Geraldine Viswanathan (born June 20, 1995) is an Australian actress of Swiss and Tamil Indian descent. She broke out in the 2018 comedy Blockers and subsequently starred in the drama Hala and the romance movie The Broken Hearts Gallery. Since 2019 she has had a main role in Miracle Workers.
Filmography:
- Emo the Musical (2014): Jamali
- Janet King (2017): Bonnie Mahesh
- Blockers (2018): Kayla Mannes
- The Package (2018): Becky Abelar
- Hala (2019): Hala Masood
- Bad Education (2019): Rachel Bhargava
- Miracle Workers (2019-present): Various
- BoJack Horseman (2019-2020): Tawnie (voice)
- The Broken Hearts Gallery (2020): Lucy Gulliver
- Seven Days (2021): Rita
- Saturday Morning All Star Hits (2021): Lottie Wolf
- Rumble: Winnie Coyle (voice)
- The Beanie Bubble (2023): Maya
- Drive-Away Dolls (2023): Marian
Tropes about her career:
- Actor-Shared Background: In both Blockers and The Broken Hearts Gallery she played half-white, half-South Asian characters, and has spoken positively about having characters that share her background:Viswanathan for W Magazine
: I think it’s a very exciting time to be entering this industry, and from my older peers who I’ve spoken to about this, this was just not an option before. Even the fact that my mom in the film is blonde, and she actually looks a lot like my mom, but we never have to explain it. - Dawson Casting: In Blockers, The Package, and Bad Education she played teenagers while in her twenties.
- Fake American: She's Australian but nearly all of her roles have been playing Americans.
