Vida Ghaffari

Vida Ghaffari

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.

  • Title: Vida Ghaffari
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  • Also Known As: Vida Rhodes
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Vida Ghaffari Movies

  • 2004
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    Near Death

    Near Death

    1 2004 HD

    Ghost hunters find film director's haunted mansion and anger the flesh-eating ghouls inside.

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  • 2003
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    Maniacal

    Maniacal

    3.3 2003 HD

    Maniacal presents the story of Gilbert Gill, a confused young man who is alienated from his family and society. Like the Columbine killers and other...

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  • 2023
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    Doll Killer 3

    Doll Killer 3

    2.5 2023 HD

    This third and final installment picks up on the same night as the previous installment as Charlie Crandall crashes a nearby slumber party before his...

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  • 2023
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    Mega Ape

    Mega Ape

    1.7 2023 HD

    A genetically mutated ape escapes from a top secret facility and wreaks havoc in Hollywood.

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  • 2007
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    Pirate Scurvy Dog's Pieces of Eight

    Pirate Scurvy Dog's Pieces of Eight

    1 2007 HD

    Captain Scurvy F. Dog, Proprietor of the Caribbean Pub, Entertains his Patrons with Tales of his Privateerin' Adventures. Flashbacks of the Captain's...

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  • 2024
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    Apex Predators 2: The Spawning

    Apex Predators 2: The Spawning

    1 2024 HD

    Mutated, flying Sharks wreak havoc along the beach during an annual Volleyball tournament.

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  • 1970
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    Mothman Vs Bigfoot

    Mothman Vs Bigfoot

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2023
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    A Bengal for Christmas

    A Bengal for Christmas

    3.5 2023 HD

    Rachel wants a new best friend for Christmas, and she might just get her wish when a Bengal arrives on her doorstep!

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  • 2023
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    Closet Monster

    Closet Monster

    1 2023 HD

    A female Psychic manifests a Monster in her closet that helps unlock the key to her childhood trauma.

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  • 2023
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    Spider Baby

    Spider Baby

    1 2023 HD

    A pair of greedy relatives try to repossess the Merrye Estate. But the inbred Children will protect their home and bloodline at all costs.

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  • 2018
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    Runaway Nightmare

    Runaway Nightmare

    1 2018 HD

    A teenage girl accidentally murders her abusive Step-Father in self-defense on Halloween night, 1988. She runs away from home, hoping to hitch-hike...

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  • 2024
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    Realm of Shadows

    Realm of Shadows

    1 2024 HD

    Enter a world of mystery, possession and shadows in an anthology of short horror themed tales woven into a full length feature presentation.

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  • 2025
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    The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide

    The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide

    1 2025 HD

    Why do people no longer see this type of stories nowadays? How can this notion be awakened? Which films should begin to feed back from the past and...

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  • 2022
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    Beyond the Gates of Hell

    Beyond the Gates of Hell

    4.5 2022 HD

    A newly married couple purchase a mansion in the countryside to open a bed and breakfast. However, it is soon revealed that some brutal murders took...

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  • 2022
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    Don't Trick-Or-Treat Alone!

    Don't Trick-Or-Treat Alone!

    1 2022 HD

    On Halloween Night, 1990, a young girl is kidnapped by a demonic cult while trick-or treating alone in the shocking, final installment in the...

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  • 2022
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    Hybristophilia

    Hybristophilia

    3.5 2022 HD

    An ambitious news team's exclusive interview with an at-large serial killer veers toward bloodshed and shocking revelations.

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  • 2016
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    Natural Born Filmmakers

    Natural Born Filmmakers

    1 2016 HD

    A rift between two filmmakers and their distributors spirals out of control, involving a threatening Mob boss, zombies running amok and guns ablaze....

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  • 2012
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    Circus of Dread

    Circus of Dread

    2 2012 HD

    Two brothers - one a priest, one a career criminal - find bloody salvation in a mysterious underground carnival.

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  • 2018
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    Beach Babe Bingo

    Beach Babe Bingo

    5.6 2018 HD

    Two best friends rent a beach house for the weekend only to discover it’s been double booked so they’ll have to share the place... with...

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  • 2017
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    Holy Terror

    Holy Terror

    3.6 2017 HD

    Believing their deceased son isn't at peace, Molly and Tom ask a medium to make contact. But after they invite a vengeful demon to cross over, the...

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  • 2019
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    RoboWoman

    RoboWoman

    1.3 2019 HD

    On her last day at a temp agency, Vivica Stevens is attacked, beaten and left for dead by a co-worker and his friends. Through the use of futuristic...

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  • 2019
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    Eternal Code

    Eternal Code

    4.7 2019 HD

    A researcher's family is kidnapped after she leads efforts to withdraw her company from a collaboration. With everything on the line, only her...

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  • 2019
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    Moon of the Blood Beast

    Moon of the Blood Beast

    3.5 2019 HD

    An infamous, mythical blood beast strikes terror in a small coastal town. This vicious blood beast returns every time there is a cycle of the Harvest...

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  • 2018
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    Lovesick Fool - Love in the Age of Like

    Lovesick Fool - Love in the Age of Like

    1 2018 HD

    The adventures of a single guy in L.A. in search of true love.

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  • 2020
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    Miranda Veil

    Miranda Veil

    5.8 2020 HD

    An aspiring serial killer abducts his first victim, both are shocked to discover that she cannot die.

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  • 2021
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    Apex Predators

    Apex Predators

    2 2021 HD

    The bodies of beach goers begin washing ashore during the grand opening of a new resort with dire results.

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  • 1970
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    Finding Nicole

    Finding Nicole

    1 1970 HD

    Based on a true life story of Nicole Beverly and her children surviving and overcoming domestic violence.

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  • 2021
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    Ebola Rex Versus Murder Hornets

    Ebola Rex Versus Murder Hornets

    1 2021 HD

    The diseased Dinosaur battles to the death with the Murder Hornets during a zombie outbreak that is hit by several "firenados" containing flaming...

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  • 2021
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    The Woman in the Room

    The Woman in the Room

    5 2021 HD

    A man must face his inner demons when he is confronted with the decision to euthanize his mother, who suffers from an incurable disease.

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  • 2019
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    Meathook Massacre: The Final Chapter

    Meathook Massacre: The Final Chapter

    1 2019 HD

    The sole survivor of the original massacre comes face-to-face with Bubba and his sadistic clan one last time.

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  • 2023
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    The Horror We Make

    The Horror We Make

    1 2023 HD

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  • 2012
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    The Mindy Project

    The Mindy Project

    6.3 2012 HD

    Obstetrician/gynecologist Mindy Lahiri tries to balance her personal and professional life, surrounded by quirky co-workers in a small medical...

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