MINERVA KHODABANDE

Minerva is a bilingual (Farsi/English) actor, singer, and musician based in Sydney. A NIDA-trained performer with a BFA in Acting and a Diploma of Musical Theatre, she works across musical theatre, theatre, screen, and voice. Her musicality is deeply rooted in her Persian heritage, having grown up surrounded by Persian classical singing and traditional Iranian music alongside Western performance practices. Her credits span musical theatre, theatre, screen, commercial, and voiceover work, with recent performances including Mopsa in Head Over Heels at Hayes Theatre and Goli in English. Alongside acting and singing, Minerva is a multi-instrumentalist with experience in cello, guitar, percussion, and beatboxing, and is fluent in Farsi.

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1. 2027

   Wish You Were Here

   Zari · Belvoir St, dir. Mehhma Malhi & Ayah Tayeh · Stage

2. 2026

   Sing Me To My Death

   Sogol · dir. Ali Mozaffari · Film

3. 2026

   English

   Goli · Seymour Centre & Outhouse Theatre Co., dir. Craig Baldwin · Stage

4. 2026

   Head Over Heels

   Mopsa · Hayes Theatre & Well Done Creative Co., dir. Ellen Simpson · Stage

5. 2026

   Macca's Run 2.0

   Hannah (Principal) · Exit Films, dir. Stefan Hunt · Commercial

6. 2026

   Double You

   Laundromat Girl · Westpac Bank, dir. Michael Spiccia · Commercial

7. 2025

   The Royal Experiment

   God/Barbra Streisand · NIDA, dir. Lee Lewis · Stage

8. 2025

   NINE

   Saraghina & Lady of the Spa · NIDA, dir. Dean Drieberg · Stage

9. 2024

   Dance Nation

   Sofia · NIDA, dir. Nigel Turner-Carroll · Stage

10. 2024

    King Lear

    The Duke of Cornwall · NIDA, dir. John Bashford · Stage

11. 2020

    NINE

    Ilse · Squabbalogic, dir. Jay James-Moody · Stage

12. 2017

    A Fleeting Night's Dream (Original Musical)

    Helena · King's School, dir. Michael Terzo · Stage

13. 2017

    Romeo & Juliet

    The Nurse · King's School, dir. Wendy Buswell · Stage

14. 2015

    GOMA

    Campaign Voice · Rumble Strategic Creative · Voiceover