Reshma Shetty (born 2 November 1977) is a British-born American actress who is best known for her role as Divya Katdare on the

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TV series ''

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''.

Early life

Shetty was born on 2 November 1977 to

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n parents in

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and moved to

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at the age of 15. She originally studied

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, but success in vocal competitions prompted her to switch majors and graduate with a BM in opera performance. Shetty received her

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in performance from the

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before moving on to the

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, where she earned her

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in opera in 2005.

Career

Shetty was cast as Priya, the female lead in the national tour of the Broadway musical ''

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'' in 2006. She also acted in the

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play '' Rafta Rafta''. She was a cast member on the American TV program ''Royal Pains'' portraying

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Divya Katdare. Shetty was also an occasional guest-panelist on the

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satire show ''

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''. She starred as Queen Angella in the Netflix reboot ''

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''. She is also the face of

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moisturizer bar in India.

Personal life

Shetty currently resides in

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. She is married to actor and financer

Deep Katdare Deep Katdare (born July 4, 1970) is an American executive and former actor. He starred in and produced the movie '' American Desi'' (2001) and was in the cast of ''Hiding Divya'' (2006), on which he was an executive producer. He also appeared in ...

, 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.

Filmography

References

External links

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Interview at WickedInfo.com

Interview in ''India Currents'' magazine by Ranjit Souri, November 2009 {{DEFAULTSORT:Shetty, Reshma 1977 births Living people Actresses from Kentucky Actresses from Manchester American actresses of Indian descent American stage actresses British emigrants to the United States British stage actresses James Madison University alumni University of Cincinnati alumni University of Kentucky alumni 21st-century American women British people of Indian descent 21st-century British actresses American television actresses