Reshma Shetty
{{short description|British actress}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Reshma Shetty
| image = Reshma Shetty (cropped).jpg
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|11|02|df=y}}
| birth_place = Manchester, England
| education = James Madison University (BM)
University of Kentucky (MM)
University of Cincinnati (GrDip)
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2005–present
| known_for = Royal Pains
| spouse = {{marriage|Deep Katdare|2011}}
| children = 1
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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.
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.canada.com/cityguides/toronto/story.html?id=f2786304-e83e-4373-9610-472964c2b38d&k=75238|title=Reshma Shetty's Bollywood musical adventure|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705051829/http://www.canada.com/cityguides/toronto/story.html?id=f2786304-e83e-4373-9610-472964c2b38d&k=75238|archivedate=2009-07-05}} 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.{{cite web |last=Souri |first=Ranjit |title=Desis On Cable: Reshma Shetty and Danny Pudi |work=India Currents |date=November 9, 2009 |url=http://www.indiacurrents.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=23821dac0d05b3f450fba42258a3e12c |accessdate=December 25, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604121129/http://www.indiacurrents.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=23821dac0d05b3f450fba42258a3e12c |archivedate=June 4, 2011}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.usanetwork.com/series/royalpains/theshow/characterprofiles/divya/bio.html#|title=Royal Pains|work=USA Network}}
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. She was a cast member on the American TV program Royal Pains portraying physician assistant Divya Katdare.[http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/all-royalpains-shetty-int,0,4052015.story?page=6&track=rss-topicgallery Royal Pains Q&A: Reshma Shetty]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}[http://bollywood.buzzine.com/2010/06/interview-reshma-shetty/ Interview with Reshma Shetty] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100608025120/http://bollywood.buzzine.com/2010/06/interview-reshma-shetty/ |date=2010-06-08 }} in Buzzine Magazine
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, where they shot parts of Royal Pains. 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.{{cite web|title=Reshma Shetty Welcomes Daughter Ariya Eliana|url=https://people.com/parents/reshma-shetty-welcomes-daughter-ariya-eliana/|work=PEOPLE|date=October 21, 2015|accessdate=October 27, 2019}}
Filmography
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! Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Steam | Niala | |
| 2007 | 30 Rock | Party Attendant | Episode: "Secrets and Lies" |
| 2009–2016 | Royal Pains | Divya Katdare | Main cast, 104 episodes. |
| 2011 | The Wendy Williams Show | Herself | |
| 2011 | Fashion in Television | Herself | |
| 2012 | Delivering the Goods | Sarah | |
| 2012 | Hated | Arianna | |
| 2012 | Allegiance | Leela | |
| 2012 | CSI Miami | Jane Caldicott | Season 10, Episode 15 |
| 2015 | Odd Mom Out | Rima | Episodes: "Dying to Get In", "Omakase" & "The Truth Fairy" |
| 2016–2017 | Pure Genius | Dr. Talaikha Channarayapatra | Main 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 Bahri | Season 5, Episode 17 |
| 2019 | Instinct | Maya Bhdauri | Season 2, episodes 7, 8 and 10 |
| 2022 | Jolly Good Christmas | Anji Patel | Television film |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|2439805}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091213060906/http://www.wickedinfo.com/comedians/interview-with-royal-pain's-reshma-shetty/ Interview at WickedInfo.com]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110604121129/http://www.indiacurrents.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=23821dac0d05b3f450fba42258a3e12c "Desis on Cable: Reshma Shetty and Danny Pudi"]: Interview in India Currents magazine by Ranjit Souri, November 2009
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Category:Actresses from Kentucky
Category:Actresses from Manchester
Category:American actresses of Indian descent
Category:American stage actresses
Category:British emigrants to the United States
Category:British stage actresses
Category:James Madison University alumni
Category:University of Cincinnati alumni
Category:University of Kentucky alumni
Category:21st-century American women
Category:British people of Indian descent