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Janina Zione Gavankar (born November 29, 1980) is an American actress and musician. Gavankar is also trained as a pianist, vocalist, and orchestral percussionist. She majored in Theatre Performance at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Gavankar's roles include Papi, a lesbian lothario in The L Word; Leigh Turner, a police officer on The Gates; Ms. Dewey, the personification of a Microsoft branded search engine who commented on the user's searches; Shiva, the namesake of the sought-after trophy on The League; shapeshifter Luna Garza on HBO's True Blood; McKenna Hall on The CW's Arrow; and Meredith Bose on NBC's The Mysteries of Laura. She also played Diana Thomas on FOX's supernatural drama Sleepy Hollow.
Gavankar was born in Joliet, Illinois, to Peter Ganesh Gavankar, an engineer from Mumbai, who first traveled to the U.S. to pursue a master's degree, and Mohra Gavankar, from Pune, Maharashtra, who also emigrated to the U.S. from India. Her mother is half-Indian and half-Dutch.
Gavankar has acted in theatre, film, television, and online. Her most notable roles include Iden Versio, canon Star Wars character, and protagonist of Star Wars: Battlefront II, shapeshifter Luna Garza in True Blood, lesbian lothario Papi in The L Word; Ms. Dewey, the personification of a Microsoft live search engine; and Shiva, the namesake of the sought after trophy on The League. She regularly appears in Funny or Die shorts.
In 2006 she joined the cast of The L Word as a series regular, and shot all of the clips used for Ms. Dewey. In 2007, she landed a lead in CW pilot Dash 4 Cash. In 2008, Gavankar appeared in TV series Stargate Atlantis, Grey's Anatomy and NCIS, My Boys, and Factory. In 2009, she appeared in the TV shows The Cleaner, Dollhouse, Three Rivers, and The League, as well as indie movies Men, Interrupted, Indian Gangster, and Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey. Gavankar played the voice of Nikki in Quantum Quest. She landed a lead role in The Gates, since cancelled, on ABC. She appears on CW's Arrow as a vice squad police officer and brief girlfriend to Oliver Queen.
Gavankar is an admitted gamer and has appeared on, as well as co-hosted, G4 TV's Attack of the Show!, Epileptic Gaming's Up All Night, where she helped review Rock Band, Burnout Paradise, and Army of Two.
In 2011 Gavankar became a series regular in HBO's True Blood as a public school teacher and shapeshifter, Luna Garza, who gets romantically involved with one of the main characters of the series.
Her indie movie, Satellite of Love, premiered at the Dallas International Film Festival in 2012, and her 2012 indie I'm Afraid of Virginia Wolf is in post-production. On December 20, 2012, Gavankar was the last person interviewed for the now cancelled Attack of the Show! which aired on G4 TV.
On August 3, 2013, Gavankar landed a role as a witch named Qetsiyah in the fifth season of The Vampire Diaries. She guest starred in the third season of Husbands.
In 2014, she starred as Amita in the video game, Far Cry 4. She also played Detective Meredith Bose on The Mysteries of Laura from 2014 to 2016.
She starred as Iden Versio, the main character in the campaign mode of the 2017 Electronic Arts video game Star Wars Battlefront II.
In 2018, she has two films releasing. Blindspotting is premiering at the Sundance Film Festival, and The Vanishing of Sidney Hall is being distributed by A24.
Gavankar returned to music with a cover of Kanye West's "Love Lockdown". Gavankar's former all female singing group, Endera, was signed to Cash Money Records Universal Records.
She collaborated on a project for a song called "Tell Me What" in India with Pratichee Mohapatra of Viva, Deep, and Navraaz. She has had songs licensed to movies and television, and has sung and played marimba on film scores. Gavankar was featured in Russian artist Ella Leya's music video for "Wish I Could", in the music video by San Francisco-based band Recliner for their single "Float Away", as well as the music video for Manu Narayan's band Darunam.
In August 2012, she released the single for her upcoming EP, entitled Waiting for Godot, and in November, Billboard premiered the official music video. It went on to win numerous film festival awards.
While in high school, Gavankar auditioned for the front ensemble of the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps of Rockford, Illinois. Before hearing whether she had made the corps, she was accepted for the Yale School of Drama's summer camp, and went there. "I fell in love with drum corps when I was 13 years old", Gavankar has stated, and remains a strong fan of the activity. When she heard the Martin Garrix/Usher collaboration, "Don't Look Down", she had the idea of performing it as marching music. With assistance from Drum Corps International, she contacted the Jersey Surf Drum and Bugle Corps and arranger Colin Bell. She went into the studios in New York with fifty members of Jersey Surf and recorded the music video "Don't Look Down- #JustAddDrumCorps Edition" that was released in April 2015.
On May 20, 2015, Gavankar performed a percussion duet at Carnegie Hall with Questlove for the Best Buddies charity benefit.- Actress
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Hannah Simone stars on FOX's hit series, New Girl (2011), opposite Zooey Deschanel. Simone hosted HGTV Canada's popular design show, "Space for Living", before moving onto Canada's largest music channel, "MuchMusic". After MuchMusic, Simone moved to Los Angeles, where she hosted two seasons of WCG Ultimate Gamer (2009), for the SyFy channel. Simone recently completed production on H+ (2011), the second Warner Premiere Digital Web series, made in conjunction with Dolphin Entertainment and produced by Bryan Singer. Born in London, Simone grew up living abroad and participating in local theater productions in Saudi Arabia, India, Greece and Canada. A graduate of the University of British Columbia, she majored in International Relations and Political Science, before going on to work as a human rights and refugee officer with the United Nations in London.- Actress
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Winning the title of Miss India USA was the start to a global acting career for American actress Pooja Kumar. Today Pooja has acted in major Hollywood films, including Man on a Ledge (2012), and the IFC film, Bollywood Hero (2009) where she starred opposite SNL star, Chris Kattan. She had in a starring role in iconic Indian actor and filmmaker Kamal Haasan's blockbuster film Vishwaroopam (2013). The most famous actor in India, Amitabh Bachchan selected Pooja as the most budding new star in a contest where he looked at over 60,000 contestants who were fighting for that recognition. Amitabh Bachchan knew that Pooja would eventually get the major Bollywood role that she has now received in Kamal Haasan's film. Pooja's popularity has grown over time. She has been invited to hundreds of highly prominent events as a celebrity guest, and was featured on many magazine covers. She served as a host for India's famous music channel, Channel V, but decided to leave to continue honing her acting skills.
As a student of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Pooja learned to be a highly profound actress who has received appreciation for her diverse talents and love for acting. For her role in the indie film, Flavors (2003), Pooja received the Screen Actor Guild Award for Best Emerging Artist. Kumar has been in several American films and has also worked in Bollywood giving her insight and expertise on the different film industries. Her repertoire of work whether it be theater, film or ad campaigns all continue to grow.- Actress
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Dilshad Vadsaria was born in Karachi, Pakistan, of Portuguese and Indian descent. She moved with her family to the US at the age of six and spent her childhood in various parts of the country, including Chicago, Richmond (Virginia) and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She eventually moved to New York to study acting. Although she has appeared in a few films, much of her work has been in television, with a regular role on the series Greek (2007) and guest appearances on such series as NCIS (2003) and Bones (2005).- Actress
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Jaya Subramanian is known for Trading Eights (2010), The Book Club (2012) and The Tudor Tutor (2010).- Actress
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Aparna Brielle is an American actress who was born in Portland, Oregon. After an extensive childhood career as a professional dancer, she moved onto theatre, television, and film. She is best known for portraying Sarika Sarkar on the NBC comedy "A.P. Bio" after appearances in series such as "Grimm" (NBC) and "The Librarians" (TNT).- Actress
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Fresh off receiving the "Performance of the Year" Scenie Award along with 8 actors including Bryan Cranston, Sonal Shah stars in critically acclaimed 'Four Samosas' in theaters nationwide.
For her work in Untitled Baby Play, Stage Scene LA said, "Shah delivering a dazzlingly multi-faceted star turn as a woman whose ebullient exterior hides pain and sorrow she keeps deep within. A true tour-de-force!"
The accomplished actress was one of the first Indian-American women to appear in a major role on a network comedy (Scrubs). Other notable acting credits include Superstore (NBC), New Girl (FOX), Spaced Out (NBC), Better Things (FX), The High Note (Working Title), Definition Please (Netflix), Mira Royal Detective (Disney), The Powerpuff Girls (Cartoon Network), Costume Quest (Amazon), a series regular role in The PTA (ABC Family pilot), and stage productions including Goodman Theatre. She's also an NBC Diversity Showcase Alum, a Second City Conservatory Graduate, an IAMA Theatre Company Member, and has a development deal with Disney+.
Wheaton, IL native Sonal Shah has been highlighted by multiple outlets including The Hollywood Reporter, which said her work in Definition Please "Stands out" and Anokhi Magazine, where she was listed as one of the top 10 Fascinating South Asians of the year. Ted Lasso's Bill Lawrence said, "Sonal is a hyper-talented comedic actress. If I could buy stock in her future, I would do it today."
A highly trained versatile professional, Sonal teaches acting at the esteemed John Rosenfeld Studios. She also teaches and directs "Showcase" at the Art of Acting Professional Conservatory. After earning her BAS in Theatre from Loyola University in Chicago, she continued her acting education with the Moscow Art Theatre School at Harvard University, UCB, The Groundlings, Improv Olympic, and JRS.
A comedian and advocate for humanity, Sonal co-hosted the Asian American Institute for Congressional Studies Gala in DC attended by President Obama as well as galas for Comcast, NBC Universal, South Asian Network, Aiden's Red Envelope Benefit, and the American India Foundation on Wall Street, where she helped raise 2.1 million dollars for education in India. She's been a guest speaker at Harvard University, the Alpha Gamma Sigma Scholastic Honor Society, The Chicago Foundation for Women, and the Indo-American Community Services Organization who praised her "Outstanding Dedication and Support for the Community." Sonal believes representation matters and powerful stories, love, and laughter can transform people's lives.- Actress
Navi Rawat was born on 5 June 1977 in Malibu, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Feast (2005), The O.C. (2003) and Numb3rs (2005). She has been married to Brawley Nolte since 2012. They have one child.- Actress
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Aarti Mann was born in Connecticut, USA. She is an actress and director, known for The Recruit (2022), Never Have I Ever (2020) and The Big Bang Theory (2007). She is married to Purvesh Mankad. They have one child.- Actress
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Melanie is an actress and producer passionate about bringing more empathy to this world through her work. In line with that mission, she uses her platforms both on-screen and behind the camera to share powerful and diverse stories about women and minorities. She is best known for her work as Malaya Pineda on CBS's Code Black.
Born in Illinois, Melanie graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering while studying improvisational comedy on the side.
Post-graduation, she landed a high-profile corporate job, which she eventually quit to pursue her childhood dream of acting. She quickly landed a series of television roles including guest appearances on Rules of Engagement, Parenthood, and Nashville and large recurring roles on Netflix's Brown Nation and HBO's The Brink.
From 2015 to 2017, she played the series regular role of Dr. Malaya Pineda on the CBS medical drama Code Black.
In 2018, Melanie also became a producer for several different projects and shows. One of her projects, with South Asian women in the forefront, is in development with HBO.
Melanie is the co-founder of the not-for-profit Hospital for Hope India, which provides health care services to under-served villagers in rural India. She also holds a 2nd-degree black belt in Karate and is a trained pianist.- Actress
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Most recently played in THE FATHER opposite Alfred Molina at Pasadena Playhouse (nominee for Best Season, Ovation Awards). Born in Chatham, New Jersey, USA. Moved to Mumbai, India for 5 years as a kid.
Attended The Johns Hopkins University, BA International Relations.
Was accepted to law schools for Human Rights / Public Interest, instead decided to follow her heart and train as an actor at USC where she received her MFA in Theater. Also worked at Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) in SF where she selected and nurtured independent films by/for underrepresented voices for public television shows such as POV and Independent Lens.
Other training: William Esper Studio in Manhattan and American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.
