Sheetal Sheth Biography

Fast Facts

• Supports a number of charitable organizations, including Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles and Women's Voices Now
• Won a Dallas Out Takes Best Actress Award for "The World Unseen" in 2009
• Served with AmeriCorps, where she developed lesson plans and tutored students at inner-city high schools
• Graduated with honors from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and attended the International Theatre Workshop in Amsterdam
• Made her acting debut as Nina in the 1999 drama film "ABCD․"
• Quote: "I never sought out particular 'controversial' films․․․I find them interesting, honest stories that I haven't seen done before and that's rare in the film world․ Finding complex stories and strong female characters is hard․"
• Best known for her role as Leyla in "I Can't Think Straight" and as Amina Harjan in "The World Unseen․"
• Has appeared in publications like Anokhi, Woman International, and Best Life, and has done work for brands like CHI Haircare and Reebok
• Was the first Indian American to appear in Maxim magazine