Olivia Khoshatefeh is a filmmaker whose current projects include the feature films What R You? and Top of the Stairs and the limited series Belle (co-created with Déa Julien). She is currently launching Zaytoon, a platform dedicated to nurturing new work through salons, creative support, and production. Olivia is a Cinephilia Productions Fellow and produced the feature film Jabberjaw. As an actor, she is best known for her five-season recurring role as Dr. Turan on NBC's New Amsterdam, with additional credits including Inventing Anna, Elsbeth, Dickinson, Mr. Robot, Blindspot, Crashing, and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. A graduate of Brown University's MFA Acting program, Olivia is drawn to stories about people who don't fit neatly into boxes. Her work gravitates toward cultural contradictions, complicated women, and anyone trying to make sense of who they are.