Resides in Los Angeles and New York City.- Actress
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Mouzam Makkar was born in Kerala, India. She is an actress and producer, known for The Fix (2019), The Exorcist (2016) and The Vampire Diaries (2009).- Actress
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Anisha Adusumilli is a first-generation Indian-American born and raised in the Midwest. An artist from a young age, Anisha began studying Classical Piano at the age of 5 - having graduated from the Trinity College of London Program. Continuing her creative expression through Dancing and Singing, Anisha inevitably discovered her love of Acting at UCLA where she studied both Business Economics and Theater. Recent credits include Fox's New Girl, CBS' How I Met Your Mother and NCIS: Los Angeles among others. Anisha continues to tell stories with passion, conviction, and a mission to be an example that people can overcome the greatest of obstacles through action and self-belief.- Actress
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Sheetal Sheth is an acclaimed actress, author, and producer, known for her provocative performances in a wide range of memorable roles on film and television. Sheetal burst onto the scene with raves in the groundbreaking films, 'ABCD' and Slamdance winner, 'American Chai.' She broke out and won hearts in 'Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World' opposite Albert Brooks, as the female lead, Maya, winning the role after an extensive international casting search.
Raised in a small New Jersey city, she discovered her passion for acting in high school and subsequently enrolled in the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. After supplementing her education with a summer in Amsterdam as part of the intensive, International Theatre Workshop studying under renowned acting teachers like Kristin Linklater, she graduated with honors.
Sheetal has become a favorite in the independent film world. She won 3 Best Actress nods on the festival circuit for 'The World Unseen,' 1 for her role in 'Wings of Hope,' and most recently for 'Grin,' which she also produced. In 2012, fans voted her 'Favorite Movie Actress' in AfterEllen's Visibility Awards. To date, she has starred in over 20 feature films and has earned a loyal, international following.
Sheth began her career at a time when few South Asians were making their living as actors. Despite being told she'd have to change her name to work, her successful career has trail-blazed paths for other women of color across media. Sheth supports marginalized communities not only through her own pioneering work as an actor, but by also appearing at workshops and panels and speaking directly to issues facing those communities. Sheetal has represented brands such as Reebok and CHI hair care and has appeared on the cover of magazines including Anokhi, Audrey, Woman International, and Seema. She is known as an outspoken advocate and has delivered talks and keynotes at festivals and charity galas. She's had op-eds published on CNN and Thrive Global. She served in President Clinton's AmeriCorps and is currently on the advisory board of Equality Now and an ambassador for CA First Partner, Jennifer Newsom's The Representation Project. Her extensive background in working with kids led her into the world of children's literature and her first children's book, Always Anjali was published in 2018 to wide acclaim. It won the 2019 Purple Dragonfly Storybook Grand Prize (voted on by teachers and librarians) and is set to be a series.- Actress
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Kosha Patel was born on 9 September 1989 in Pueblo, Colorado, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Grey's Anatomy (2005), Shit White Girls Say ... To Brown Girls (2012) and House of Lies (2012).- Actress
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Nishi Munshi has been an Actress, Singer, Musician and Choreographer/Dancer in the entertainment industry for 15 years. Her family traveled and performed in a music band throughout her childhood around the USA and in other countries. Growing up on stage, she has performed in over 1,000 live-stage shows singing, drumming, and dancing. She practiced Mixed Martial Arts and Tae Kwon Do which helped her land her first gig on an Indian feature film 'My Name is Khan'. Over the years, her credits in acting and music include working with: NBC, CBS, USA Network, FOX, Warner Bros., and Lifetime. Some of her fan favorite roles have been on 'Jane the Virgin', Gia on 'The Originals', 'Pretty Little Liars', and Erica Malick on FOX's 'Lethal Weapon'. She's enjoying working on her fourth video game with previous fan favorites as Devi in 'The Order 1886' and Rikki Patil in 'Days Gone' under Sony Playstation. In her independent film experience, her production team was able to sell their first feature film at AFI and obtain private funding and successful filming for which she served as an Executive Producer and took her first stab at directing scenes for the film.
Being a skilled Classical (Kathak, Bharatnatiyam) and 'Bollywood' dancer, she had the opportunity to choreograph and dance with prominent artists: Shakira, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bieber, Jason Derulo and the acclaimed Michael Jackson's Cirque ONE show.
