Reshma Shetty

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

Reshma Shetty
Born (1977-11-02) 2 November 1977
Manchester, England
NationalityBritish, American
EducationJames Madison University (BM)
University of Kentucky (MM)
University of Cincinnati (GrDip)
OccupationActress, Singer
Years active2005–present
Known forRoyal Pains
Spouse(s)
(
m. 2011)
Children1

Early life

Shetty was born on November 2, 1977 to Hindu Indian parents in Manchester, England and was raised in both England and Richmond, Virginia, having moved to the United States at age 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 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.[6]

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007SteamNiala
200730 RockParty AttendantEpisode: "Secrets and Lies"
2009–2016Royal PainsDivya KatdareMain cast
2011The Wendy Williams ShowHerself
2011Fashion in TelevisionHerself
2012Delivering the GoodsSarah
2012HatedArianna
2012AllegianceLeela
2012CSI MiamiJane CaldicottSeason 10, Episode 15
2015Odd Mom OutRimaEpisodes: "Dying to Get In", "Omakase" & "The Truth Fairy"
2016–2017Pure GeniusDr. Talaikha ChannarayapatraMain cast
2017–2019OK K.O.! Let's Be HeroesElodie (voice)Supporting cast
2017-2018, 2020BlindspotMegan Butani
2018-2019She-Ra and the Princesses of PowerAngella (voice)(Main cast, Seasons 1-3; Guest, Season 4)
2019Madam SecretaryDr. Nimmi BahriSeason 5, Episode 17
2019InstinctMaya BhdauriSeason 2, episodes 7, 8 and 10
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References
  1. "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. "Royal Pains". USA Network.
  4. Royal Pains Q&A: Reshma Shetty
  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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