Tiya Sircar

Tiya Sircar (born May 16, 1982) is an American actress, known for her role as "Real Eleanor"/Vicky in The Good Place (2016–2020). She also provided the voice for Sabine Wren in Disney XD's Star Wars Rebels (2014–2018), played Rooni Schuman in ABC's Alex, Inc. and co-starred in The Internship (2013).

Early life and education Born and raised in Arlington, Texas, Sircar is the daughter of Bengali college professors from Kolkata, West Bengal, India. She took dancing and acting classes at a young age. She attended Ditto Elementary School and Martin High School, graduating in 2000. She then attended the University of Texas at Austin, during which time she interned at BLVD Talent Agency, which would go on to act as her first talent agency. The summer before her senior year, she was a tour guide in Rome. Sircar graduated with a BBA in Business/Marketing and a bachelor's in Theater & Dance. After graduation, she worked in sales at Dell before moving to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career.

Career Sircar's television appearances include Master of None, House, M.D., Hannah Montana, Greek, Moonlight, Numbers, Privileged, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and she has played recurring characters on The Suite Life on Deck and The Good Place. In 2008, she played a Mac Genius as part of Apple's national ad campaign. The following year, she voiced an animated character for the Disney show Phineas & Ferb. She was cast in New Line Cinema's 17 Again as "Samantha"–a high school senior with a crush on the lead character played by Zac Efron. Sircar has stated that she often gets cast as ethnically ambiguous characters because she is not "Indian enough".

Sircar's voice acting for animation include the feature film Walking with Dinosaurs 3D and the television series Star Wars Rebels, which began airing on Disney XD in October 2014. Sircar provides the voice of Sabine Wren, a Mandalorian graffiti artist and explosives expert.

On March 24, 2014, it was announced that Sircar would star in the CBS/FOX pilot How I Met Your Dad, a spinoff of the successful How I Met Your Mother; however, CBS passed on the proposed project.

Sircar had a prominent role in the cast of the 2016 comedy television series The Good Place as Vicky, an ambitious demon (in a human suit the whole time), who develops a passion for acting after her superior demons order her to deceive and manipulate the protagonists using various pseudonyms and made-up scenarios.

In 2018, Sircar began a starring role opposite Zach Braff in ABC's Alex, Inc. The series was cancelled after one season. Sircar subsequently led the Netflix feature film Good Sam in 2019.

Filmography Film +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released Year Title Role Notes 2005 Heavenly Beauties Indian Dancer Short film 2006 The Insatiable Lisa 2008 The Rock Paper Scissors Show Cecily Short film Thy Kingdom Come Amy 2009 Hotel for Dogs Marianne 17 Again Samantha Just Peck Becca 2011 Friends with Benefits Hostess 2012 The Domino Effect Sirisha Breaking the Girls Piper Sperling 2013 The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone Mohea The Internship Neha Patel Walking with Dinosaurs Juniper (voice) 2015 Miss India America Lily Prasad 2019 Good Sam Kate Bradley 2023 Maximum Truth Amy Klort Ghosted Patti

Television

Video games Year Title Voice role Notes 2015 Disney Infinity 3.0 Sabine Wren

Awards and nominations Year Association Category Nominated work Result 2015 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Best Actress - Narrative Feature Miss India America Behind the Voice Actors Awards Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series - Action/Drama Star Wars Rebels