Anisa Butt is a British Asian Actress & Writer.

Currently she is performing in a one woman show, Directed by Hunia Chawla, titled Permission.

Most recently Anisa finished working on a play tour of Vitamin D, Directed by Melina Namdar. She was playing three very different characters and her performance as Bestie, as specifically mentioned in a London theatre review:

Bestie (Anisa Butt) has one really funny speech that’s brutally undercut with sadness, as we realise that she’s not as happy in her married life as she’d like others to believe. The balance of tragedy and comedy works harmoniously in moments like this.

Raja’s Had Enough, directed by Ekaterina Saiapina, qualified for BIFA qualifying festival: (MANIFF) and has won at Crystal Palace Film fest (2023), in which she plays the lead-Raja

Anisa studied performance at QMUL, during which she immersed herself in fringe theatre. An opportunity took her out to India, where she has featured in breakthrough feature films, TV shows and was the lead in a Disney India show Ishaan. She also features in indie feature Brahman Naman, which premiered at Sundance and is on Netflix.

Over the last couple of years she has graced the stage as CinderAliyah, the first South Asian female Disney representation on stage, as well as playing the lead role Tammy, in Welcome to the Jungle, directed by Umar Butt.

Anisa was part of the DESIblitz Literature Festival 2023 and featured in the event Emerging Writers on Wednesday, October 25, 2023.

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