Anjali Bhimani

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**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*.

## 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 *Haft Peykar*. She played Greek mythological character Myrrha in Zimmerman-directed *Metamorphoses*Template:'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 also appeared on a few TV series including *All My Children*, *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (2006), *The Sopranos*, *Journeymam*, *Shark*, *Flight of the Conchords* and *Modern Family*. She has voiced for the character Symmetra in the first person shooter 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*.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Davenport, James (February 9, 2017). "The voice behind Symmetra on working with Blizzard, Overwatch dream couples, and D&D". PC Gamer. http://www.pcgamer.com/the-voice-behind-symmetra-on-working-with-blizzard-overwatch-dream-couples-and-dd/.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Anjali Bhimani in Zimmerman's 'Jungle Book'", *India-West* (May 18, 2013). Retrieved on November 2, 2017.
3. ↑ "Goodman Studio Looks into Zimmerman's Mirror & Notebooks", *Playbill* (March 31, 1997). Retrieved on November 2, 2017.
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5. ↑ "Metamorphoses transformed", *Chicago Reader* (October 3, 2012). Retrieved on November 2, 2017.
6. ↑ "Who's Who in the Cast", *Playbill*. Retrieved on November 2, 2017.
7. ↑ "*Metamorphoses* Transforms into a Broadway Show, Feb. 21", *Playbill* (February 21, 2002). Retrieved on November 2, 2017.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Indian American Actress Anjali Bhimani in 'Metamorphoses'", *India-West* (October 17, 2017). Retrieved on November 2, 2017.
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10. ↑ "Tony Kushner and Maurice Sendak Adapt 'Brundibar,' a Czech Children's Opera", *The New York Times* (May 9, 2006). Retrieved on November 2, 2017.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Open Fist Presents Works by Shoshana Bean et al. at First Look Festival of Plays this Summer". BroadwayWorld.com. July 13, 2011. 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. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
12. ↑ "Anjali Bhimani". Goodman Theatre. https://www.goodmantheatre.org/artists-archive/creative-partners/actors/anjali-bhimani/. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
13. ↑ Template:Cite book
14. ↑ "BTVA Voice Acting Awards 2016". Behind The Voice Actors. http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/btva-awards/2016/video-games/. Retrieved November 2, 2017.

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