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Nisha Ganatra

Nisha Ganatra

Directing1974Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Biography

Nisha Ganatra (born June 25, 1974) is a Canadian film director, film producer, screenwriter and actress of Indian ancestry. She is best known for directing the films Late Night (2019) and Freakier Friday (2025).

She began her career directing the films Chutney Popcorn (1999) and Cosmopolitan (2003), and was a consulting producer on, and directed three episodes of, the first season of the TV series Transparent. Ganatra graduated from the New York University (NYU) Tisch School of the Arts where she studied with Martin Scorcese and Spike Lee.

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Acting History

2025
Deli Boys
TVDirector
Deli Boys
TVExecutive Producer
Clean Slate
TVDirector
2022
Dollface
TVDirector2 eps
2021
2020
Covers
Director
2019
Late Night
Director
Black Monday
TVDirector1 eps
2017
Great News
TVDirector
Future Man
TVDirector1 eps
Dear White People
TVDirector2 eps
2016
Center Stage: On Pointe
Executive Producer
Better Things
TVDirector
Better Things
TVCo-Executive Producer
2015
The Mindy Project
TVDirector1 eps
Mr. Robot
TVDirector
2014
Red Oaks
TVDirector
Transparent
TVDirector3 eps
2013
The Hunters
Director
The Hunters
Executive Producer
2012
Haven
TVDirector1 eps
2011
Shameless
TVDirector
2005
Cake
Director
2002
Bliss
TVDirector

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Personal Info

Known For
Directing
Gender
Female
Birthday
6/25/1974(51 years old)
Place of Birth
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada