Geraldine Viswanathan Biography
Geraldine Viswanathan is an Australian actress, who gained attention in the role of Kayla in the 2018 film Blockers, for which Refinery29 referred to her as the films breakout star. She starred in the 2019 coming-of-age film Hala, as well as Bad Education.
How old is Geraldine Viswanathan? – Age
Geraldine is 28 years old as of 20 June, 2023. She was born on June 20, 1995, in Newcastle, New South Wales.
Geraldine Viswanathan Height
She stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches tall.
Who are Geraldine Viswanathan’s parents? – Family
Viswanathan is the daughter of father, Suresh Viswanathan, who is a doctor working in nuclear medicine and is of Indian decent and mother, Anja Raith, who is from Switzerland. Her mother was once an aspiring actress who attended musical theatre school in London before getting married and settling down in Newcastle; she runs an acting school called Anja’s Place.
The actress attended the Hunter School of the Performing Arts, Newcastle, where she was in drama class. At the age of 15, her family moved to Los Angeles, California for a few months, where she went through the process of securing a manger with the hopes of obtaining Disney and Nickelodeon roles. In 2015, Geraldine was shortlisted for the Health Ledger Scholarship. She contemplated going to university to study international studies and media but decided to focus on an acting career in the United States instead.
Geraldine Viswanathan Career
Viswanathan was four when she appeared in a Kodak television commercial. In 2016, she appeared in Emo the Musical and went to Los Angeles for her first pilot season. In 2017, Geraldine joined the cast of ABC’s drama series Janet King in the role of Bonnie. Her big break came in 2018, when she was in the movie Blockers. In the same year, she was cast in the Netflix film The Package and the drama film Hala which went to Sundance Film Festival.
In 2019, the actress was cast in the anthology series Miracle Workers. In 2019, she played Rachel in the film Bad Education, which is based on a true story of an embezzlement scandal. She really received acclaim at the Toronto International Film Festival for the film, which received two Emmy nominations. The Australian actress starred in The Broken Hearts Gallery 2020. She provided the voice of Tawnie in season six of BoJack Horseman.
In October 2021, the 28 year old, was cast in the psychological thriller film Cat Person, based on the short story by Kristen Roupenian published in 2017 in The New Yorker. In January 2022, the actress was cast in the film The Beanie Bubble, co-directed by Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash.
Geraldine Viswanathan Net Worth
Her net worth is estimated to be $1 Million.
Geraldine Viswanathan Movie
2016 – Emo the Musical
2018 – The Blockers
2019 – Hala
2019 – Bad Education
2021 – 7 Days
2021 – Rumble
2023 – Cat Person
2023 – The Beanie Bubble
Geraldine Viswanathan TV Shows
2015 – Lost Angels
2017 – Janet King
2018 – Nippers of Dead Bird Bay
2019-2023 – Miracle Workers
2019-2020 – BoJack Horseman
2021 – Saturday Morning All Star Hits!
2022 – Three Busy Debras