Reshma Shetty (born 2 November 1977) is a British-born American actress who is best known for her role as Divya Katdare on the USA Network TV series Royal Pains.
Early life Shetty was born on 2 November 1977 to Indian parents in Manchester and moved to Richmond, Virginia at the age of 15. 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. 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.
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. She was a cast member on the American TV program Royal Pains portraying physician assistant Divya Katdare.Royal Pains Q&A: Reshma ShettyInterview with Reshma Shetty in Buzzine Magazine
Shetty was also an occasional guest-panelist on the Fox News Channel satire show Red Eye w/Greg Gutfeld. She starred as Queen Angella in the Netflix reboot She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. She is also the face of Dove moisturizer bar in India.
Personal life Shetty currently resides in New York City. 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 Year Title Role Notes 2007 Steam Niala 2007 30 Rock Party Attendant Episode: "Secrets and Lies" 2009–2016 Royal Pains Divya Katdare Main cast, 104 episodes. 2011 The Wendy Williams Show Herself 2011 Fashion in Television Herself 2012 Delivering the Goods Sarah 2012 Hated Arianna 2012 Allegiance Leela 2012 CSI Miami Jane Caldicott Season 10, Episode 15 2015 Odd Mom Out Rima Episodes: "Dying to Get In", "Omakase" & "The Truth Fairy"2016–2017 Pure Genius Dr. Talaikha Channarayapatra Main cast2017–2019 OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Elodie (voice) Supporting cast2017–2018, 2020 Blindspot Megan Butani2018–2019 She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Queen Angella (voice) (Main cast, Seasons 1–3; Guest, Season 4)2019 Madam Secretary Dr. Nimmi Bahri Season 5, Episode 172019 Instinct Maya Bhdauri Season 2, episodes 7, 8 and 10 2022 Jolly Good Christmas Anji Patel Television film 2025 DMV Kshitija Guest star, Episodes 1 & 20 TBA Astrological Avi Post-production
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External links
Interview at WickedInfo.com "Desis on Cable: Reshma Shetty and Danny Pudi": Interview in India Currents magazine by Ranjit Souri, November 2009