Ayesha Mansur Gonsalves

Acting

Born October 13, 1976, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Ayesha Mansur Gonsalves is a Canadian actress, born and raised in Toronto. She started her professional career as a dancer, having trained at the prestigious Alvin Ailey American Dance Center in New York City. She performed in both Toronto and New York as well as choreographing several pieces through her own company. After attending film school at the City University of New York, Brooklyn College, she turned her attention to the craft of acting and has been on screens in the US and Canada ever since.

Filmography

• Saint-Pierre — Veda Gonsalves
• The Spencer Sisters — Sarita Stark
• 2022Christmas at the Drive-In — Eve Bishop
• 2022Don't Hang Up — Linda
• Chucky — Melanie Spiegel
• 2021Crisis — Female Colleague
• A Teacher — Fertility Doctor
• 2020Dino Dana: The Movie — Ayesha Alvarez
• Lockdown — Aunt Raina
• 2020Possessor — Martha
• 2020Teething — Mary
• Hudson & Rex — Larisa Sanders
• 2019Mouthpiece — Bartender
• 2019Tammy's Always Dying — Doctor Miller
• The Hot Zone — Dr. Adya Livingston
• The Moodys — Linda
• 201822 Chaser — Car Owner
• 2018Lay Them Straight — Dr. Tracy
• Star Trek: Discovery — J'Vini
• Taken — Brie Collins
• Designated Survivor — Riya Kapoor
• Kim's Convenience — Captain Leaming
• Private Eyes — Dr. Morris
• The Expanse — Nalida
• Hemlock Grove — Layla Masri
• Against the Wall — Receptionist
• Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures — Resident (as Ayesha Mansur)
• 2009After You're Gone — The Minister