Nandita Chandra is an

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actress and model,. She has appeared on stage, television and in films, in her native India and in the United States. Chandra, who was born in New Delhi, earned an MFA from the Actor's Studio Drama School, then located

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in New York. In 2003 she appeared in the play ''Edible Women'' at the

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in New Dehli. She was a company member of the

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, credited as an understudy for its 2008 production of ''

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''. She was last seen in ''The Homebase Project'' in David Bar Katz's "Can't Go Home" opposite LAByrinth founding member David Deblinger. She was featured in a

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films production with

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leading man

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. In 2010 she starred in "The Blowup" by J Wingfield which premiered at The Manhattan Film Festival. Her TV credits include minor ("pharmacist", "FBI agent") or uncredited appearances in one episode each of ''White Collar'', ''Taxi Brooklyn'', ''The Leftovers'' and '' Falling Water''. She had a minor role in the 2019 episode " The Voter", of the series ''

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''. , she plays a small role as a doctor in the in-production TV Series '' Long Bright River'' that stars Amanda Seyfreid in the lead role. In 2008, Chandra was officially recognized by

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, Indian Member of Parliament, for her contributions in the field of theatre and performing arts in India. From 2011 through 2013, Chandra performed Natalie Menna's one-act one-woman show ''I-Pod'', at various theatre festivals in New York. In 2011, her performance won the award for Outstanding Actress in a Short Subject, at The Midtown International Theater Festival, won Best Solo Show at The Network One Act Festival in 2012, and also staged the work at the 2013 Strawberry One Act Festival and the 2013 United Solo Theatre Festival.

Filmography

*'' Chehere'' (2003) Mrs Fernandez *''Red, Black and White'' (2003) Yasmin *''Red Earth'' (2004) Katsaki *''Occasional Twists and Turns'' (2004) Shashi *''Going Up'' (2007)

TV credits

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'' (2009) *'' The Leftovers'' (2014) *''I Love You... But I Lied'' (2015) *'' Falling Water'' (2016) *''

'' (2019) *'' Long Bright River'' (2024)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chandra, Nandita Indian stage actresses Female models from Delhi Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Indian film actresses Delhi University alumni Living people