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Sunita Mani
American actress, dancer and comedian
Sunita Mani (born December 13, 1986) is an American actress, dancer and comedian. She is best known for her television roles as Trenton in the USA Network drama Mr. Robot (2015–2017) and Arthie Premkumar in the Netflix comedy GLOW (2017–2019).[1] Mani played the lead roles in the 2020 films Save Yourselves! and Evil Eye.
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Sunita Mani | |
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| Born | (1986-12-13) December 13, 1986 (age 37) |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
| Spouse |
Kenny Warren (m. 2018) |
Mani was born to Usha and Venk Mani,[2][3] from Tamil Nadu, India.[4]
She graduated from Dickson County High School in Dickson,[5] Tennessee in 2004.[3]
After studying writing at Emerson College, where she gained experience in stand-up comedy, Mani joined the Upright Citizens Brigade[5] for three years, where she learned more about improv.
She began her acting career by appearing in the MTV web TV pilot Writer's Block, and in a few commercials including ones for Burger King and Levi's.[6] [7][8]
Her first film appearance was in The Unspeakable Act (2012), an American coming-of-age drama written and directed by Dan Sallitt which won the Sarasota Film Festival's Independent Visions Award. Mani gained public recognition for her dance performance in the music video for the song "Turn Down for What", released in December 2013. She appeared in the drama–thriller television series Mr. Robot as Trenton.[9] In 2016, she appeared in Don't Think Twice, an episode of Broad City, and episodes of The Good Place. She was cast in the 2017 Netflix series GLOW.[10]
Mani is a member of the alt-comedy group Cocoon Central Dance Team.[11]
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Unspeakable Act | Jessica | |
| 2013 | Sardines out of a Can | Extra | |
| 2015 | 3rd Street Blackout | Elora | |
| 2015 | Stinking Heaven | Sunita | |
| 2016 | Little Sister | Performance Art Dancer | |
| 2016 | Don't Think Twice | Amy | |
| 2018 | Madeline's Madeline | Assistant Max | |
| 2019 | The Death of Dick Long | Lake Travis | |
| 2019 | Wine Country | Dolly | |
| 2019 | Can You Keep a Secret? | Lissy | |
| 2020 | Save Yourselves! | Su | |
| 2020 | The Outside Story | Slater | |
| 2020 | Evil Eye | Pallavi Kharti | |
| 2022 | Everything Everywhere All at Once | TV Musical - Queen | |
| 2022 | Spirited | Ghost of Christmas Past | |
| 2023 | You Hurt My Feelings | Dr. Allen | |
| 2023 | Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain | Tricia | |
| TBA | Death of a Unicorn | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012, 2018 | The Chris Gethard Show | Various | 3 episodes |
| 2015–2017 | Mr. Robot | Trenton | 16 episodes |
| 2016 | Person of Interest | Sonum | Episode: "The Day the World Went Away" |
| 2016 | Broad City | Coworker | 1 episode |
| 2016 | The Good Place | Chad | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Search Party | Pia | 2 episodes |
| 2017–2019 | GLOW | Arthie Premkumar | 29 episodes |
| 2017–2021 | No Activity | Fatima Khorasani | 27 episodes |
| 2018 | Drop the Mic | Herself | Episode: "WWE Superstars vs. GLOW & Laila Ali vs. Chris Jericho" |
| 2019 | Helpsters | Rhonda Runner | Episode: "Amazing Alie/Robbie & Rhonda Runner" |
| 2020 | Three Busy Debras | Homra Simpson | Episode: "Debspringa" |
| 2020 | At Home with Amy Sedaris | Denise Hershey Musgrave | Episode: "Signature Dishes" |
| 2020 | Social Distance | Dr. Larson | Episode: "Humane Animal Trap" |
| 2020 | Dream Corp LLC | Margot Daly | Recurring; 8 episodes |
| 2020–2021 | Mira, Royal Detective | Neeti/Preeti (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 2021 | Summer Camp Island | (voice) | Episode: "Spirit Balls" |
| 2021 | Ultra City Smiths | Detective Jaya Mukherjee (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Scenes from a Marriage | Danielle | Episode: "Innocence and Panic" |
| 2022 | Servant | Veera | |
| 2023 | Scavengers Reign | Ursula (voice) | 12 episodes |
Short videos
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2012 | See You Then, Then | |
| 2013 | Sardines Out of A Can | Extra |
| 2015 | The Truth About Meeting Women | |
| 2015 | This is a Dream and I'm Going to Kill You | Sunita |
| 2016 | Why Wasn't It Perfect? | Haley Sharma |
| 2016 | Vegas | Vegas |
| 2016 | The Place We Live | Autumn |
| 2017 | Snowy Bing Bongs Across the North Star Combat Zone | |
| 2017 | I Brought Pie | Alice |
| 2018 | Alpha Squadron | Alpha 4 / Chelsea |
| 2019 | Regulation | Mia Nichols |
| 2019 | Dick Pics! (A Documentary) | |
| 2019 | Others | John's Other |
| 2020 | I Love to Wait |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist | Ref. | |
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| 2010 | “Commotion” | The Hundred in the Hands | [12] | |
| 2014 | "Turn Down for What" | DJ Snake and Lil Jon | [6] | |
- "Behind the Scenes of the "Turn Down for What" Music Video—An Interview with Sunita Mani". Cream City, MD. March 21, 2014. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- Wagner, Sydney (January 15, 2020). "Dr. Venk Mani steps down as Dickson Co. medical examiner after nearly 40 years". The Tennessean. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- Gadd, Chris (June 28, 2018). "Sunita Mani of Netflix's 'GLOW': Dickson nurtured her offbeat style". The Tennessean. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- Jhunjhunwala, Udita (October 18, 2020). "Sunita Mani interview: 'We're having a moment, there will be more equalised seating at the table'". Scroll.in. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- Pudzianowski, Lydia (March 8, 2018). "Sunita Mani Defies Comfort Zones". FLOOD Magazine. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- Chitnis, Deepak (June 2, 2014). "That girl with the funky dance moves in 'Turn Down for What' is Sunita Mani". The American Bazaar. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- Handler, Rachel (October 1, 2020). "Sunita Mani Is Taking Up Space". Vulture. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- "Sunita Something". March 24, 2023.
- "Top 20 Countdown: Guest Host Miss Info + Her Baby Get "Butt Popped"". VH1+Music. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- Denise Petski (September 22, 2016). "'G.L.O.W.': Jenji Kohan Netflix Comedy Series Adds Britt Baron, Jackie Tohn & Five More". deadline.com. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ""The Hundred in the Hands, Commotion, Daniels, Warp Records"". Vimeo. Warp Records. October 15, 2010. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- Sunita Mani at IMDb
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