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Sunita Mani

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American actress, dancer, comedian (born 1986)
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Sunita Mani
Born (1986-12-13)December 13, 1986 (age 38)
Alma materEmerson College
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
  • comedian
Years active2005–present
Spouse
Kenny Warren
​
(m. 2018)​

Sunita Mani (born December 13, 1986) is an American actress, dancer and comedian. She is best known for her television roles as Trenton in theUSA Network dramaMr. Robot (2015–2017) and Arthie Premkumar in theNetflix comedyGLOW (2017–2019).[1] Mani played the lead roles in the 2020 filmsSave Yourselves! andEvil Eye.[2]

Early life

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Mani was born to Usha and Venk Mani,[3][4] fromTamil Nadu, India.[5]

She graduated fromDickson County High School in Dickson,[6] Tennessee in 2004.[4]

After studying writing atEmerson College, graduating in 2008,[7] where she gained experience in stand-up comedy, Mani joined theUpright Citizens Brigade[6] for three years, where she learned more about improv.

Career

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She began her acting career by appearing in theMTV web TV pilotWriter's Block, and in a few commercials including ones forBurger King andLevi's.[8][9][10]

Her first film appearance was inThe Unspeakable Act (2012), an American coming-of-age drama written and directed byDan Sallitt which won theSarasota 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 seriesMr. Robot as Trenton.[11] In 2016, she appeared inDon't Think Twice, an episode ofBroad City, and episodes ofThe Good Place. She was cast in the 2017Netflix seriesGLOW[12] and inSpirited (film), a satire onA Christmas Carol, along side Ryan Reynolds.[13][14] In 2023, she is the voice of Ursula, a protagonist ofHBO Max's seriesScavengers Reign (2023).[15]

Mani is a member of the alt-comedy group Cocoon Central Dance Team.[16]

Filmography

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Film

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2012The Unspeakable ActJessica
2013Sardines out of a CanExtra
20153rd Street BlackoutElora
Stinking HeavenSunita
2016Little SisterPerformance Art Dancer
Don't Think TwiceAmy
2018Madeline's MadelineAssistant Max
2019The Death of Dick LongLake Travis
Wine CountryDolly
Can You Keep a Secret?Lissy
2020Save Yourselves!Su
The Outside StorySlater
Evil EyePallavi Kharti[17]
2022Everything Everywhere All at OnceTV Musical - Queen
SpiritedGhost of Christmas Past
2023You Hurt My FeelingsDr. Allen
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy MountainTricia
The WildEmilia
2024A Nice Indian BoyArundhathi Gavaskar[18]
2025Death of a UnicornDr. Bhatia
The RosesJane

Television

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2012, 2018The Chris Gethard ShowVarious3 episodes
2015–2017Mr. RobotTrenton16 episodes
2016Person of InterestSonumEpisode: "The Day the World Went Away"
Broad CityCoworker1 episode
The Good PlaceChad2 episodes
Search PartyPia2 episodes
Netflix Presents: The CharactersParty attendee (uncredited)1 episode
2017–2019GLOWArthie Premkumar29 episodes
2017–2021No ActivityFatima Khorasani27 episodes
2018Drop the MicHerselfEpisode: "WWE Superstars vs. GLOW & Laila Ali vs. Chris Jericho"
2019HelpstersRhonda RunnerEpisode: "Amazing Alie/Robbie & Rhonda Runner"
2020Three Busy DebrasHomra SimpsonEpisode: "Debspringa"
At Home with Amy SedarisDenise Hershey MusgraveEpisode: "Signature Dishes"
Social DistanceDr. LarsonEpisode: "Humane Animal Trap"
Dream Corp LLCMargot DalyRecurring; 8 episodes
2020–2021Mira, Royal DetectiveNeeti/Preeti (voice)4 episodes
2021Cinema Toast(voice)Episode: "After the End"
Scenes from a MarriageDanielleEpisode: "Innocence and Panic"[19]
Summer Camp Island(voice)Episode: "Spirit Balls"
Ultra City SmithsDetective Jaya Mukherjee (voice)2 episodes
2022ServantVeera4 episodes
2023We Baby BearsLaila (voice)Episode: "Doll's House"
BupkisMonicaEpisode: "ISO"
Scavengers ReignUrsula (voice)12 episodes
2024Royal CrackersJanice (voice)Episode: "Bidai"
FantasmasNancyEpisode: "Cookies and Spaghetti"
2025GoldiePetey's Mom (voice)Episode: "Tall Teeny/Pilroy"
Government CheeseEdithEpisode: "Two Doors"[20]
2026His & HersPriyaUpcoming series[21]

