Tiya Sircar (born May 16, 1982)[1] is an American actress, known for her role as "Real Eleanor"/Vicky in The Good Place (2016–2020). She also provided the voice for Sabine Wren in Disney XD's Star Wars Rebels (2014–2018), played Rooni Schuman in ABC's Alex, Inc. (2018) and co-starred in The Internship (2013).
Tiya Sircar | |
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 Sircar at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2024 | |
| Born | May 16, 1982 Arlington, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Early life and education
editSircar took dancing and acting classes at a young age. Her parents are Bengali Hindu college professors from Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[2]
Sircar attended the University of Texas at Austin. During her time in university, she interned at BLVD talent agency in Austin, which would go on to act as her first talent agency. The summer before her senior year, she was a tour guide in Rome. Sircar graduated with a BBA in Business/Marketing and a bachelor's in Theater & Dance. After graduation, she worked in sales at Dell before moving to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career.[3]
Career
editSircar's television appearances include Master of None, House MD, Hannah Montana, Greek, Moonlight, Numbers, Privileged, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and she has played recurring characters on The Suite Life on Deck[citation needed] and The Good Place. In 2008, she played a Mac Genius as part of Apple's national ad campaign. The following year, she voiced an animated character for the Disney show Phineas & Ferb. She was cast in New Line Cinema's 17 Again as "Samantha"–a high school senior with a crush on the lead character played by Zac Efron.[4]
Sircar also appeared in the 2013 theatrical release The Internship, comedy also starring Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, and Rose Byrne.[4] Sircar has stated that she is often get cast as ethnically ambiguous characters because she is not "Indian enough".[5]
Sircar's voice acting for animation include the feature film Walking with Dinosaurs 3D[6] and the television series Star Wars Rebels, which began airing on Disney XD in October 2014. Sircar provides the voice of Sabine Wren, a Mandalorian graffiti artist and explosives expert.[7]
On March 24, 2014, it was announced that Sircar would star in the CBS/FOX pilot How I Met Your Dad, a spinoff of the successful How I Met Your Mother; however, CBS passed on the proposed project.[8][9]
Sircar had a prominent role in the cast of the 2016 comedy television series The Good Place as "the real Eleanor Shellstrop," a virtuous woman mistakenly sent to hell in place of the series' protagonist, another Eleanor Shellstrop (Kristen Bell).
In 2018, Sircar began a starring role opposite Zach Braff in ABC's Alex, Inc.[10] The series was cancelled after one season. Sircar subsequently led the Netflix feature film Good Sam in 2019.[11]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Heavenly Beauties | Indian Dancer | Short film |
| 2006 | The Insatiable | Lisa | |
| 2008 | The Rock Paper Scissors Show | Cecily | Short film |
| Thy Kingdom Come | Amy | ||
| 2009 | Hotel for Dogs | Marianne | |
| 17 Again | Samantha | ||
| Just Peck | Becca | ||
| 2011 | Friends with Benefits | Hostess | |
| 2012 | The Domino Effect | Sirisha | |
| Breaking the Girls | Piper Sperling | ||
| 2013 | The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone | Mohea | |
| The Internship | Neha Patel | ||
| Walking with Dinosaurs | Juniper (voice) | [12] | |
| 2015 | Miss India America | Lily Prasad | |
| 2019 | Good Sam | Kate Bradley | |
| 2023 | Maximum Truth | Amy Klort | |
| Ghosted | Patti[13] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Acceptable.TV | Running Bear | Episode: "Red Carpet Bros/Mister Sprinkles/Gar/Who's Gonna Train Me?/Operation Kitten Calendar" |
| House | Student #1 | Episode: "Human Error" | |
| Hannah Montana | Natasha | Episode: "Achy Jakey Heart: Part 1" | |
| Moonlight | Doctor #2 | Episode: "Dr. Feelgood" | |
| 2008 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Zoey | Episode: "The Turk" |
| Greek | Emma | 2 episodes | |
| Numb3rs | Shaza Rafiq | Episode: "When Worlds Collide" | |
| Privileged | Precious | Episode: "All About Appearances" | |
| 2008–09 | The Suite Life on Deck | Padma | 3 episodes |
| 2009 | Phineas and Ferb | Mishti Patel (voice) | Episode: "That Sinking Feeling"[12] |
| 2010 | Make It or Break It | Morgan Webster | Episode: "Are We Having Fun Yet?" |
| Better with You | Reena | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| The Vampire Diaries | Aimee Bradley | 3 episodes | |
| 2011 | Georgetown | Harper Hawley | Unaired ABC pilot |
| NCIS | Lauren Donnelly | Episode: "Freedom" | |
| 2012 | Touch | Veronique / Nandu | Episode: "Zone of Exclusion" |
| 2013 | Emily Owens, M.D. | Chloe | Episode: "Emily and... the Perfect Storm" |
| Betas | Divya | Episode: "Waiting for a Girl Like You" | |