As an advocate for human rights, she served as a board member for Valley Family Center (victims of domestic violence) for one year and her volunteer work has ranged from tutoring/mentoring at-risk youth all over Los Angeles to India at Shanti Bhavan Non-Profit School. Her Webisodes, Youtube videos, book of poetry and novel that she is working on are aimed to raise funds for human rights activism and educating at-risk youth.- Actress
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Richa Shukla Moorjani, actor, producer and activist, was born and raised in the Bay Area, California. She made her series lead debut in the internationally beloved Netflix dramedy, "Never Have I Ever" (created by Mindy Kaling). After its premiere in 2020, the show immediately hit #1 around the world in the Netflix Top 10 and has been nominated for numerous awards including a TCA Award, People's Choice Awards, Hollywood Critics Associate Award and NAACP Image Award. Being cast out of a pool of somewhere between 15,000 actors from a global casting call for the 3 South Asian female leads of the series, Richa won the hearts of a global and cross-generational audience with her portrayal of the brilliant, bold, and stereotype-subverting 'Kamala'.
Raised in a family of academics and artists, Richa broke away from the expected career trajectory of an Indian-American girl growing up in the Silicon Valley and developed a passion for storytelling as a child (performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in high school) before studying Dramatic Arts at university. Richa is a professionally trained dancer (Indian Classical, Kathak, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Bollywood) who focuses on meaningful projects in film and television that platform underrepresented voices and push culture forward. Shining a light on the South Asian diaspora and fighting for inclusion, authentic representation and sustainable storytelling are Richa's mission as an artist. Named by Goldhouse as one of the top 100 Asian Americans who have had the most impact on culture and society, Richa has also been recognized for her fierce advocacy for human rights, animal welfare, environmental protection and mental health.- Actress
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Tiya Sircar starred as "Roonie Schuman" in the ABC comedy series "Alex, Inc." which premiered in 2018. Based on the podcast StartUp, Sircar played the wife to Zach Braff's character, "Alex Schuman". Sircar is also on the NBC hit comedy "The Good Place," for which Entertainment Weekly dubbed her the series 'Scene Stealer." She appeared on the comedy opposite Kristen Bell and Ted Danson in multiple shifting roles, from an altruistic human rights lawyer to a power-hungry demon. She also starred opposite Kate Beckinsale in the Paramount+ series, Guilty Party. In the wake of recent guest starring roles on such series as Netflix's "Master of None" and Fox's "The Mindy Project," Sircar has also exercised her comedic and dramatic acting chops on "The Witches of East End," "The Vampire Diaries," "The Crazy Ones," "Hannah Montana" and "The Suite Life on Deck."
Having also established herself as a capable voiceover actress, Sircar lends her pipes as Sabine Wren, a graffiti artist and explosives expert, on the Disney/Lucas Film animated series "Star Wars Rebels" on the Disney Channel and the short-form interstitial series "Star Wars: Forces of Destiny," opposite Daisy Ridley, Felicity Jones and Lupita Nyong'o. Among other voiceover credits is The Simpsons, American Dad, Robot Chicken, and the Netflix/Dreamworks series "Spirit Riding Free."
Film audiences have come to know Sircar equally well, most recently in Netflix's Good Sam and in the independent feature comedy, Miss India America. Along with voiceover work on the animated studio film Walking with Dinosaurs 3D, she starred in the 20th Century Fox comedy feature The Internship opposite Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, in a starring role in the foreign drama The Domino Effect, with Zac Efron in New Line's 17 Again, and in the Paramount family comedy Hotel for Dogs.
A native of Arlington, Texas, Sircar was raised in a family of academics. Her parents, originally from Calcutta (Kolkata), India, are both college professors who instilled a love of the arts in her at a very early age. Sircar began dancing at age three, first Indian classical and folk dance, then ballet, jazz, lyrical and modern. After taking her first acting class at age seven, she realized her true calling. Sircar attended the University of Texas at Austin, receiving two bachelor's degrees: the first in Business/Marketing, and another in Theater & Dance. Following graduation, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her professional career.- Actress
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Farrah was born overseas in Hyderabad, India. She grew up in Northern California. Her passions were to follow in her grandpa's footsteps as a doctor of medicine, pursuing Pre-med studies at N.C. State University. Her soul yearning for the Arts and Theater lead her back to California to fill her life-long dream of becoming an actress and a writer. She was also offered a singing contract that fell through due to company finances. She did some modeling to make ends meet. Her love of the film industry took her to other ventures in writing and production. She is writing a film partly based on her experiences in her worldly travels. (2018) Upon finishing Medical School from a prestigious Caribbean Medical School, she's in her final steps to becoming a successful physician.- Anushka Rani is known for Miss India America (2015), Star Trek: Picard (2020) and Modern Family (2009).
