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.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.
actress, who has appeared on various television shows. In 2016, she
began voicing the character Symmetra, seen in the video game
Overwatch.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.
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