Tiya Sircar
Tiya Sircar (born May 16, 1982) is an American actress of Bengali Indian descent. She is best known for her roles in The Good Place, Star Wars Rebels, The Internship, and 17 Again.[1]
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 Sircar in 2009 | |
| Born | May 16, 1982 Arlington, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Early life
Sircar attended the University of Texas, receiving two bachelor's degrees: one in Business/Marketing, the other in Theater & Dance.[2] After college, she moved to Los Angeles to realize her dream of being a professional actress.[3] Sircar is of Indian descent.[4]
Career
Sircar'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 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.[1]
Sircar also appeared in the 2013 theatrical release The Internship, comedy also starring Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, and Rose Byrne.[1]
Sircar's voice acting for animation include the feature film Walking with Dinosaurs 3D[5] 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.[6]
On March 24, 2014, it was announced that Sircar would star in the CBS pilot How I Met Your Dad, a spinoff of the successful How I Met Your Mother; however, CBS passed on the proposed project.[7][8]
In 2018, Sircar began a starring role opposite Zach Braff in ABC's Alex, Inc.. The series was cancelled after one season. Sircar subsequently led the Netflix feature film Good Sam in 2019.[9]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Heavenly Beauties | Indian Dancer | Short film |
| 2007 | The Insatiable | Lisa | |
| 2008 | The Rock Paper Scissors Show | Cecily | Video short |
| 2008 | Wings of Fear | Amy | |
| 2009 | Hotel for Dogs | Marianne | |
| 2009 | 17 Again | Samantha | |
| 2009 | Just Peck | Becca | |
| 2011 | Friends with Benefits | Hostess | |
| 2012 | The Domino Effect | Sirisha | |
| 2012 | Breaking the Girls | Piper Sperling | |
| 2013 | The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone | Mohea | |
| 2013 | The Internship | Neha Patel | |
| 2013 | Walking with Dinosaurs | Juniper (voice) | |
| 2015 | Miss India America | Lily Prasad | |
| 2018 | Christmas Lost and Found | Whitney Kennison | Television film |
| 2019 | Good Sam | Kate Bradley | |
| 2019 | Christmas 9 TO 5 | Jennifer Clarke | Television film |
| 2020 | Christmas on Wheels | Ashley | Television film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Acceptable.TV | Running Bear | Episode: "Red Carpet Bros/Mister Sprinkles/Gar/Who's Gonna Train Me?/Operation Kitten Calendar" |
| 2007 | House | Student #1 | Episode: "Human Error" |
| 2007 | Hannah Montana | Natasha | Episode: "Achy Jakey Heart: Part 1" |
| 2007 | Moonlight | Doctor #2 | Episode: "Dr. Feelgood" |
| 2008 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Zoey | Episode: "The Turk" |
| 2008 | Greek | Emma | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Numb3rs | Shaza Rafiq | Episode: "When Worlds Collide" |
| 2008 | Privileged | Precious | Episode: "All About Appearances" |
| 2008–2009 | The Suite Life on Deck | Padma | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Phineas and Ferb | Mishti (voice) | Episode: "Hide and Seek/That Sinking Feeling" |
| 2010 | Make It or Break It | Morgan Webster | Episode: "Are We Having Fun Yet?" |
| 2010 | Better with You | Reena | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2010 | The Vampire Diaries | Aimee Bradley | 3 episodes |
| 2011 | Georgetown | Harper Hawley | Unaired ABC pilot |
| 2011 | 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" |
| 2013 | Betas | Divya | Episode: "Waiting for a Girl Like You" |
| 2013 | Witches of East End | Amy Matthews | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
| 2014 | The Crazy Ones | Allie | 3 episodes |
| 2014–2018 | Star Wars Rebels | Sabine Wren (voice) | Main role; 64 episodes[10] |
| 2016 | Hell's Kitchen | Herself | Guest diner; Episode: "16 Chefs Compete" |
| 2016–2020 | The Good Place | "The Real Eleanor"/Vicky Sengupta | Recurring role (seasons 1-4) |
| 2017 | Master of None | Priya | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | The Mindy Project | Claire | Episode: "Bat Mitzvah" |
| 2017–2018 | Star Wars Forces of Destiny | Sabine Wren (voice) | Main role; 6 episodes |
| 2017–present | Spirit Riding Free | Miss Flores (voice) | Main role |
| 2018 | Alex, Inc. | Arunima 'Rooni' Schuman[11] | Main role; 10 episodes |
| 2018 | Supergirl | Fiona Byrne | 2 episodes |
| 2019–present | Young Justice: Outsiders | Dolphin | Episode: "Quiet Conversations" |
| 2020 | The Fugitive | Pritti | Main cast |
Video games
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Disney Infinity 3.0 | Sabine Wren | [12] |
Awards and nominations
| 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
- 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.
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1587188/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
- Jeffrey Thomas DeSocio (June 7, 2013). "Tiya Sircar: I Laughed All Day Long". My Fox Atlanta. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- Antara Mason (August 26, 2014). "7 Facts You Didn't Know about Actress Tiya Sircar". Browngirlmagazine. Brown Girl Magazine. Archived from the original on August 28, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- "Tiya Sircar Lends Her Voice to 'Walking with Dinosaurs 3D'". News India Times. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- kevinfitzpatrick (February 19, 2014). "'Star Wars Rebels': Meet Mandalorian Graffiti Artist Sabine!". ScreenCrush. 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. 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. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- https://deadline.com/2019/04/good-sam-teaser-tiya-sircar-netflix-film-premiere-date-1202599632/
- "Spark of Rebellion". Star Wars Rebels. October 3, 2014. Event occurs at 43:07. Disney Channel.
- "Tiya Sircar". IMDb. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
- Avalanche Software. Disney Infinity 3.0. Scene: Closing credits, 5:39 in, Featuring the Voice Talents of.
