Awni Abdi-Bahri
Acting
Biography
Anita Abdinezhad is an Iranian-American actress. In February of 2022, while completing her degree in acting at Columbia University's MFA Acting program, Anita got catapulted onto the Broadway stages when she booked three hefty standby roles for POTUS (or Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive) as Rachel Dratch's first cover, then Julianne Hough and Lilli Cooper's. Shortly after, she premiered her first feature film, Tubi-original Eradication, which received a New York Times feature for the top 5 horror films to stream fall of 2022. Anita ended the year landing her first series recurring role for The Girls on The Bus on HBO Max, premiering in spring 2024.
Known For
Skeptical forensic psychologist Kristen Bouchard joins priest-in-training David Acosta and technology expert Ben Shakir as they investigate supposed miracles, demonic possessions, and other extraordinary occurrences to assess for a scientific explanation or if something truly supernatural is at work.
Evil
When an unknown disease wipes out most of the world’s population, a man with unique blood is isolated for study. Fearing for his wife’s safety, he breaks his quarantine – into a world overrun by monstrous Infected and a shadowy agency hunting them down.
Eradication
Abandoned by her boyfriend in the middle of the night, a woman is faced with an unthinkable choice when she discovers a woman trapped in the back of a van.
Scooter
As the protests for Mahsa Amini surge, an Iranian-American family's country road trip transforms into a pulsating journey of revolutionary and archival wonder.
Echoes of Pomegranate
A Monopoly-like board game with allegorical lessons turns a dinner party on its head.
Absolute Power
Noushin is going back to performing in a dance after being out of practice, in an unconventional but famous Sufi and Master's gathering.