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| image = Devika Bhise at the San Francisco Film Fest.jpg
| image = Devika Bhise at the San Francisco Film Fest.jpg
| caption = Devika Bhise at SFFF 2016
| caption = Devika Bhise at SFFF 2016
| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|23 |2016|04|28|mos=1}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|03|29}}
| birth_place = [[Manhattan]], New York, US
| birth_place = [[Manhattan]], New York, US
| occupation = Actress
| occupation = Actress
| alma_mater = [[Johns Hopkins University]]
| education = [[Johns Hopkins University]]<br>[[The Brearley School]]
| mother = [[Swati Bhise]]
| mother = [[Swati Bhise]]
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Gilson Snow|Nicholas Gilson]]|2020}}
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Gilson Snow|Nicholas Gilson]]|2020}}
| children = 1<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CxI240Guaa2/?img_index=1 | title=Instagram }}</ref>
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'''Devika Bhise''' (born {{birth based on age as of date|23 |2016|04|28|mos=1|noage=1}}<ref>{{cite news |date=April 28, 2016 |title=Discovery: Devika Bhise |work=[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]] |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/discovery-devika-bhise }}</ref>) is an American actress, best known for her performance in ''[[The Man Who Knew Infinity (film)|The Man Who Knew Infinity]]'', starring [[Dev Patel]] and [[Jeremy Irons]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Simon |first=Samantha |title=Why Devika Bhise of The Man Who Knew Infinity Is an Actress You'll Want to Know |url=http://www.instyle.com/reviews-coverage/movies/man-who-knew-infinity-devika-bhise-interview |website=InStyle |date=April 30, 2016 |access-date=July 15, 2016}}</ref>
'''Devika Bhise''' is an American actress, best known for her performance in ''[[The Man Who Knew Infinity (film)|The Man Who Knew Infinity]]'', starring [[Dev Patel]] and [[Jeremy Irons]], and for her role as Antoinette Benneteau in ''[[The Rookie: Feds]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Simon |first=Samantha |title=Why Devika Bhise of The Man Who Knew Infinity Is an Actress You'll Want to Know |url=http://www.instyle.com/reviews-coverage/movies/man-who-knew-infinity-devika-bhise-interview |website=InStyle |date=April 30, 2016 |access-date=July 15, 2016}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
[[File:Devika Bhise at a Q&A at the Toronto International Film Festival.jpg|thumb|Devika Bhise at a Q&A at TIFF in 2015]]
[[File:Devika Bhise at a Q&A at the Toronto International Film Festival.jpg|thumb|Devika Bhise at a Q&A at TIFF in 2015]]
Bhise was born and raised in Manhattan, New York City, and is of Indian descent.<ref>{{cite web |last=Elizalde |first=Molly |title=Introducing: Devika Bhise |url=http://www.wearesweet.co/entertainment/movies-tv/a389/introducing-devika-bhise/ |website=Sweet |date=May 5, 2016 |access-date=July 15, 2016}}</ref> She attended [[The Brearley School]], an all-girl private school in Manhattan, and [[Johns Hopkins University]], where she won the [[Hodson Trust Scholarship]] and was a [[Woodrow Wilson Fellow]] under the mentorship of [[John Astin]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Lunday |first=Amy |title=Ancient Sanskrit theater group to perform at JHU |url=http://hub.jhu.edu/2012/08/30/kudiyattam-theater/ |website=Johns Hopkins University |date=August 30, 2012 |access-date=July 15, 2015}}</ref> While at Johns Hopkins University, she acted in Ira Hauptman's play, ''The Partition'', based on the life of [[Ramanujan]], which contributed to her being cast in the film years later.<ref>{{cite web |title=Q&A: Devika Bhise |url=http://dujour.com/culture/devika-bhise-the-man-who-knew-infinity/ |website=DuJour |access-date=July 15, 2016}}</ref>
Bhise was born and raised in Manhattan, New York City, and is of Indian descent.<ref>{{cite web |last=Elizalde |first=Molly |title=Introducing: Devika Bhise |url=http://www.wearesweet.co/entertainment/movies-tv/a389/introducing-devika-bhise/ |website=Sweet |date=May 5, 2016 |access-date=July 15, 2016}}</ref> She attended [[The Brearley School]], an all-girl private school in Manhattan, and [[Johns Hopkins University]], where she won the [[Hodson Trust Scholarship]] and was a [[Woodrow Wilson Fellow]] under the mentorship of [[John Astin]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Lunday |first=Amy |title=Ancient Sanskrit theater group to perform at JHU |url=http://hub.jhu.edu/2012/08/30/kudiyattam-theater/ |website=Johns Hopkins University |date=August 30, 2012 |access-date=July 15, 2015}}</ref> While at [[Johns Hopkins University]], she acted in Ira Hauptman's play, ''The Partition'', based on the life of [[Ramanujan]], which contributed to her being cast in the film years later.<ref>{{cite web |title=Q&A: Devika Bhise |url=http://dujour.com/culture/devika-bhise-the-man-who-knew-infinity/ |website=DuJour |date=29 April 2016 |access-date=July 15, 2016}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
[[File:Devika Bhise at the 2015 Toronto Film Festival.jpg|thumb|Devika Bhise at the global premiere of The Man Who Knew Infinity at Roy Thompson Hall at TIFF]]
[[File:Devika Bhise at the 2015 Toronto Film Festival.jpg|thumb|Devika Bhise at the global premiere of The Man Who Knew Infinity at Roy Thompson Hall at TIFF]]
Bhise was cast in her first film, ''[[The Accidental Husband]]'', directed by [[Griffin Dunne]], in tenth grade.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brown |first=Emma |title=Discovery: Devika Bhise |url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/discovery-devika-bhise/#_/ |website=Interview Magazine |date=April 28, 2016 |access-date=July 15, 2016}}</ref> While in high school, she also directed a documentary film ''Hijras: The Third Gender'', which won the award for Best Social Documentary at the New York Independent Film Festival in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=Devika Urvashi Bhise's 'Hijras – The Third Gender' Wins Best Social Documentary| url=https://pegslist.wordpress.com/2009/08/24/devika-urvashi-bhises-hijras-the-third-gender-wins-best-social-documentary/ |website=Peg's List |date=August 24, 2009 |access-date=July 15, 2016}}</ref> After graduating from Johns Hopkins, Bhise was cast in Partial Comfort's [[Off-Broadway]] production of ''And Miles To Go'', a play written by Chad Beckim, directed by Hal Brooks.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rampell |first=Catherine |title=Sounds Like a Haven for Troubled Students. It's Not. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/22/theater/reviews/and-miles-to-go-a-chad-beckim-tale-set-in-high-school.html?_r=0 |website=The New York Times |date=October 21, 2013 |access-date=July 15, 2016}}</ref> She played small parts in television series such as ''[[Elementary (TV series)|Elementary]]'' and ''One Bad Choice'' until she was cast in ''[[The Man Who Knew Infinity (film)|The Man Who Knew Infinity]]'' with [[Dev Patel]] and [[Jeremy Irons]]. She was seen next as the lead role in [[The Warrior Queen of Jhansi]], the biopic on Indian queen [[Rani Lakshmibai]], acting opposite [[Derek Jacobi]] and [[Rupert Everett]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/rupert-everett-derek-jacobi-swords-and-sceptres-1202607669/|title=Rupert Everett, Derek Jacobi Join Swati Bhise's 'Swords and Scepters'|first1=Stewart|last1=Clarke|date=6 November 2017|publisher=}}</ref> Bhise also co-wrote the script. She also performed in 'Impossible Monsters' which also starred Chris Henry Coffey and Geofrey Owens in 2020 as a university student being part of a study on sleep paralysis.
Bhise was cast in her first film, ''[[The Accidental Husband]]'', directed by [[Griffin Dunne]], in tenth grade.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brown |first=Emma |title=Discovery: Devika Bhise |url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/discovery-devika-bhise/#_/ |website=Interview Magazine |date=April 28, 2016 |access-date=July 15, 2016}}</ref> While in high school, she also directed a documentary film ''Hijras: The Third Gender'', which won the award for Best Social Documentary at the New York Independent Film Festival in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=Devika Urvashi Bhise's 'Hijras – The Third Gender' Wins Best Social Documentary| url=https://pegslist.wordpress.com/2009/08/24/devika-urvashi-bhises-hijras-the-third-gender-wins-best-social-documentary/ |website=Peg's List |date=August 24, 2009 |access-date=July 15, 2016}}</ref> After graduating from Johns Hopkins, Bhise appeared in multiple plays [[Off-Broadway]], including Partial Comfort's production of ''And Miles To Go'', a play written by Chad Beckim and directed by Hal Brooks.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rampell |first=Catherine |title=Sounds Like a Haven for Troubled Students. It's Not. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/22/theater/reviews/and-miles-to-go-a-chad-beckim-tale-set-in-high-school.html?_r=0 |website=The New York Times |date=October 21, 2013 |access-date=July 15, 2016}}</ref> She starred in television series such as ''[[Elementary (TV series)|Elementary]]'' and ''One Bad Choice'' until she was cast in ''[[The Man Who Knew Infinity (film)|The Man Who Knew Infinity]]'' with [[Dev Patel]] and [[Jeremy Irons]]. She also performed in 'Impossible Monsters' which also starred Chris Henry Coffey and Geofrey Owens in 2020 as a university student being part of a study on sleep paralysis. She was seen next as the lead role in [[The Warrior Queen of Jhansi]], the biopic on Indian queen [[Rani Lakshmibai]], acting opposite [[Derek Jacobi]] and [[Rupert Everett]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/rupert-everett-derek-jacobi-swords-and-sceptres-1202607669/|title=Rupert Everett, Derek Jacobi Join Swati Bhise's 'Swords and Scepters'|first1=Stewart|last1=Clarke|date=6 November 2017|publisher=}}</ref> Bhise also co-wrote the script. Bhise has guest starred in many television shows, including [[Chicago Med]] on [[NBC]], ''[[Extrapolations (TV series)|Extrapolations]]'' on [[Apple TV+]], [[Fantasy Island (2021 TV series)]] on [[Fox Broadcasting Company]], and 11 episodes of [[The Rookie: Feds]] on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], playing Antoinette Benneteau, a French laboratory technician for the [[FBI]] and love interest of Brendon Acres, played by [[Kevin Zegers]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Prasad |first=Sumith |title=Will Brandon and Antoinette end up together in The Rookie Feds?Theories |url=https://thecinemaholic.com/will-brandon-and-antoinette-end-up-together-in-the-rookie-feds-theories/|website=The Cinemaholic |date=January 17, 2023 |access-date=May 9, 2023}}</ref>