Short videos

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YearTitleRole
2012See You Then, Then
2013Sardines Out of A CanExtra
2015The Truth About Meeting Women
This is a Dream and I'm Going to Kill YouSunita
2016Why Wasn't It Perfect?Haley Sharma
VegasVegas
The Place We LiveAutumn
2017Snowy Bing Bongs Across the North Star Combat Zone
I Brought PieAlice
2018Alpha SquadronAlpha 4 / Chelsea
2019RegulationMia Nichols
Dick Pics! (A Documentary)
OthersJohn's Other
2020I Love to Wait

Music videos

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YearTitleArtistRef.
2010"Commotion"The Hundred in the Hands[22]
2014"Turn Down for What"DJ Snake andLil Jon[8]

References

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  1. ^"Behind the Scenes of the "Turn Down for What" Music Video—An Interview with Sunita Mani".Cream City, MD. March 21, 2014. Archived fromthe original on October 22, 2016. RetrievedSeptember 16, 2015.
  2. ^Verhoeven, Beatrice (October 13, 2020)."'Evil Eye' Star Sunita Mani on the 'Spooky' Similarities Between the Movie and Her Life".TheWrap. RetrievedAugust 20, 2025.
  3. ^Wagner, Sydney (January 15, 2020)."Dr. Venk Mani steps down as Dickson Co. medical examiner after nearly 40 years".The Tennessean. RetrievedMay 4, 2023.
  4. ^abGadd, Chris (June 28, 2018)."Sunita Mani of Netflix's 'GLOW': Dickson nurtured her offbeat style".The Tennessean. RetrievedMay 4, 2023.
  5. ^Jhunjhunwala, Udita (October 18, 2020)."Sunita Mani interview: 'We're having a moment, there will be more equalised seating at the table'".Scroll.in. RetrievedMay 28, 2022.
  6. ^abPudzianowski, Lydia (March 8, 2018)."Sunita Mani Defies Comfort Zones".FLOOD Magazine. RetrievedMay 4, 2023.
  7. ^"Emerson Alums Named to Forbes 30 Under 30",Emerson Today, December 12, 2023.
  8. ^abChitnis, Deepak (June 2, 2014)."That girl with the funky dance moves in 'Turn Down for What' is Sunita Mani".The American Bazaar. Archived fromthe original on February 28, 2021. RetrievedSeptember 16, 2015.
  9. ^Handler, Rachel (October 1, 2020)."Sunita Mani Is Taking Up Space".Vulture. RetrievedFebruary 22, 2023.
  10. ^"Sunita Something".Tumblr. March 24, 2023.
  11. ^"Top 20 Countdown: Guest Host Miss Info + Her Baby Get "Butt Popped"".VH1+Music.Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. RetrievedSeptember 16, 2015.
  12. ^Denise Petski (September 22, 2016)."'G.L.O.W.': Jenji Kohan Netflix Comedy Series Adds Britt Baron, Jackie Tohn & Five More".Deadline Hollywood. RetrievedSeptember 22, 2016.
  13. ^"Funny Bone: Sunita Mani Is Taking Control Of The Narrative | Grazia India".www.grazia.co.in. RetrievedAugust 20, 2025.
  14. ^Kroll, Justin (June 24, 2021)."'GLOW' Alum Sunita Mani Joins Apple's 'Christmas Carol' Musical 'Spirited' Starring Will Ferrell And Ryan Reynolds".Deadline. RetrievedAugust 20, 2025.
  15. ^"Scavengers Reign".
  16. ^"About".Cocoon Central Dance Team.
  17. ^Martoccio, Angie (October 13, 2020)."The Breakdown: Sunita Mani on 'Evil Eye'".Rolling Stone. RetrievedAugust 20, 2025.
  18. ^Buenahora, Andrés (December 13, 2024)."Karan Soni and Jonathan Groff Rom-Com 'A Nice Indian Boy' Gets Theatrical Release by Blue Harbor (EXCLUSIVE)".Variety. RetrievedDecember 28, 2024.
  19. ^"HBO's Scenes from a Marriage adds actor Sunita Mani".The Indian Express. November 5, 2020. RetrievedAugust 20, 2025.
  20. ^Otterson, Joe (April 16, 2024)."David Oyelowo Apple Series 'Government Cheese' Rounds Out Cast With Four Additions (Exclusive)".Variety. RetrievedMay 4, 2024.
  21. ^Otterson, Joe (September 13, 2024)."'His & Hers' Netflix Limited Series Casts Crystal Fox, Rebecca Rittenhouse, Sunita Mani, Marin Ireland".Variety. RetrievedAugust 20, 2025.
  22. ^""The Hundred in the Hands, Commotion, Daniels, Warp Records"".Vimeo. Warp Records. October 15, 2010. RetrievedMarch 24, 2023.

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