Vida Ghaffari

Vida Ghaffari

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.

Movies for Vida Ghaffari...

The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
Title: The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
Character: Horror Film Expert
Released: October 15, 2024
Type: Movie
Why do people no longer see this type of stories nowadays? How can this notion be awakened? Which films should begin to feed back from the past and balance them with the current horror?
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Spider Baby, or the Maddest Story Ever Told
Title: Spider Baby, or the Maddest Story Ever Told
Character: Godly Gloria (voice)
Released: October 31, 2023
Type: Movie
A pair of greedy relatives try to repossess the Merrye Estate. But the inbred Children will protect their home and bloodline at all costs.
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Mega Ape
Title: Mega Ape
Character: Jessie (Voice)
Released: October 13, 2023
Type: Movie
A genetically mutated ape escapes from a top secret facility and wreaks havoc in Hollywood.
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A Bengal for Christmas
Title: A Bengal for Christmas
Character: Safari (voice)
Released: July 16, 2023
Type: Movie
Rachel wants a new best friend for Christmas, and she might just get her wish when a Bengal arrives on her doorstep!
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Closet Monster
Title: Closet Monster
Character: Janet
Released: May 16, 2023
Type: Movie
A female Psychic manifests a Monster in her closet that helps unlock the key to her childhood trauma.
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Doll Killer 3
Title: Doll Killer 3
Character: Nurse Mickey
Released: January 25, 2023
Type: Movie
This third and final installment picks up on the same night as the previous installment as Charlie Crandall crashes a nearby slumber party before his final showdown with Doll Restoration Artist Stephanie.
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Don't Trick-Or-Treat Alone!
Title: Don't Trick-Or-Treat Alone!
Character: Lisa
Released: October 1, 2022
Type: Movie
On Halloween Night, 1990, a young girl is kidnapped by a demonic cult while trick-or treating alone in the shocking, final installment in the "WXIP-TV Channel 6" series.
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Beyond the Gates of Hell
Title: Beyond the Gates of Hell
Character: Radio DJ 'Godly Gloria'
Released: September 4, 2022
Type: Movie
A newly married couple purchase a mansion in the countryside to open a bed and breakfast. However, it is soon revealed that some brutal murders took place previously on the property and someone or something might be lurking in the basement.
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Realm of Shadows
Title: Realm of Shadows
Character: Cassandra
Released: August 30, 2022
Type: Movie
Enter a world of mystery, possession and shadows in an anthology of short horror themed tales woven into a full length feature presentation.
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Hybristophilia
Title: Hybristophilia
Character: Sabrina Sanchez (NEWS Reporter)
Released: February 15, 2022
Type: Movie
An ambitious news team's exclusive interview with an at-large serial killer veers toward bloodshed and shocking revelations.
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Apex Predators
Title: Apex Predators
Character: Dr. Elaine Ripley
Released: May 11, 2021
Type: Movie
The bodies of beach goers begin washing ashore during the grand opening of a new resort with dire results.
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The Woman in the Room
Title: The Woman in the Room
Character: Judy
Released: April 3, 2021
Type: Movie
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Ebola Rex Versus Murder Hornets
Title: Ebola Rex Versus Murder Hornets
Character: Shelia
Released: March 2, 2021
Type: Movie
The diseased Dinosaur battles to the death with the Murder Hornets during a zombie outbreak that is hit by several "firenados" containing flaming spiders.
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Miranda Veil
Title: Miranda Veil
Character: Alice Veil
Released: September 18, 2020
Type: Movie
An aspiring serial killer abducts his first victim, both are shocked to discover that she cannot die.
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Eternal Code
Title: Eternal Code
Character: Nikita
Released: September 6, 2019
Type: Movie
A researcher's family is kidnapped after she leads efforts to withdraw her company from a collaboration. With everything on the line, only her teenage daughter can save the family with help from a suicidal veteran and a prostitute.
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Meathook Massacre: The Final Chapter
Title: Meathook Massacre: The Final Chapter
Character: Samantha
Released: June 13, 2019
Type: Movie
The sole survivor of the original massacre comes face-to-face with Bubba and his sadistic clan one last time.
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Moon of the Blood Beast
Title: Moon of the Blood Beast
Character: Dispatcher Noel Johnson
Released: June 7, 2019
Type: Movie
An infamous, mythical blood beast strikes terror in a small coastal town. This vicious blood beast returns every time there is a cycle of the Harvest Moon to get sacrifices in exchange for protecting the residents of this secluded town.
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RoboWoman
Title: RoboWoman
Character: Hannah
Released: April 11, 2019
Type: Movie
On her last day at a temp agency, Vivica Stevens is attacked, beaten and left for dead by a co-worker and his friends. Through the use of futuristic “cybernetic” upgrades, she tracks down her assailants to execute bloody revenge.