==Social activism==
==Social activism==
[[File:Devika Bhise at the Indo-American Film Festival.jpg|thumb|Devika Bhise at the Indo-American Film Festival in 2016]]
[[File:Devika Bhise at the Indo-American Film Festival.jpg|thumb|Devika Bhise at the Indo-American Film Festival in 2016]]
Bhise is part of New York's New Abolitionists, a group of New Yorkers "united by our commitment to ending human trafficking, in New York State and globally",<ref>{{cite web |title=New York's New Abolitionists |url=http://www.newyorksnewabolitionists.com/ |access-date=July 15, 2016}}</ref> alongside [[Christie Brinkley]], [[Michael Bloomberg]], [[Tina Fey]], [[Seth Meyers]], [[Lee Daniels]], [[Preet Bharara]], [[Diane von Furstenberg]], [[Gloria Steinem]], [[Meryl Streep]], and others.
Bhise is part of New York's New Abolitionists, a group of New Yorkers "united by our commitment to ending human trafficking, in New York State and globally",<ref>{{cite web |title=New York's New Abolitionists |url=http://www.newyorksnewabolitionists.com/ |access-date=July 15, 2016}}</ref> alongside [[Christie Brinkley]], [[Michael Bloomberg]], [[Tina Fey]], [[Seth Meyers]], [[Lee Daniels]], [[Preet Bharara]], [[Diane von Furstenberg]], [[Gloria Steinem]], [[Meryl Streep]], and others. She has also been honored by [[Asia Society]] as a leader in "socio-cultural developments that have long-term impact on the presentation and response to Asian-American culture"<ref>{{cite web |title=Asia in America: Next Generation |url=https://asiasociety.org/new-york/events/asia-america-next-generation/ |access-date=May 9, 2023}}</ref> and has been an ongoing contributor to [[The Asia Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Leaders on the Frontlines - The Asia Foundation |url=https://asiafoundation.org/leaders/ |access-date=April 28, 2021}}</ref>

She serves on the board of [[Sing For Hope]] alongside [[Jon Batiste]], [[Andrea Bocelli]], [[Muhammad Yunus]], and others.<ref name = "About Sing For Hope">{{cite web|url=https://singforhope.org/about |title=About Sing for Hope |date=September 20, 2024 |website= Sing for Hope}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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Latest revision as of 18:50, 25 September 2024

Devika Bhise
Devika Bhise at SFFF 2016
Born (1991-03-29) March 29, 1991 (age 33)
Manhattan, New York, US
EducationJohns Hopkins University
The Brearley School
OccupationActress
Spouse
​
(m. 2020)​
Children1[1]
MotherSwati Bhise

Devika Bhise is an American actress, best known for her performance in The Man Who Knew Infinity, starring Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons, and for her role as Antoinette Benneteau in The Rookie: Feds.[2]

Early life

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Devika Bhise at a Q&A at TIFF in 2015

Bhise was born and raised in Manhattan, New York City, and is of Indian descent.[3] She attended The Brearley School, an all-girl private school in Manhattan, and Johns Hopkins University, where she won the Hodson Trust Scholarship and was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow under the mentorship of John Astin.[4] While at Johns Hopkins University, she acted in Ira Hauptman's play, The Partition, based on the life of Ramanujan, which contributed to her being cast in the film years later.[5]

Career

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Devika Bhise at the global premiere of The Man Who Knew Infinity at Roy Thompson Hall at TIFF

