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Vida Ghaffari
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Vida Ghaffari
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Biography
Multi award-winning actress Vida Ghaffari was born and raised in the Washington DC metropolitan area. The daughter of a NASA scientist and an artist, Vida was infused with a diverse artistic and analytical upbringing. Vida graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) with a major in Economics (to please her strict Persian father) and minored in theatre and communication for her own artistic growth and expression. While at UMCP, Vida performed in a lot of improv shows at the school’s avant garde black box theatre and participated in a few plays. After college,she started training with a number of acting coaches and completed the full improv program at the prestigious Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB), which was created by Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation) and some of her colleagues. At this time, she began acting in feature films and TV. This acting powerhouse landed a great co-starring role in Mindy Kaling's humorous and much buzzed about show The Mindy Project as well as ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. She has also starred in Comedy Central's Mind of Mencia. These projects cap off a number of successes for the versatile starlet. She recently featured Variety for her work in multi award-winning filmmaker Harley Wallen’s Abeyance opposite an impressive ensemble cast consisting of Scout Taylor-Compton, Richard Tyson, Billy Wirth, Mel Novak, Kaiti Wallen and Yan Birch. Vida played the role of the cunning and powerful, femme fatale scientist Nikita, which garnered her international coverage given the power of the story, the cast and Vida portraying a scientist like her famous father. Vida is also a frequent collaborator of filmmaker Dustin Ferguson, who has been awarded numerous awards for his innovative films. In the upcoming sci-fi thriller Robowoman, she was cast alongside a stellar ensemble cast consisting of Dawna Lee Heising, Brinke Stevens (Slumber Party Massacre), Mel Novak, Sue Price (Nemesis 5: The New Model), Gregory Blair and Peter Stickles. In this film, she once again played an educated medical researcher Hannah. She also worked played the badass, hold no prisoners role of Becky in Ferguson’s Horndog’s Beach Party opposite Lee Heising and Saved By the Bell’s Troy Fromin. She also starred in the pivotal role of school security guard Joan in Nation’s Fire with two-time Oscar nominee Bruce Dern, Gil Bellows, UFC fighter Chuck Liddell, Krista Grotte and many others. The ultimate horror scream queen, she then played the role of the possessed Hayley in Holy Terror opposite Kristine DeBell (Meatballs) and Mel Novak (Bruce Lee's Game of Death, Black Belt Jones). For her compelling performance in that film, she was billed as the “Persian Linda Blair” by prominent journalist Maurice Dwayne Smith. She also portrayed the role of serious reporter Sabrina Sanchez in noted filmmaker Romane Simon’s Hybristophilia alongside Quinton Aaron (the Blindside with Sandra Bullock). She also recently shot Levin Garbisch’s Miranda Veil, where she plays the touching role of Alice Veil, a concerned mother who may or may not be what she seems.

Filmography

1

Near Death
2004-04-30

3.3

Maniacal
2003-02-10

2.5

Doll Killer 3
2023-01-25

1.7

Mega Ape
2023-10-13

Pirate Scurvy Dog's Pieces of Eight

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Pirate Scurvy Dog's Pieces of Eight
2007-04-03

Apex Predators 2: The Spawning

0

Apex Predators 2: The Spawning
2024-11-12

Mothman Vs Bigfoot

0

Mothman Vs Bigfoot

A Bengal for Christmas

3.5

A Bengal for Christmas
2023-07-16

0

Closet Monster
2023-05-16

0

Spider Baby
2023-10-31

Runaway Nightmare

0

Runaway Nightmare
2018-10-31

Realm of Shadows

0

Realm of Shadows
2024-04-29

The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide

0

The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
2025-09-18

Beyond the Gates of Hell

4.5

Beyond the Gates of Hell
2022-09-04

Don't Trick-Or-Treat Alone!

0

Don't Trick-Or-Treat Alone!
2022-10-01

3.5

Hybristophilia
2022-02-15

Natural Born Filmmakers

0

Natural Born Filmmakers
2016-02-01

Circus of Dread

2

Circus of Dread
2012-04-30

Beach Babe Bingo

5.6

Beach Babe Bingo
2018-06-30

3.6

Holy Terror
2017-04-01

1.3

RoboWoman
2019-04-11

4.7

Eternal Code
2019-09-06

Moon of the Blood Beast

3.333

Moon of the Blood Beast
2019-06-07

Lovesick Fool - Love in the Age of Like

0

Lovesick Fool - Love in the Age of Like
2018-02-01

5.8

Miranda Veil
2020-09-18

2

Apex Predators
2021-05-11

0

Finding Nicole

Ebola Rex Versus Murder Hornets

0

Ebola Rex Versus Murder Hornets
2021-03-02

The Woman in the Room

5

The Woman in the Room
2021-04-03

Meathook Massacre: The Final Chapter

0

Meathook Massacre: The Final Chapter
2019-06-13

The Mindy Project

6.3

The Mindy Project
2012-09-25