Nisha Ganatra (born June 25, 1974)[1] is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actress of Indian descent.
Ganatra has directed for numerous television shows, including The Real World, Transparent, You Me Her, Better Things, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
Ganatra served as a consulting producer on the first season of Transparent,[2] for which she was nominated for the 2015 Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series.
[3] Ganatra explored her interest in film through acting and then decided to make the switch to pursue film-making as she wanted to effect cultural change.
[5] Ganatra is part of a mentorship program with NBC which seeks to provide talented female directors with the same opportunities as their male counterparts.