Rekha Sharma Biography

Fast Facts

• Ancestors left the Uttar Pradesh Region in India during British rule and settled in Fiji; her parents relocated to Canada just before she was born
• As a teen, 21 Jump Street filmed an episode at her high school and she was chosen as a stand-in for one of the characters
• Earned certification as a holistic counselor from the West Coast College of Massage Therapy in Victoria, British Columbia
• Studied acting at the Ivana Chubbuck Acting Studio in Los Angeles and the Lyric School of Acting in Vancouver, British Columbia
• Had long character arcs on Dark Angel, John Doe and Smallville
• Joined the cast of Battlestar Galactica in 2006 as presidential aide Tory Foster
• Plays the sarangi, a classical Indian instrument