Sunita Mani
Sunita Mani (born December 13th, 1986) is an American actress, dancer, and comedian. She played Trenton in the USA Network television series Mr. Robot (2015–2017) and Arthie Premkumar in the Netflix comedy series GLOW (2017–2019).[1] She plays as Margot Daly in the American black comedy television series Dream Corp LLC. She is the main actress for 2020 films such as Save Yourselves! and Evil Eye.
Sunita Mani | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 December 1986 Dickson, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Emerson College |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Life and career
Mani was born in Tennessee and graduated from Dickson County High School in Dickson in 2004. She is of Indian descent. She attended Emerson College in Boston where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in writing, literature, and publishing. While studying, Mani started her career as a stand-up comedian. After graduating in 2008 she took classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade where she studied improvisational comedy for three years.
Mani joined the Cocoon Central Dance Team where she worked as a dancer and choreographer. Mani began her career as an actress by appearing in Writer's Block, an MTV web TV pilot, and also in commercials for Burger King and Levi's.[2]
Her first appearance was in the 2012 film The Unspeakable Act, an American coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Dan Sallitt where it won the Independent Visions Award.
She gained public recognition for her dance performance in the music video for the song "Turn Down for What" which was released in December 2013. Mani also appeared in drama–thriller television series Mr. Robot as Trenton.[3]
In 2016, she appeared in Don't Think Twice. She also appeared in one episode of 2016 Broad City and episodes in the The Good Place.
She was cast in the 2017 Netflix series GLOW.[4] Also in the same year, she appeared in the web series No Activity.
Mani is married to musician and Slavic Soul Party! member Kenny Warren. The two were wed in a traditional Indian wedding ceremony in Nashville on May 26, 2018.
In 2020, she began appearing in a series of commercials for Progressive Insurance as the girlfriend of sign spinner Mike Sullivan.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Unspeakable Act | Jessica | |
| 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 |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–2017 | Mr. Robot | Trenton | 16 episodes |
| 2016 | Broad City | Coworker | 1 episode |
| 2016–2017 | The Good Place | Chad | 3 episodes |
| 2017–19 | GLOW | Arthie Premkumar | 29 episodes |
| 2017 | Search Party | Pia | |
| 2017 | No Activity | Fatima Khorasani | |
| 2018 | Drop the Mic | Herself | |
| 2019 | Helpsters | Rhonda Runner | 1 episode |
| 2020 | Dream Corp, LLC | Marge Daly | Recurring |
Short videos
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Hundred in the Hands: Commotion | Sunita Mani |
| 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 |
| 2019 | Helpsters | Rhonda Runner |
| 2020 | I Love to Wait |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Turn Down for What" | DJ Snake and Lil Jon | [5] |
References
- "Behind the Scenes of the "Turn Down for What" Music Video—An Interview with Sunita Mani". Cream City, MD. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- "That girl with the funky dance moves in 'Turn Down for What' is Sunita Mani". The American Bazaar. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- "Top 20 Countdown: Guest Host Miss Info + Her Baby Get "Butt Popped"". VH1+Music. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- Denise Petski. "'G.L.O.W.': Jenji Kohan Netflix Comedy Series Adds Britt Baron, Jackie Tohn & Five More". deadline.com. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- "DJ Snake and Lil Jon – Turn Down for What". YouTube. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
External links
- Sunita Mani at IMDb