Geraldine Viswanathan

Geraldine Viswanathan (/ˌvɪswəˈnɑːθən/ VISS-wə-NAH-thən;[1][2] born 20 June 1995)[3] is an Australian actress. She gained attention in the role of Kayla in the 2018 film Blockers,[4] for which Refinery29 referred to her as "the film's breakout star."[5] Viswanathan went on to star as the lead in the 2019 coming-of-age film Hala, along with co-starring in Bad Education. She co-stars in the TBS comedy anthology, Miracle Workers, and had a recurring role in Janet King.

Geraldine Viswanathan
Viswanathan in March 2018
Born (1995-06-20) 20 June 1995
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present

Personal life

Geraldine's father, Suresh Viswanathan, is of Indian [Malaysian Tamil] descent and her mother, Anja Raith, is from Switzerland.[6][7][8]

Career

Viswanathan attended the Hunter School of the Performing Arts, Newcastle. She appeared in Emo the Musical. She plays Eliza, a worker in Heaven, as a regular in Miracle Workers, working alongside Steve Buscemi and Daniel Radcliffe.[9]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Emo the Musical Jamali
All Out Dysfunktion! Vizzie
2018 Blockers Kayla Mannes
The Package Becky Abelar
2019 Hala Hala Masood
Bad Education Rachel Bhargava
2020 The Broken Hearts Gallery Lucy Gulliver
2022 Rumble[10] Winnie McEvoy (voice) In production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Lost Angels Sarah
2017 The Y2K Bug Addison
2017 Janet King Bonnie Mahesh Recurring role (series 3), 8 episodes
2018 Nippers of Dead Bird Bay
2019–present Miracle Workers Eliza (season 1)
Alexandra "Allie" Shitshoveler (season 2)		 Main cast
2019–2020 BoJack Horseman Tawnie (voice) Recurring role (season 6), 3 episodes

References
  1. "John Legend; April Ryan; and Geraldine Viswanathan. Also: Jon Epcar sits-in with the 8G Band". Late Night with Seth Meyers. NBC. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. "Dacre Montgomery & Geraldine Viswanathan Teach You Australian Slang". Vanity Fair. YouTube. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  3. "Blockers Star Geraldine Viswanathan On The Crucial Scene That Nearly Didn't Happen". MTV.
  4. Schwartz, Dana (5 April 2018). "'Blockers' star Geraldine Viswanathan learned how to act drunk from Anne Hathaway". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  5. "Introducing Geraldine Viswanathan, Blockers' Breakout Star". Refinery29.
  6. Jones, Isabel (22 April 2020). "Bad Education Transported Geraldine Viswanathan Back to the "Most Unflattering Fashion Period"". InStyle. Some people think I'm Malaysian and Swedish, but I'm Indian and Swiss and born in Australia.
  7. Kannan, Indira (27 September 2019). "Crossover star: Hala actor Geraldine Viswanathan is making waves at TIFF". Business Standard India. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  8. "Ashanti Omkar - Geraldine Viswanathan - BBC Sounds". BBC Asian Network. 10 January 2021.
  9. Ramos, Dino-Ray (14 November 2017). "Geraldine Viswanathan, Jon Bass, Karan Soni Join TBS Comedy 'Miracle Workers'". Deadline.
  10. Paramount Grounds ‘Rugrats’ Movie, Moves WWE’s ‘Rumble’ Back Six Months & Titles Next ‘SpongeBob’ Pic
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