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Runaway Nightmare
Title: Runaway Nightmare
Character: Psy-Chic
Released: October 31, 2018
Type: Movie
A teenage girl accidentally murders her abusive Step-Father in self-defense on Halloween night, 1988. She runs away from home, hoping to hitch-hike to her Aunt Laura's house. However, she's soon picked up by two unsavory men in the next county over who proceed to drug and kidnap her. She awakens in the clutches of a deranged cult deep in the woods, hellbent on sacrificing her to their God at the stroke of Midnight.
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Beach Babe Bingo
Title: Beach Babe Bingo
Character: Becky
Released: June 30, 2018
Type: Movie
Two best friends rent a beach house for the weekend only to discover it’s been double booked so they’ll have to share the place... with two beautiful women! To win the affection of these gorgeous gals our wannabe studs must throw the best beach bash ever to win the legendary Horndogs Beach Party. However a nosey neighbor and some selfish dude-bros have sabotage on their minds. Will our heroes win the girls' hearts? Can this be the greatest beach party ever? What time is the wet t-shirt contest? All will be revealed. Don’t forget the lotion... the sun screen, you perverts.
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Lovesick Fool - Love in the Age of Like
Title: Lovesick Fool - Love in the Age of Like
Character: Dream Girl
Released: February 1, 2018
Type: Movie
The adventures of a single guy in L.A. in search of true love.
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Holy Terror
Title: Holy Terror
Character: Hayley
Released: April 1, 2017
Type: Movie
Believing their deceased son isn't at peace, Molly and Tom ask a medium to make contact. But after they invite a vengeful demon to cross over, the couple must enlist the help of a disgraced priest to attempt a dangerous exorcism.
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Natural Born Filmmakers
Title: Natural Born Filmmakers
Character: Babette
Released: February 1, 2016
Type: Movie
A rift between two filmmakers and their distributors spirals out of control, involving a threatening Mob boss, zombies running amok and guns ablaze. Both a cautionary tale as well as a spoof, "Natural Born Filmmakers" reveals what happens when you mix naive producers, shady investors and carefully calculated contracts. And it does it all with a wry sense of self-awareness. It's the Hollywood dream gone nightmare.
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Title: The Mindy Project
Character: Nasreen
Released: September 25, 2012
Type: TV
Obstetrician/gynecologist Mindy Lahiri tries to balance her personal and professional life, surrounded by quirky co-workers in a small medical practice in New York City.
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Circus of Dread
Title: Circus of Dread
Released: April 30, 2012
Type: Movie
Two brothers - one a priest, one a career criminal - find bloody salvation in a mysterious underground carnival.
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Pirate Scurvy Dog's Pieces of Eight
Title: Pirate Scurvy Dog's Pieces of Eight
Character: Gypsy Girl
Released: April 3, 2007
Type: Movie
Captain Scurvy F. Dog, Proprietor of the Caribbean Pub, Entertains his Patrons with Tales of his Privateerin' Adventures. Flashbacks of the Captain's 8 Voyages include Encounters with King Neptune, a Mermaid, WitchDoctor, Island Girls & a Sea Witch to name a few... With Dangerous, Sexy, Gross & Often Hilarious Results! Set Sail in a Tall Ship Headed for Disaster on the High Seas! Witness SwordFightin', Cannibalism & Wet Wenches! Sing Along to Scurvy Dog's Pirate Shanties, Learn Pirate Proverbs, Codes of Conduct & Treasure Never Afore Heared Pirate Jokes! So Grabs Yerself a Tankard of Rum, Lash the Wheel to Stern, Jerk Off... Yer Boots & Socks, & Join Captain Scurvy Dog, Along with Seaweed Sally, Drift Wood, Cork Screw & the Rest of the Pirates & Wenches of the Caribbean in "Pirate Scurvy Dog's Pieces of Eight" !
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Near Death
Title: Near Death
Character: Priscilla
Released: April 30, 2004
Type: Movie
Ghost hunters find film director's haunted mansion and anger the flesh-eating ghouls inside.
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Maniacal
Title: Maniacal
Character: Nurse #2
Released: February 10, 2003
Type: Movie
Maniacal presents the story of Gilbert Gill, a confused young man who is alienated from his family and society. Like the Columbine killers and other sociopaths, Gilbert goes on a bloody killing spree, targeting local youths. He is finally hunted down by the local sheriff and his own father, in one of the most terrifying stand-offs I've seen in years...
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Apex Predators 2: The Spawning
Title: Apex Predators 2: The Spawning
Character: Dr. Elaine Ripley (archive footage)
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Mutated, flying Sharks wreak havoc along the beach during an annual Volleyball tournament.
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Finding Nicole
Title: Finding Nicole
Character: Mary Ann ( News Anchor)
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Based on a true life story of Nicole Beverly and her children surviving and overcoming domestic violence.
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Mothman Vs Bigfoot
Title: Mothman Vs Bigfoot
Character: Janet
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie