Nandita Chandra
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Nandita Chandra is a multiple award-winning actress and model.[1]
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 Indian woman to be accepted into the Acting program (MFA) at the Actors Studio Drama School in New York.[2][3][4]
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.[5]
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 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),[6] 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.[7] In March 2012 I-Pod won Best Solo Show at The Network One Act Festival (directed by Sarah Paige).[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
Filmography[edit]
- Chehere (2003) Mrs Fernandez
- Red, Black and White (2003) Yasmin
- Red Earth (2004) Katsaki
- Occasional Twists and Turns (2004) Shashi
- Going Up (2007)
TV credits[edit]
- White Collar (2009)[6]
- The Leftovers (2014)[16]
- I Love You... But I Lied (2015)
- Falling Water (2016)[17]
References[edit]
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- ^ "ANAND FOUNDATION NEW DELHI INDIA PROMOTING FELLOWSHIP THROUGH MUSIC PERFORMING AND FINE ARTS". www.anandfoundation.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2006.
- ^ "Off Broadway Listings A-F New York Theatre Guide – Online". Newyorktheatreguide.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ^ "NTCP: Non-Traditional Casting Project". Archived from the original on 6 October 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2008.
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- ^ "Actress Nandita Chandra Wins NY Theatre Award". India West. 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Falling Water - Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. 15 August 2016.