Parisa J. Fakhri is an

Iranian American Iranian Americans are United States citizens or nationals who are of Iranian ancestry or who hold Iranian citizenship. Iranian Americans are among the most highly educated people in the United States. They have historically excelled in busin ...

actress and voice actress who lives in Texas and works for

Funimation Crunchyroll, LLC, previously known as Funimation from 1994 to 2022, is an American entertainment company owned by Japanese conglomerate Sony as a joint venture between Sony Pictures and Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex that specializes ...

. Her voice roles include

Arisa Uotani The characters of ''Fruits Basket'' were created by Natsuki Takaya in the manga written and illustrated by her. The manga was serialized in 136 chapters in the monthly manga magazine ''Hana to Yume'' between January 1999 and November 2006, and ...

in '' Fruits Basket (2001)'' and

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in ''

Dragon Ball GT is a 1996–1997 Japanese anime television series based on Akira Toriyama's ''Dragon Ball'' manga. Produced by Toei Animation, the series premiered in Japan on Fuji TV and ran for 64 episodes from February 1996 to November 1997. Unlike th ...

''. She has guest-starred in a number of live action television series, such as House, CSI:NY, and

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ''Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' is an American television series created by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, and Maurissa Tancharoen for ABC, based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, an ...

From 2009 to 2013, she starred as Mira in the serie
Dwelling
and in 2022, appeared in several episodes of

What We Do in the Shadows ''What We Do in the Shadows'' is a 2014 New Zealand mockumentary horror comedy film written and directed by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi and the first installment in the ''What We Do in the Shadows'' franchise. The film also stars Clem ...

as Marwa, one of Nandor's thirty-seven wives.

Filmography

Television roles

* ''

Make It or Break It ''Make It or Break It'' ( ''MIOBI)'' is an American teen/family drama television series that focused on the lives of teen gymnasts who strived to make it to the Olympic Games in 2012. The series was inspired by Touchstone's 2006 teen comedy-dra ...

'' - Dr. Eileen Curtis (Episode: "Growing Pains") * '' Castle'' - Colette (Episode: "Till Death Do Us Part") * '' House M.D.'' - Susan (Episode: "Saviors") * ''

Eli Stone ''Eli Stone'' is an American legal comedy-drama television series, named for its title character. The series was created by Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim, who also served as executive producers alongside Ken Olin who directed the pilot, wit ...

'' - Sana (Episode: "Should I Stay or Should I Go?") * ''

'' (Episodes: "A Fractured House" as Senator's Aide and "Love in the Time of HYDRA" as Lt. Decker) * ''

The Thundermans ''The Thundermans'' is an American comedy television series created by Jed Spingarn that aired on Nickelodeon from October 14, 2013 to May 25, 2018. The series stars Kira Kosarin, Jack Griffo, Addison Riecke, Diego Velazquez, Chris Tallman, R ...

'' - Lady Web (Episode: "A Hero Is Born", and "Secret Revealed") * '' SEAL Team'' - Naima Perry * ''

'' - Marwa

Anime roles

* '' Case Closed'' - Rene Kinsella (Ep. 11–12), Sarah (Ep. 27) * ''

'' -

, Bulma Leigh (Ep. 64) * '' Fruits Basket (2001)'' -

* ''

Fullmetal Alchemist is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. It was serialized in Square Enix's ''shōnen'' manga anthology magazine '' Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' between July 2001 and June 2010; the publisher later collected th ...

'' - Elisa (Ep. 11–12) * ''

Kiddy Grade is a Japanese 24-episode anime series produced in 2002 and created by gímik and Gonzo Digimation and directed by Keiji Gotoh. The series is licensed and distributed in North America by FUNimation Entertainment. In October 2006, ...

'' - Rita Verruccio (Ep.9)

Video game roles

* ''

Dying Light ''Dying Light'' is a 2015 survival horror video game developed by Techland and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The game's story follows an undercover agent named Kyle Crane who is sent to infiltrate a quarantine zone in a ...

'' - Troy and other characters

References

External links

* * 1975 births Living people American people of Iranian descent American Shia Muslims {{US-voice-actor-1970s-stub