Reshma Shetty

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Reshma Shetty
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Born (1977-11-02) 2 November 1977 (age 47)
Manchester, England
Education James Madison University (BM)
University of Kentucky (MM)
University of Cincinnati (GrDip)
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
Known for Royal Pains
Spouse
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(m. 2011)​
Children1

Reshma Shetty (born 2 November 1977) is a British-born American actress who is best known for her role as Divya Katdare on the USA Network TV series Royal Pains .

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Early life

Shetty was born on 2 November 1977 to Hindu Indian parents in Manchester and moved to Richmond, Virginia at the age of 15. [1] She originally studied pre-med at James Madison University, but success in vocal competitions prompted her to switch majors and graduate with a BM in opera performance. [2] Shetty received her Master of Music in performance from the University of Kentucky before moving on to the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, where she earned her artist diploma in opera in 2005. [1] [3]

Career

Shetty was cast as Priya, the female lead in the national tour of the Broadway musical Bombay Dreams in 2006. She also acted in the Off-Broadway play Rafta Rafta . [3] She was a cast member on the American TV program Royal Pains portraying physician assistant Divya Katdare. [4] [5]

Shetty was also an occasional guest-panelist on the Fox News Channel satire show Red Eye w/Greg Gutfeld . She starred as Queen Angella in the Netflix reboot She-Ra and the Princesses of Power . She is also the face of Dove moisturizer bar in India.

Personal life

Shetty currently resides in New York City. She is married to actor and financer Deep Katdare, who starred with her in Bombay Dreams. They married on March 19, 2011. She gave birth to their daughter Ariya Eliana on October 6, 2015. [6]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Steam Niala
2007 30 Rock Party AttendantEpisode: "Secrets and Lies"
2009–2016 Royal Pains Divya KatdareMain cast, 104 episodes.
2011 The Wendy Williams Show Herself
2011Fashion in TelevisionHerself
2012Delivering the GoodsSarah
2012 Hated Arianna
2012 Allegiance Leela
2012 CSI Miami Jane CaldicottSeason 10, Episode 15
2015 Odd Mom Out RimaEpisodes: "Dying to Get In", "Omakase" & "The Truth Fairy"
2016–2017 Pure Genius Dr. Talaikha ChannarayapatraMain cast
2017–2019 OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Elodie (voice)Supporting cast
2017–2018, 2020 Blindspot Megan Butani
2018–2019 She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Queen Angella (voice)(Main cast, Seasons 1–3; Guest, Season 4)
2019 Madam Secretary Dr. Nimmi BahriSeason 5, Episode 17
2019 Instinct Maya BhdauriSeason 2, episodes 7, 8 and 10
2022Jolly Good ChristmasAnji PatelTelevision film

References

  1. 1 2 "Reshma Shetty's Bollywood musical adventure". Archived from the original on 2009-07-05.
  2. ↑ Souri, Ranjit (November 9, 2009). "Desis On Cable: Reshma Shetty and Danny Pudi". India Currents. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved December 25, 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Royal Pains". USA Network.
  4. ↑ Royal Pains Q&A: Reshma Shetty [ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ Interview with Reshma Shetty Archived 2010-06-08 at the Wayback Machine in Buzzine Magazine
  6. ↑ "Reshma Shetty Welcomes Daughter Ariya Eliana". PEOPLE. October 21, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
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