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Lovlee Carroll grew up in Hanover, Indiana. In 2010, she landed the cover role of Mimi in Rent at The Westchester Broadway Theatre in New York, where she received her Actor's Equity card. In 2013, Lovlee received two Stage Scene LA Awards for her roles as Kira in "Xanadu" and Carla in "Nine"; both at The Met Theatre in Hollywood.
In addition to theatre, she can be been seen in dozens of features and TV shows. She did three seasons on the award-winning digital series "The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy" (YouTube) as series regular Lily Bagha. Other TV credits include: "Grey's Anatomy", "Scorpion", "How To Get Away With Murder", "Rebel", and "The Mindy Project."- Anita Majumdar is known for Murder Unveiled (2005), Midnight's Children (2012) and Republic of Doyle (2010).
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Kiran is a comedian who starred on the NBC/Hulu comedy Sunnyside, in addition to other shows like How to Get Away with Murder and Modern Family. She's a co-host on Crooked Media's Hysteria podcast and a touring stand-up comedian who headlined the NY Comedy Festival, the Kennedy Center, and more. As a writer/director, Kiran has made films for HBO and Sundance, been nominated for an Emmy, and shortlisted for an Academy Award. She loves naps and ice cream.- Actress
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Summer Bishil was born in Pasadena, California. She and her family moved overseas when she was three. Summer attended British and American schools while her family lived overseas, She returned to her home town of Pasadena just shy of her 14th birthday. In love with the idea of becoming an actress since the age of five, Summer took her first acting class at 14. Nine months later she signed with an agent and manager and began to pursue her career full time. She attends college on her spare time, working towards her degree.- Actress
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Lara Shah is an actor and producer in Los Angeles. She started her acting career in Austin, TX and has since been in over 100 films, television shows, music videos, and commercials since her venture into the creative side of the entertainment industry. Lara has won Best Actress awards for her lead roles in "Trippin' to the Altar" and "Kendall County Hunters." Lara has a passion for storytelling and entertainment: she was a television anchor in high school, a radio host at Boston University, and an intern at MTV Networks in NYC. She also worked for five years in Domestic TV Distribution Sales at Warner Bros. in NYC. In 2011, she traveled to Wilmington, NC to play a Detective on "One Tree Hill." The experience convinced her to finally pursue her passion. Lara studies with Lesly Kahn & Company in Los Angeles.- Actress
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Sarayu Blue is a stage, film, and television actress. While perhaps more well-known for her sharp comedic timing, she has also shown her great range in dramas, as seen in the Amazon limited series, "Expats," starring opposite Nicole Kidman, and directed by Lulu Wang. Blue began her career stealing scenes in David E. Kelley's medical drama, "Monday Mornings." She continued to work as a series regular, playing Kareema on The CW's, "No Tomorrow," and co-starred in the "Children's Hospital" spin-off, "Medical Police." Her breakout moment came when she starred as Emet in the female-driven NBC comedy, "I Feel Bad," produced by Amy Poehler. Since then, she has been seen in Hulu's Happiest Season, the second and third installments of the hit Netflix franchise, "To All the Boys I've Loved Before," the Apple+ TV series, "The Shrink Next Door," the Universal feature, "Blockers," and the Amazon feature, "A Million Miles Away."
Blue has also accumulated numerous guest roles on shows such as, "Grey's Anatomy (ABC)," "The Real O'Neals" (ABC), "Station 19" (ABC), "The Big Bang Theory" (CBS), "The Unicorn" (CBS), and "Veep" (HBO).
A classically trained theater actor, some of Blue's stage credits include Varya in, "The Cherry Orchard" (Yale Repertory Theatre), Belle in, "A Christmas Carol" (American Conservatory Theater), and Livia in, "The Tamer Tamed" (Shakespeare Santa Cruz).
Blue received her B.A. in Theater Arts from The University of Iowa, and her M.F.A. from The American Conservatory Theater, in San Francisco.- Actress
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Rita Rani Ahuja was born on 10 December 1978 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Steven Universe (2013), I Am Woman (2019) and Speechless (2016).