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Geeta Citygirl Chopra More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

6 October 1971, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name

Geeta Chopra

Nickname

City
Citygirl

Height

5' 4" (1.63 m)

Mini Biography

A graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the City College of New York, her acting, directing and producing credits range from the stage to the screen. This native New Yorker founded Salaam Theatre, the first South-Asian-American performing arts institution in the world. She currently serves as Salaam's Artistic Director.

Her contributions to the arts community in general, and the South-Asian community specifically, have long been recognized. She joined the likes of Richard Schiff of TV's The West Wing, and best-selling author Walter Mosley, when she was selected to be the chief guest speaker at the 20th Annual CCNY Honors Convocation. She served as an emcee at the 24th Annual Asian Heritage Festival, in Union Square-the largest Pan-Asian outdoor event on the East coast, which was attended by over ten thousand people. She hosts New York's Annual Tagore Festival, and a popular weekly salon presented by Salaam Theater. She's been featured in magazines and news dailies all over the country, and was even named one of the 'Top 100 New Yorkers of the Year' in 2003, by the New York Resident.

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Spouse

Sudhanva C. Sharma

(26 March 2005 - present)

Trivia

She is married to a pilot.

During rehearsals for an Off-Broadway play entitled Queens Blvd The Musical, she was involved in an accident with a bike messenger in midtown Manhattan. She suffered several injuries including a broken ankle but managed to stay in the production and performed the choreography and dance routines, with a cast.

Her marriage at New York's City Hall was covered with a full-page story in the Sunday New York Times Vows section.

She has a strong passion for photography and for years has documented New York and events around the city, with a particular focus in providing these images to grassroots groups and organizations that lack a budget for building their archives.

Both her parents and their families were refugees after the 1947 Partition of India. Her father came to New York after receiving a Gold Medal for ranking first in his university in India and a full scholarship to Columbia University in 1965. They lived in New York City till the 1980s when they moved to the suburbs of New York.

The Gov't of India - Ministry of Tourism hired Citygirl as the official NY host of India@60 - The Incredible India campaign that took over the city and held free cultural events on a main-stage at Bryant Park as well as South Street Seaport. The week-long cultural events and stage performances were attended by several thousands, as reported by the ethnic media.

Alumni of the Alvin Ailey Summer Intensive Dance Program in 1988.

Nominated for "Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play Female" by the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle for her work as "Lopa" in the Old Globe's production of Ayub Khan-Din's RAFTA, RAFTA.