Suleka Mathew is a Canadian actress, best known for her lead roles on television series ''

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'' (TNT) as Arlene Branch, '' Red Widow'' ( ABC) as Dina Tomson, '' Men in Trees'' ( ABC) as Sara Jackson, and ''

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'' (

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) as Dr. Sunita Raman for which she was nominated 3 times for best actress at the ''

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''. Notable guest starring roles include ''

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'' and '' Flashpoint''. Her favourite film roles include romantic comedies Touch of Pink which premiered at the

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and the upcoming movie That's Amor (

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). She was born in

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, India, raised in

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, British Columbia and currently resides in Los Angeles, California. In addition to film and television, Suleka has also done audio work, including narrating the

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nominated book ''The Sad Truth About Happiness'' by Anne Giardini and ''The Management of Grief'' by Bharati Mukherjee. She was also a cast in Rohinton Mistry's '' A Fine Balance'' and Veronica Tennant's ''Shadow Pleasures'' inspired by Michael Ondaatje. Her most recent theatre work includes starring as Phyllis in Annie Baker's '' Body Awareness'' for Mitch and Murray Productions. Suleka has volunteered for non-profit organizations such as

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, MPTF, and Performers for Literacy.

Filmography

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* Living people Actresses from Kerala Indian emigrants to Canada Actresses from Vancouver Canadian television actresses Canadian film actresses Canadian people of Malayali descent Canadian actresses of Indian descent Canadian expatriate actresses in the United States Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Canadian actresses {{Canada-screen-actor-stub