Biography
Sunita Mani is an actress, dancer, and comedian most commonly recognized for her gyrations in the viral music video "Turn Down for What" (dir. The Daniels) and as part of the Cocoon Central Dance Team. She also appears in "Don't Think Twice" as Amy, "Mr. Robot" as Trenton, and in the Netflix original series, G.L.O.W as Arthie. Sunita has also guest starred on network television shows including "Broad City" on Comedy Central, Search Party on TBS, and The Good Place on NBC.
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Roses
2025
Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed i...

A Nice Indian Boy
2025
as Arundhathi Gavaskar
When Naveen brings his fiancé Jay home to meet his traditional Indian family, they must contend with accepting his white-orphan-artist boyfriend and h...

Death of a Unicorn
2025
as Dr. Bhatia
A father and daughter accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while en route to a weekend retreat, where his billionaire boss seeks to exploit the creatur...

The Wild
2025
as Emilia
The tragic death of their best friend Bea has splintered longtime friends Emilia, Finn, and Lucey, until Emilia convinces them to go on their annual c...

Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
2023
as Tricia
When three friends who live together realize that they don't like their life trajectory, they set off to find a gold treasure that is rumored to be bu...

You Hurt My Feelings
2023
as Dr. Allen
A novelist's longstanding marriage is suddenly upended when she overhears her husband giving his honest reaction to her latest book.

Spirited
2022
as Past
Each Christmas Eve, the Ghost of Christmas Present selects one dark soul to be reformed by a visit from three spirits. But this season, he picked the ...

Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022
as TV Musical - Queen
An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could...

The Outside Story
2021
as Slater
After locking himself out of his apartment, an introverted, heartbroken editor finds himself on an epic journey up, down and around his block with lif...

Evil Eye
2020
as Pallavi
A seemingly perfect romance turns dark when a mother becomes convinced her daughter’s new boyfriend has a sinister connection to her own past.

Save Yourselves!
2020
as Su
A young Brooklyn couple head upstate to disconnect from their phones and reconnect with themselves. Cut off from their devices, they miss the news tha...

Others
2019
as John's Other
A series of non-narrative vignettes involving people in everyday moments who are connected to otherworldly beings.

To the Moon
2019
as Love Interest
A senile sportscaster by the name of Barth Pencil attempts to find an old love by reading his memoir to a bunch of little kids.

Dick Pics! (A Documentary)
2019
as Self
A stop-motion documentary that asks men one of the crucial questions of our era: “What compels you to send pictures of your penis to non-consenting ot...

The Death of Dick Long
2019
as Lake Travis
Dick died last night, and Zeke and Earl don’t want anybody finding out how. That’s too bad though, cause news travels fast in small-town Alabama.

Can You Keep a Secret?
2019
as Lissy
Emma Corrigan, a girl with a few secrets, thinks she’s about to die on a turbulent plane ride. She spills them all to the handsome stranger sitting ne...

I Love to Wait
2019
Sarah gave Ezra a soul crystal, and that may have been a mistake.

Wine Country
2019
as Dolly
A group of friends head to the land of oaky Chardonnays and big, bold Cabernet Sauvignons for one member of the squad’s 50th birthday party.

Regulation
2019
as Mia Nichols
"Every child has the right to be happy - by law." are the words of a future social worker, forcing a happy patch/micro doser on a girl, living isolate...
The Last Days of TJ Staggs
2018
as Grace
A six minute-42 second second short, The Last Days of TJ Staggs features Paul Scheer as an agent who pulls a Rip Van Winkle in 1998, wakes up 20 years...

Madeline's Madeline
2018
as Assistant Max
Madeline has become an integral part of a prestigious physical theater troupe. When the workshop's ambitious director pushes the teenager to weave her...

Alpha Squadron
2018
as Alpha 4 / Chelsea
A fighter pilot tries to keep his squad together.

Snowy Bing Bongs Across the North Star Combat Zone
2017
as Sunita
Dance-comedy trio Cocoon Central Dance lounges about, passes gas, and bursts into bizarre dance routines while navigating outer space interludes, doct...

Snowy Bing Bongs Across the North Star Combat Zone
2017
Story
Dance-comedy trio Cocoon Central Dance lounges about, passes gas, and bursts into bizarre dance routines while navigating outer space interludes, doct...

Sweet Parents
2017
as Claire
The relationship between an aspiring sculptor and struggling young chef in New York falters when they become entangled with older benefactors to furth...

Blue, Blue
2017
as Darling
"Blue, Blue" is a dance trip through anger, featuring Sunita Mani, with music from COLLEGE.

Little Sister
2016
as Performance Art Dancers
After returning to her childhood home, young nun Colleen finds her old room exactly how she left it: painted black and covered in goth and metal poste...

Don't Think Twice
2016
as Amy
An improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time.
Cast Party
2015
as Dancer 1
Podcast giants join forces for one night in New York City, to create the "Lollapalooza of podcasts." Featuring live stage performances by Radiolab, In...

3rd Street Blackout
2015
as Elora
A technology-obsessed couple is forced to examine their relationship during a blackout

Abby Singer/Songwriter
2015
as Vampire Girl 5
A has-been New York rock-star teams up with a wannabe filmmaker to destroy hipster culture in New York... if they don't destroy each other first.
High and Dry
2014
as Vet Assistant
A privileged photographer learns that she needs to cry genuine, cathartic tears in order to keep from going blind, a pursuit which alienates and upset...

Joy Kevin
2014
as Dancer 2
A young married couple tries to make a home out of a two room apartment. She's a dancer and needs a lot of space. He's a comedian and needs a lot of ...

Sardines out of a Can
2013
as Extra
Sardines Out Of A Can is a semi-romantic comedy following Puja, a single, eccentric, grad school dropout who with the help of her friends and a smart-...

See You Then, Then
2012
Pearl invites her closest friends over for dinner to break the news that she's about to embark about a strange journey.

The Unspeakable Act
2012
as Jessica
17-year-old Jackie is in distress as her older brother Matthew gets his first girlfriend and prepares for college. Though Matthew does not share her i...

Danger: High Voltage
2007
Very easily the greatest feature film ever created. Chuck Cutter is having one hellofa rough ass day, but hell that aint new. I mean come on, he's Chu...
Fait Accompli: Episode 1: Caused
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The first (pilot) episode of an ongoing film-serial. (Subsequent episodes 10-20 minutes.)