Geraldine Viswanathan

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Geraldine Viswanathan (VISS-w?-NAH-th?n; born 20 June 1995) is an Australian actress.

Refinery29 referred to her as "the film's breakout actress" after she attracted attention in the role of Kayla in the 2018 film Blockers. The actor attended the Hunter School of the Performing Arts in Newcastle, Newcastle.

She had appeared in Emo the Musical before.

She plays Eliza, a worker in Heaven, as a regular in Miracle Workers, working alongside Steve Buscemi and Daniel Radcliffe.

Early life

Suresh Viswanathan, Geraldine's father, is a doctor who works in nuclear medicine and is of Tamil descent. Anja Raith's mother, Anja Raith, is from Switzerland and was raised by a father who was both a filmmaker and ballet dancer. Raith was once a student at a musical theatre school in London before marrying and settling down in Newcastle; she now works at Anja's Place, an acting school.

Viswanathan grew up with a younger sister and a deep love of horses and animals. She was in drama class at Newcastle's Hunter School of the Performing Arts.

Viswanathan and her family migrated to Los Angeles, California, for a few months, ensuring a boss with the intention of obtaining Disney and Nickelodeon roles at the age of 15. Viswanathan's troupe "Freudian Nip" performed stand-up and sketch comedy in later years.

Viswanathan was nominated for the Heath Ledger Scholarship in 2015. She considered going to university to study international studies and journalism but instead jumped into acting and made America her goal, as Australia's roles are limited.

Personal life

Viswanathan lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Viswanathan was once a reader in casting rooms and was the editor of Crazy Rich Asians' Australian casting process.

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Career

Viswanathan first appeared in a Kodak television commercial at the age of four. She appeared in Emo the Musical in 2016 and moved to Los Angeles for her first pilot season. Viswanathan appeared in ABC's drama series Janet King as Bonnie in 2017.

When she was cast in the movie Blockers with Leslie Mann and John Cena, who played her father, she had her big break. She appeared in both Netflix's The Package and the drama film Hala, which both premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this year. "20 rising stars among the blockbuster breakouts and small-screen discoveries that are shaking up the industry," the Hollywood Reporter praised her on its "Next Gen Talent" list as one of "20 top performers" among the blockbuster breakouts and small-screen discovery that are shaking up the industry.

Viswanathan was cast in the anthology film Miracle Workers alongside Steve Buscemi and Daniel Radcliffe in 2019. Viswanathan appears in Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney's role as Rachel in Bad Education (2019). The film is based on a true story of an embezzlement scandal and has received critical acclaim at Sundance Film Festival as well as some Emmy nominations.

Viswanathan appeared in The Broken Hearts Gallery (2020), a Selena Gomez-produced feature film in Toronto, Canada. The film was supposed to be released in 2020, but it was postponed to September due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lucy, a gallery assistant who has trouble giving up items from previous relationships, appears alongside fellow Australian Dacre Montgomery in the film. She said she feels fortunate to be representing brown girls on camera, and she acknowledges that her mother in the film is blonde and looks a lot like her real mother.

Viswanathan, a voice actor, appeared in season six of Bojack Horseman.

She was added to the psychological thriller film Cat Person, based on a short story by Kristen Roupenian that appeared in The New Yorker in October 2021.

Viswanathan was cast in a multi-starrer film The Beanie Bubble, co-directed by Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash in January 2022.

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