Vitals
Gender
Female
Age Range
18 - 28
Ethnicity
Indian
Height
157cm
Base Location
International
Available In
International
Skills
Dancer, Voice Artist, Writer, Singer
Hair
Black
Eye
Brown
Memberships
AEA - Actor Equity America, SAG/AFTRA
Agent
Agent
Freelance Artist
Email
Feature Photo
Feature Clip
Credits
2023
Television
Siya Malik
The Blacklist
NBC
Various
2022
Short Film
Aisha Sharma
Speak to Me
USC School of Cinematic Arts
Anmol Bajpai
2021
Short Film
Sara
Buried and Forgotten
Awadh Productions
Ali Ahmed
Rehearsed Readings
Tara
You Bring the Distant Near by Mitali Perkins
Novel Readings/Macmillan Publishers
Michael Barakiva
2020
Theatre
Ensemble
Tomorrow Will Be Sunday
Chautauqua Theatre Company
Heather Raffo/ Jenny Koons
2019
Theatre
Lily
Where Do We Live?
Columbia Thesis Production
Ron Van Lieu
Theatre
The Bengali Woman
Apologies to the Bengali Lady
Edinburgh Fringe
Velani Dibba
Theatre
Mary Magdalene and others.
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
Columbia University
Ron Van Lieu
Theatre
Antigone
Antigone
Columbia University
Peter J. Fernandez
Theatre
Masha
Three Sisters
Columbia University
Ron Van Lieu
Theatre
Emma
People, Places and Things
Columbia University
Tina Benko
Musical Theatre
Amy
Company
Columbia University
Manoel Felciano
Musical Theatre
Mimi
Rent
Columbia University
Manoel Felciano
2018
Theatre
Beatrice
Much Ado About Nothing
Columbia University
Arin Arbus
Theatre
Eliante
The School for Lies
Columbia University
Arin Arbus
Theatre
Emilia
Othello
Columbia University
Geoffrey Owens
Television
Kali Ghandi
Sidelines
Laugh Club NZ
Cristobel Araus Lobos
Theatre
Helen of Troy/ Woman in Black/ Nurse Hale
Kill Hamlet
Signature Theatre Company, New York, NY.
Carl Hancock Rux and Nako Adodoadji
Theatre
Lady Anne / Catesby
Richard III
Lenfest Center for the Arts, New York, NY.
Nana Dakin
2017
Theatre
Becca
Rabbit Hole
Columbia University
Ron Van Lieu
Theatre
Beth
A Lie of the Mind
Columbia University
Kyle Fable
Music Video
Featured
Back to You
The Black Seeds
Connor Pritchard
Television
Leela
Auckward Love
TVNZ / We Three Productions
Emmett Skilton
2016
Theatre
Ella / Judge Nancy
Vernon God Little
Last Tapes
Leon Wadham
Short Film
Holly
Balloons
Votre Arme
Michael Hurst
Musical Theatre
Prince Henry
Snow White
The Stage Company
Nancy Holland-Schroder
Theatre
Mrs Gascoyne / Rhodri / Swindon Policeman/ Ensemble
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Actors' Program
Lara McGregor
Theatre
Shelley Woods
Principal Principle
Dolphin Theatre
Sheila Summers
Short Film
Lover
Skin
Wild Boy
Luke Thornborough
Theatre
Iris/ Spirit/ Sailor
The Tempest
Pop-up Globe. Summer Shakespeare. University of Auckland.
Benjamin Henson
Rehearsed Readings
Sylvia
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Auckland Shakespeare CompanyAuckland Shakespeare Company
Rita Stone
Rehearsed Readings
Flavius
Timon of Athens
Auckland Shakespeare Company
Rita Stone
2015
Short Film
Tina
Clean Getaway
Chillbox
Gabe Lunte
Theatre
Cobweb
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Summer Shakespeare. University of Auckland.
Michael Hurst
2014
Theatre
'Adrift'
Mumbai Monologues
Agram
Ahi Karunaharan
Music Video
Featured
Chris Halkyard - Would You Know If I Left?
Wild Boy
Luke Thornborough
2013
Theatre
Joan / Sprenger
Vinegar Tom
Don't Blink
Andrew Parker
Theatre
Parbatia
Rudali (Second Season)
Prayas
Ahi Karunaharan
2012
Theatre
Madame Mantalini
Nicholas Nickleby
Youth Theatreworks
Jan Saussey
Short Film
Nita
Y2K
The University of Auckland
Rina Patel
Theatre
Parbatia
Rudali
Prayas
Margaret-Mary Hollins
Training
2019
Roundabout Theatrical Teaching Institute
Theatrical Teaching Framework
Theatre Education
2017-2020
Columbia University in the City of New York
MFA Acting
Acting
2016
The Actors' Program
1 Year intensive. Diploma.
Acting and Performance
2015
Ira Seidenstein
Authentic Shakespeare Workshop
Shakespeare
2014
Tutor Lisa Harrow (RADA). University of Auckland.
Shakespeare Auditions Workshop
Shakespeare
2011
The Actor’s Voice. Sylvia Rands.
One-month Course
Voice
2011
Auckland Theatre Company
Summer School
Acting
2009
TAPAC
Screen Acting Course by Fiona Edgar
Screen acting
2008-9
Aspiring Young Actors
weekly drama classes
Acting
2008
TAPAC
Acting for Screen by Jan Saussey
Screen acting
Skills & Attributes
Natural Accent
New Zealand
Accents
American Standard, Australian, Brooklyn, Cockney, East Coast American, English, Indian, Mid Western, New Zealand, Pakistani, Southern, West Coast American, Middle Eastern
Languages
English, Hindi-Urdu, Bengali
Hair Length
Long
Hair Style
Wavy, Straight
Instrumental
Guitar, Piano / Keyboard
Dance
Ballet, Ballroom, Belly, Contemporary, Jazz, Latin, Modern, R & B, Rock n Roll , Swing, Tap
Singing
Blues, Choir, Classical, Contemporary, Country & Western , Folk, Jazz, Musical Theatre, Opera, Pop, Rock, Show
Singing Range
Alto, Mezzo, Mezzo Soprano, Soprano
Sport
Netball, Yoga
Circus
Stage Combat
Professional Skills
Dancer, Voice Artist, Writer, Singer
Media
Public Media
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Notes
Anya is a New Zealand-American actress of Indian descent, most recently known for Season 10 of THE BLACKLIST as new series regular ‘Siya Malik’. Anya is a graduate of the Columbia University MFA Acting Program. During her studies Anya performed and wrote a two-hander play called APOLOGIES TO THE BENGALI LADY which she performed in in DC, New York City and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where it received rave reviews including four stars from The Scotsman. Other screen work includes short films SPEAK TO ME for USC School of Cinematic Arts and BURIED AND FORGOTTEN for Awadh Productions. A bilingual singer, dancer, and clown, Anya is passionate about art that both fosters intercultural relations. Anya is a dual American and New Zealand citizen, and is based in New York City.