| Witches of East End | Amy Matthews | Recurring role | |
| 2014 | The Crazy Ones | Allie | 3 episodes |
| How I Met Your Dad | Juliet | Unaired CBS/FOX pilot[14] | |
| 2014–18 | Star Wars Rebels | Sabine Wren (voice) | Main role[12] |
| 2016 | Hell's Kitchen | Herself | Episode: "16 Chefs Compete" |
| 2016–20 | The Good Place | "The Real Eleanor"/Vicky Sengupta | Recurring role (seasons 1-4)[15] |
| 2017 | Master of None | Priya | 2 episodes |
| The Mindy Project | Claire | Episode: "Bat Mitzvah" | |
| 2017–18 | Star Wars Forces of Destiny | Sabine Wren (voice) | Main role |
| 2017–20 | Spirit Riding Free | Miss Flores (voice)[12] | |
| 2018 | Alex, Inc. | Arunima 'Rooni' Schuman[16] | |
| Supergirl | Fiona Byrne | 2 episodes | |
| Christmas Lost and Found | Whitney Kennison | Television film | |
| 2019–22 | Young Justice: Outsiders | Dolphin, Coral, Chian (voice) | Recurring role (5 episodes)[12] |
| 2019 | Christmas 9 TO 5 | Jennifer Clarke | Television film |
| 2020 | The Fugitive | Pritti Patel | Main cast |
| Robot Chicken | Gwen Stefani / Beverly Marsh (voice) | Episode: "Ghandi Mulholland in: Plastice Doesn't Get Cancer" | |
| American Dad! | Train Actor (voice) | Episode: "The Last Ride of the Dodge City Rambler" | |
| Christmas on Wheels | Ashley | Television film | |
| 2021 | The Simpsons | Bette (voice) | Episode: "Uncut Femmes" |
| Guilty Party | Fiona[17] | Main cast | |
| Station Eleven | Siya Chaudhary | Episode: "Wheel of Fire" | |
| 2021–22 | Mira, Royal Detective | Queen of Nayapuram / Mongoose Mother / Mongoose Auntie (voice) | Recurring role |
| 2022 | The Afterparty | Jennifer #1 | |
| A Gingerbread Christmas | Hazel Stanley | Television film |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Disney Infinity 3.0 | Sabine Wren | [18] |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival | Best Actress - Narrative Feature | Miss India America | Won |
| Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series - Action/Drama | Star Wars Rebels | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "Tiya Sircar | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie, Netaktion LLC. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
- ^ Ghosh, Ananya (November 17, 2018). "How to be South Asian in America". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on October 8, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ Zighelboim, Selah Maya (Fall 2015). "Making her way to Hollywood". McCombs Magazine. McCombs School of Business. pp. 41–42. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ a b Brittany Frederick (November 6, 2013). "Tiya Sircar Talks About Landing 'The Internship'". Starpulse. Star Pulse. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ^ "5 Questions with 'The Internship' Star". Entertainment Tonight. June 7, 2013. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ "Tiya Sircar Lends Her Voice to 'Walking with Dinosaurs 3D'". News India Times. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ^ Kevin Fitzpatrick (February 19, 2014). "'Star Wars Rebels': Meet Mandalorian Graffiti Artist Sabine!". ScreenCrush. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ^ Tim Kenneally (March 26, 2014). "'How I Met Your Mother' Spinoff Casts 'Crazy Ones' Actress Tiya Sircar as Replacement". The Wrap. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ^ James Hibberd (March 26, 2014). "'How I Met Your Mother' spinoff scoop: 'Crazy Ones' actress to replace Krysta Rodriguez". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ^ Kugel, Allison. "Lecy Goranson, Tiya Sircar, Anne Dudek: Women of spring's TV lineup". The Spectrum. Archived from the original on November 21, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ^ "'Good Sam' Starring Tiya Sircar Gets Netflix Premiere Date". April 22, 2019. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Tiya Sircar (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 8, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ "Ghosted cast: All the actors and characters in the Apple TV+ movie". www.dexerto.com. April 21, 2023. Archived from the original on June 19, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ Gillman, John (July 13, 2021). "How I Met Your Dad (2014 FOX Pilot)". Vimeo. Archived from the original on July 14, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ "'The Good Place' Actress Tiya Sircar To Star In Netflix Film 'Good Sam'". Deadline Hollywood. September 20, 2018. Archived from the original on June 19, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "Tiya Sircar". IMDb. Archived from the original on February 8, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
- ^ "'Guilty Party': Geoff Stults, Jules Latimer, Tiya Sircar, Alanna Ubach Among 6 Cast In Paramount+'s Dark Comedy Series". Deadline Hollywood. March 2021. Archived from the original on June 19, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ Avalanche Software. Disney Infinity 3.0. Scene: Closing credits, 5:39 in, Featuring the Voice Talents of.
External links
edit- Tiya Sircar at IMDb