Biography
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.
Movie Credits
Maniacal
2003-02-10
Maniacal presents the story of Gilbert Gill, a confused young man who is alienated from his family a
Near Death
2004-04-30
Ghost hunters find film director's haunted mansion and anger the flesh-eating ghouls inside.
Doll Killer 3
2023-01-25
This third and final installment picks up on the same night as the previous installment as Charlie C
Mega Ape
2023-10-13
A genetically mutated ape escapes from a top secret facility and wreaks havoc in Hollywood.
Pirate Scurvy Dog's Pieces of Eight
2007-04-03
Captain Scurvy F. Dog, Proprietor of the Caribbean Pub, Entertains his Patrons with Tales of his Pri
Apex Predators 2: The Spawning
2024-11-12
Mutated, flying Sharks wreak havoc along the beach during an annual Volleyball tournament.
A Bengal for Christmas
2023-07-16
Rachel wants a new best friend for Christmas, and she might just get her wish when a Bengal arrives
Mothman Vs Bigfoot
Spider Baby
2023-10-31
A pair of greedy relatives try to repossess the Merrye Estate. But the inbred Children will protect
Closet Monster
2023-05-16
A female Psychic manifests a Monster in her closet that helps unlock the key to her childhood trauma
Runaway Nightmare
2018-10-31
A teenage girl accidentally murders her abusive Step-Father in self-defense on Halloween night, 1988
Realm of Shadows
2024-04-29
Enter a world of mystery, possession and shadows in an anthology of short horror themed tales woven
The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide
2025-09-18
Why do people no longer see this type of stories nowadays? How can this notion be awakened? Which fi
Beyond the Gates of Hell
2022-09-04
A newly married couple purchase a mansion in the countryside to open a bed and breakfast. However, i
Don't Trick-Or-Treat Alone!
2022-10-01
On Halloween Night, 1990, a young girl is kidnapped by a demonic cult while trick-or treating alone
Hybristophilia
2022-02-15
An ambitious news team's exclusive interview with an at-large serial killer veers toward bloodshed a
Natural Born Filmmakers
2016-02-01
A rift between two filmmakers and their distributors spirals out of control, involving a threatening
Circus of Dread
2012-04-30
Two brothers - one a priest, one a career criminal - find bloody salvation in a mysterious undergrou
Beach Babe Bingo
2018-06-30
Two best friends rent a beach house for the weekend only to discover it’s been double booked so they
Holy Terror
2017-04-01
Believing their deceased son isn't at peace, Molly and Tom ask a medium to make contact. But after t
RoboWoman
2019-04-11
On her last day at a temp agency, Vivica Stevens is attacked, beaten and left for dead by a co-worke
Eternal Code
2019-09-06
A researcher's family is kidnapped after she leads efforts to withdraw her company from a collaborat
Moon of the Blood Beast
2019-06-07
An infamous, mythical blood beast strikes terror in a small coastal town. This vicious blood beast r
Lovesick Fool - Love in the Age of Like
2018-02-01
The adventures of a single guy in L.A. in search of true love.
Miranda Veil
2020-09-18
An aspiring serial killer abducts his first victim, both are shocked to discover that she cannot die
Apex Predators
2021-05-11
The bodies of beach goers begin washing ashore during the grand opening of a new resort with dire re
Finding Nicole
2025-05-06
Based on a true life story of Nicole Beverly and her children surviving and overcoming domestic viol
Ebola Rex Versus Murder Hornets
2021-03-02
The diseased Dinosaur battles to the death with the Murder Hornets during a zombie outbreak that is
The Woman in the Room
2021-04-24
A man must face his inner demons when he is confronted with the decision to euthanize his mother, wh
Meathook Massacre: The Final Chapter
2019-06-13
The sole survivor of the original massacre comes face-to-face with Bubba and his sadistic clan one l
Rice Girl
2014-07-23
To land a role in the movie Hooker X, Asian American actress Windy (Cheryl Ling) researches what lif
Shirin in Love
2014-03-14
Despite being engaged to a successful Iranian plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, Shirin finds herself
Space Sharks
2024-06-23
A military experiment conducted on a space station goes horribly wrong, sending a new breed of weapo