Shamita Siva

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Shamita Siva
Born
Other namesShamita Sivabalan
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2018–present

Shamita Siva is an Bruneian actress. She is best known for playing Sarika Ray in Good Cop/Bad Cop and Ange in Single, Out .

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Early life

Siva was born in Brunei to parents from Malaysia. She has said she had a third culture kid upbringing. She started dancing at the age of 4. [1] She cites her mother who was a Latin dancer as her main influence. [2] She attended Monash University. [3]

Career

Her first appearance on television came in a short film called Cynation: Dancing Devil where she played a Blade Dancer. Her biggest role to date is playing Sarika in Good Cop/Bad Cop starring Leighton Meester. The week she auditioned she had also auditioned for 5 other shows. [4] Another popular role that Siva is known for is as Ange in Single, Out . She was the first lesbian character on the show. [5] She loves action movies and hopes to act in a horror or sci-fi movie. [6]

Personal life

Siva is a lesbian [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018Cynation: Dancing DevilBlade DancerShort
2018Love AutomatedAliciaShort
2018An Artist, YoungPhoenixShort
2020Written in the StarsSara
2021The BistroShort
2021Someone ElseKatieShort
2021Bleed AustralianTahliaShort
2023 Foe VIP 3
2023Dead LesbiansKatherineShort
2024Twin FlameKaliShort
2024Dashboard DogsKya

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019FeedbackCaptainEpisodes: "Playing"
2023SugarHope RecordsXena Rai DancerEpisode: "The Bad Boys of 6 O'Clock"
2025 Good Cop/Bad Cop Sarika Ray8 episodes
2025 Single, Out Ange6 episodes

References

  1. ↑ "Experimenting with Character Through Movement with Shamita Siva". Colourbox Studio. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "South Asian Australian Shamita Siva Showcases Her Versatility In Vidya Rajan's Dark Comedy Crocodiles". Brown Boy Magazine. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  3. ↑ ""Gay Othello" - Do it Again but Better, Shamita Siva". Acast . Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Shamita Sivabalan on Good Cop Bad Cop, Representation, and Breaking Boundaries". Ramona Magazine. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "SINGLED, OUT". Shamita Siva. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "INTERVIEW: Australian actor shatters 'brown woman' stereotypes in funny new cop show". The Pineapple. 13 March 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Shamita Siva on Breaking Boxes and Owning the Spotlight". JOY Media. 22 April 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.