Bhise was cast in her first film, The Accidental Husband, directed by Griffin Dunne, in tenth grade.[6] While in high school, she also directed a documentary film Hijras: The Third Gender, which won the award for Best Social Documentary at the New York Independent Film Festival in 2009.[7] After graduating from Johns Hopkins, Bhise appeared in multiple plays Off-Broadway, including Partial Comfort's production of And Miles To Go, a play written by Chad Beckim and directed by Hal Brooks.[8] She starred in television series such as Elementary and One Bad Choice until she was cast in The Man Who Knew Infinity with Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons. She also performed in 'Impossible Monsters' which also starred Chris Henry Coffey and Geofrey Owens in 2020 as a university student being part of a study on sleep paralysis. She was seen next as the lead role in The Warrior Queen of Jhansi, the biopic on Indian queen Rani Lakshmibai, acting opposite Derek Jacobi and Rupert Everett.[9] Bhise also co-wrote the script. Bhise has guest starred in many television shows, including Chicago Med on NBC, Extrapolations on Apple TV+, Fantasy Island (2021 TV series) on Fox Broadcasting Company, and 11 episodes of The Rookie: Feds on ABC, playing Antoinette Benneteau, a French laboratory technician for the FBI and love interest of Brendon Acres, played by Kevin Zegers.[10]

Social activism

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Devika Bhise at the Indo-American Film Festival in 2016

Bhise is part of New York's New Abolitionists, a group of New Yorkers "united by our commitment to ending human trafficking, in New York State and globally",[11] alongside Christie Brinkley, Michael Bloomberg, Tina Fey, Seth Meyers, Lee Daniels, Preet Bharara, Diane von Furstenberg, Gloria Steinem, Meryl Streep, and others. She has also been honored by Asia Society as a leader in "socio-cultural developments that have long-term impact on the presentation and response to Asian-American culture"[12] and has been an ongoing contributor to The Asia Foundation.[13]

She serves on the board of Sing For Hope alongside Jon Batiste, Andrea Bocelli, Muhammad Yunus, and others.[14]

Personal life

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She is the daughter of dancer and director Swati Bhise and Bharat Bhise. In 2020, Bhise married Nicholas Gilson, Founder and CEO of Gilson Snow.[15]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Film Role Notes
2008 The Accidental Husband Chandini
2013 Queensbee Ganesha Girl Short film
2015 The Bench Erica Short film
2015 The Man Who Knew Infinity Janaki
2017 Impossible Monsters Jo
2017 Mosaic Clarice
2018 The Rest of Us Reina
2019 The Warrior Queen of Jhansi Rani Lakshmibai

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2015 One Bad Choice Stephanie Episode: "Michelle Gopaul"
2015 Elementary Minerva 2 episodes: "Hemlock" and "The Past is Parent"
2022 Chicago Med Varsha Patel Episode: "May Your Choices Reflect Hope, Not Fear"
2022–2023 The Rookie: Feds Antoinette Benneteau 11 episodes
2023 Extrapolations Lola Episode: "Lola"
2023 Fantasy Island (2021 TV series) Natalie Rose Episode: "War of the Roses (and the Hutchinsons)"

References

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  1. ^ "Instagram".
  2. ^ Simon, Samantha (April 30, 2016). "Why Devika Bhise of The Man Who Knew Infinity Is an Actress You'll Want to Know". InStyle. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  3. ^ Elizalde, Molly (May 5, 2016). "Introducing: Devika Bhise". Sweet. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  4. ^ Lunday, Amy (August 30, 2012). "Ancient Sanskrit theater group to perform at JHU". Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  5. ^ "Q&A: Devika Bhise". DuJour. 29 April 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  6. ^ Brown, Emma (April 28, 2016). "Discovery: Devika Bhise". Interview Magazine. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  7. ^ "Devika Urvashi Bhise's 'Hijras – The Third Gender' Wins Best Social Documentary". Peg's List. August 24, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  8. ^ Rampell, Catherine (October 21, 2013). "Sounds Like a Haven for Troubled Students. It's Not". The New York Times. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  9. ^ Clarke, Stewart (6 November 2017). "Rupert Everett, Derek Jacobi Join Swati Bhise's 'Swords and Scepters'".
  10. ^ Prasad, Sumith (January 17, 2023). "Will Brandon and Antoinette end up together in The Rookie Feds?Theories". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  11. ^ "New York's New Abolitionists". Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  12. ^ "Asia in America: Next Generation". Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  13. ^ "Leaders on the Frontlines - The Asia Foundation". Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  14. ^ "About Sing for Hope". Sing for Hope. September 20, 2024.
  15. ^ Raniwala, Praachi (April 16, 2020). "Inside actor Devika Bhise's cross-cultural wedding in Udaipur". Vogue India. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
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