Acting credits
4
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Nisha Ganatra
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.6
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Movies: 18Series: 19Crew credits: 34
TMDB ID: 1239766
IMDb ID: nm0304091
Known for: Directing
Born: June 25, 1974
Age: 51
Place of birth: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1998 - 2025
Years active: 28
Average TMDB rating: 6.63
Wikidata: Q1261154
Other jobs
Director (30)Director of Photography (1)Executive Producer (1)Screenplay (1)Writer (1)
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Nisha Ganatra.
6.9
Freakier Friday
Director
2025 Movie
#WombStories
Director
2020 Movie
7.0
The High Note
Director
2020 Movie
6.4
Late Night
Director
2019 Movie
6.6
Half the Picture
as Self
2018 Movie
6.4
Center Stage: On Pointe
Writer
2016 Movie
5.0
FUTURESTATES: Code Academy
Director
2014 Movie
5.7
Pete's Christmas
Director
2013 Movie
5.6
The Hunters
Director
2013 Movie
4.8
Will You Merry Me?
Director
2008 Movie
6.1
The Cheetah Girls: One World
Screenplay
2008 Movie
3.8
Bam Bam and Celeste
as Linda
2005 Movie
4.8
Cake
Director
2005 Movie
6.0
Fast Food High
Director
2003 Movie
5.2
Chutney Popcorn
as Reena
2001 Movie
5.5
The Acting Class
as Exotic Dancer
2000 Movie
4.0
Fairy Tale
Director of Photography
1998 Movie
Junky Punky Girlz
Director
Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Nisha Ganatra.
6.6
Deli Boys
Executive Producer • 10 eps
2025 Series
6.4
Clean Slate
Director • 1 eps
2025 Series
6.4
Welcome to Chippendales
Director • 2 eps
2022 Series
7.3
And Just Like That…
Director • 2 eps
2021 Series
7.0
Dollface
Director • 2 eps
2019 Series
6.9
Black Monday
Director • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.1
Future Man
Director • 1 eps
2017 Series
5.9
Dear White People
Director • 2 eps
2017 Series
6.6
Great News
Director • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.2
Better Things
Director • 4 eps
2016 Series
8.3
Mr. Robot
Director • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.9
The Last Man on Earth
Director • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.3
Transparent
Director • 3 eps
2014 Series
7.4
Red Oaks
Director • 2 eps
2014 Series
8.2
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Director • 3 eps
2013 Series
6.2
The Mindy Project
Director • 1 eps
2012 Series
8.2
Shameless
Director • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.5
Haven
Director • 1 eps
2010 Series
4.7
Bliss
Director • 2 eps
2002 Series