Reshma Shetty (born 2 November 1977) is a British actress, 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 November 2, 1977 to Hindu

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n parents in

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, England and was raised in both England and

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, having moved to the United States at age 15. She originally studied

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, but success in vocal competitions prompted her to switch majors and graduate with a BM in

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. Shetty received her Master of Music in performance from the

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before moving on to the

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, where she earned her artist diploma 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 ''

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''. 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 '' Red Eye w/Greg Gutfeld''. 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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, 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.

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 actresses of Indian descent 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