Sheetal Sheth

Birth Name:

Sheetal Sheth

Birth Place:

Phillipsburg, New Jersey, United States

Profession

Actress, Producer, Writer

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

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