Meera Simhan
Meera Simhan (born before 2000 in England ) is a British actress of Indian descent who mainly appears in television series.
Life
Meera Simhan was born in England and grew up in San Diego . At the age of eight she went to the Kodaikanal International School in the mountain town of Kodaikanal in southern India , until she later returned to Southern California and attended high school and college in Orange County . After completing her studies, she moved to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts and worked for five years at various theater stages in Great Britain, including playing Juliet in Romeo and Juliet at The Mercury Theater in Colchester . After several leading roles on various regional British theaters, including two world premieres, she took on a role in the children's program The Lodge . After a short time it came into prime time.
After six years in England, Meera returned to the United States and soon got the lead role in Turbans , a short film for PBS.
She then had a variety of guest appearances and recurring roles in Invasion (2005), Cold Case - No Victim Is Ever Forgotten (2003), Crossing Jordan - Pathologist with Profile (2001), Emergency Room - Die Notaufnahme (1994), For All Cases Amy ( 1995-2005), Strong Medicine: Two Doctors Like Fire and Ice (2000), New York Cops - NYPD Blue (1993), The Guardian - Savior with a Heart (2001), Practice - The Lawyers (1997), Anger Management (2013 –2014) and The District - deployment in Washington (2000).
During her ongoing presence on television series, she has repeatedly worked on the theater stage, writing five solo pieces for the theater and performing on over a dozen stages in Los Angeles and New York City. She is currently playing the self-written one-hour solo show Miss India America in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York.
Meera Simhan lives in Los Angeles with her husband Ravi Kapoor and their son .
Filmography (selection)
- 2000: Turbans (short film)
- 2001: Gideon's Crossing (TV series, episode)
- 2003: Emergency Room ( ER , TV series, an episode)
- 2004: Crossing Jordan - Pathologist with profile ( Crossing Jordan , TV series, an episode)
- 2006: Date Movie
- 2007: Dr. House ( House MD , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2008: Numbers ( Numb3rs , TV series, an episode)
- 2008: Iron Man
- 2009: The Mentalist (TV series, episode)
- 2010: Raspberry Magic
- 2012: Touch (TV series, episode)
- 2013–2014: Anger Management (TV series, 6 episodes)
Web links
- Meera Simhan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Simhan, Meera |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actress of Indian descent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 2000 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | England |