Sunita Mani
American actress, dancer, comedian (born 1986)
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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.[2]
- Actress
- dancer
- comedian
Sunita Mani | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 13, 1986 |
| Alma mater | Emerson College |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
| Spouse |
Kenny Warren (m. 2018) |
Early life
Mani was born to Usha and Venk Mani,[3][4] from Tamil Nadu, India.[5]
She graduated from Dickson County High School in Dickson,[6] Tennessee in 2004.[4]
After studying writing at Emerson College, graduating in 2008,[7] where she gained experience in stand-up comedy, Mani joined the Upright Citizens Brigade[6] for three years, where she learned more about improv.
Career
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.[8][9][10]
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.[11] 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[12] and in Spirited, a satire on A Christmas Carol, alongside Ryan Reynolds.[13][14] In 2023, she is the voice of Ursula, a protagonist of HBO Max's series Scavengers Reign (2023).[15] In 2026, she appears as Priya Patel in the Netflix series His & Hers.[16]
Mani is a member of the alt-comedy group Cocoon Central Dance Team.[17]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Unspeakable Act | Jessica | |
| 2013 | Sardines out of a Can | Extra | |
| 2015 | 3rd Street Blackout | Elora | |
| Stinking Heaven | Sunita | ||
| 2016 | Little Sister | Performance Art Dancer | |
| Don't Think Twice | Amy | ||
| 2018 | Madeline's Madeline | Assistant Max | |
| 2019 | The Death of Dick Long | Lake Travis | |
| Wine Country | Dolly | ||
| Can You Keep a Secret? | Lissy | ||
| 2020 | Save Yourselves! | Su | |
| The Outside Story | Slater | ||
| Evil Eye | Pallavi Kharti | [18] | |
| 2022 | Everything Everywhere All at Once | TV Musical - Queen | |
| Spirited | Ghost of Christmas Past | ||
| 2023 | You Hurt My Feelings | Dr. Allen | |
| Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain | Tricia | ||
| The Wild | Emilia | ||
| 2024 | A Nice Indian Boy | Arundhathi Gavaskar | [19] |
| 2025 | Death of a Unicorn | Dr. Bhatia | |
| The Roses | Jane | ||
| TBA | Rest and Relaxation | Amandeep | 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" |
| Broad City | Coworker | 1 episode | |
| The Good Place | Chad | 2 episodes | |
| Search Party | Pia | 2 episodes | |
| Netflix Presents: The Characters | Party attendee (uncredited) | 1 episode | |
| 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" |
| At Home with Amy Sedaris | Denise Hershey Musgrave | Episode: "Signature Dishes" | |
| Social Distance | Dr. Larson | Episode: "Humane Animal Trap" | |
| Dream Corp LLC | Margot Daly | Recurring; 8 episodes | |
| 2020–2021 | Mira, Royal Detective | Neeti/Preeti (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 2021 | Cinema Toast | (voice) | Episode: "After the End" |
| Scenes from a Marriage | Danielle | Episode: "Innocence and Panic"[20] | |
| Summer Camp Island | (voice) | Episode: "Spirit Balls" | |
| Ultra City Smiths | Detective Jaya Mukherjee (voice) | 2 episodes | |
| 2022 | Servant | Veera | 4 episodes |
| 2023 | We Baby Bears | Laila (voice) | Episode: "Doll's House" |
| Bupkis | Monica | Episode: "ISO" | |
| Scavengers Reign | Ursula (voice) | 12 episodes | |
| 2024 | Royal Crackers | Janice (voice) | Episode: "Bidai" |
| Fantasmas | Nancy | Episode: "Cookies and Spaghetti" | |
| 2025 | Goldie | Petey's Mom (voice) | Episode: "Tall Teeny/Pilroy" |
| Haunted Hotel | Heather (voice) | 3 episodes | |
| Government Cheese | Edith | Episode: "Two Doors"[21] | |
| 2026 | His & Hers | Priya "Boston" Patel | 6 episodes [22] |
Short videos
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | See You Then, Then | |
| 2013 | Sardines Out of A Can | Extra |
| 2015 | The Truth About Meeting Women | |
| This is a Dream and I'm Going to Kill You | Sunita | |
| 2016 | Why Wasn't It Perfect? | Haley Sharma |
| Vegas | Vegas | |
| The Place We Live | Autumn | |
| 2017 | Snowy Bing Bongs Across the North Star Combat Zone | |
| I Brought Pie | Alice | |
| 2018 | Alpha Squadron | Alpha 4 / Chelsea |
| 2019 | Regulation | Mia Nichols |
| Dick Pics! (A Documentary) | ||
| Others | John's Other | |
| 2020 | I Love to Wait |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Commotion" | The Hundred in the Hands | [23] |
| 2014 | "Turn Down for What" | DJ Snake and Lil Jon | [8] |
