Tanusree Chakraborty

{{Short description|Indian actress}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}

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| name = Tanusree Chakraborty

| image = Tanusree Chakraborty - Kolkata 2023-06-21 9476.jpg

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| caption = Tanusree Chakraborty

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|08|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana), India

| other_names = Priyadarshini

| years_active = 2010–present

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| partners =

| alma_mater = Kamala Girls' High School

Basanti Devi College

| occupation = Actress, model

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Tanusree Chakraborty (born 6 August 1984) is an Indian actress and model who works primarily in Bengali films.[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/A-fragrant-autumn-for-Tanusree-Chakraborty/articleshow/22459979.cms 2013 Times of India article—A fragrant autumn for Tanusree Chakraborty][http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Men-are-moderately-mad-about-me-Tanusree-Chakraborty/articleshow/35017401.cms 2014 Times of India article—Men are moderately mad about me: Tanusree Chakraborty][http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/I-was-inspired-by-Shah-Rukh-Khan-in-Happy-New-Year-Tanusree-Chakraborty/articleshow/44868481.cms 2014 Times of India article—I was inspired by Shah Rukh Khan in Happy New Year: Tanusree Chakraborty]

Along with films, she has also worked on various television shows. Recently she has been hosting a beauty and lifestyle show called Sampurna on Zee Bangla channel. Tanusree Chakraborty joined the BJP in 2021,{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/west-bengal-assembly-polls-2021/story/bengali-actor-tanushree-chakraborty-joins-bjp-1777089-2021-03-09 |title=Bengali actor Tanusree Chakraborty joins BJP}}{{cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/mar/28/tmc-candidate-madan-mitra-celebrates-holi-with-bjp-nominees-on-hooghly-river-2282775.html |title=TMC candidate Madan Mitra celebrates Holi with BJP nominees on Hooghly river|date=28 March 2021 }} and contested for the party in the Shyampur seat in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election but lost.{{cite news |title=West Bengal Elections 2021: BJP Candidate Tanushree Chakraborty Campaigns in Shyampur Seat |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/west-bengal-elections-2021-bjp-candidate-tanushree-chakraborty-campaigns-in-shyampur-seat-3609437.html |date=5 April 2021 |work=News18 |access-date=1 May 2021}} She owns two restaurants in Kolkata.{{cite news |title=Hungry souls draw a Swiggy blank |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/hungry-souls-draw-a-swiggy-blank/cid/1503533 |access-date=27 February 2023 |work=The Telegraph}}