Welcome Anjali Bhimani to Exandria Unlimited! | Critical Role (en-US) (2021-07-19).
24. ↑ Sheehan, Gavin (2022-03-14). Critical Role Announces Two New Shows In Latest Video (en).
25. ↑ Radulovic, Petrana (2022-03-14). Critical Role announces two new series to celebrate its 7th anniversary (en-US).

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