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Rekha Sharma

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Rekha Sharma
Sharma at the 2016 FedCon
Born
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
OccupationActress

Rekha Shanti Sharma is a Canadian actress of Indo-Fijian descent, best known for her role as Tory Foster on Battlestar Galactica,[1] and Ellen Landry on Star Trek: Discovery.[2]

Career

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Sharma began acting career in her 20s. She has stage experience[3] but also appeared in television series such as Da Vinci's City Hall, House M.D., The Lone Gunmen, Smallville, Supernatural, John Doe, Dark Angel,[1] The Twilight Zone, Sanctuary, Hellcats, The Listener, Star Trek: Discovery, Battlestar Galactica, and the 2009 re-imagined television series of V.[4]

She also appeared in the movies The Core, Tasmanian Devils, and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2002 Liberty Stands Still Usherette
2003 The Invitation Wife Scenes deleted
2003 Where's the Party Yaar? Girl
2003 The Core Danni
2005 Ladies Night Account Manager Television movie
2005 Edison Prosecutor
2005 Fierce People Social Worker Uncredited
2006 Memory Becka
2007 Whisper Mora
2007 Aliens vs Predator: Requiem Nurse Helen
2009 Love Happens Nose-Ring
2013 Tasmanian Devils Lisbon
2014 Shamed Asha Malik Short film[5]
2014 Dark Harvest Coroner
2015 No Men Beyond This Point Ajala Bhatt
2016 Her Dark Past Dr. Mathur Television Movie

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2001 The Lone Gunmen First EMT Episode: "The 'Cap n Toby' Show"
2001 The Outer Limits Reese Episode: "Mindreacher"
2001 Cold Squad Receptionist Episode: "Personal Politics"
2001 Mysterious Ways E.R. Doctor Episode: "Doctor in the House"
2001–2002 Dark Angel Dr. Beverly Shankar 5 episodes
2002 Mysterious Ways Reporter #1 Episode: "Listen"
2002–2006 Smallville Dr. Harden 7 episodes
2002 The Twilight Zone Kate Danvers Episode: "Found and Lost"
2002–2003 John Doe Stella 15 episodes
2004 The L Word Lori 2 episodes
2004 House Melanie Landon Episode: "Pilot"
2005–2006 Da Vinci's City Hall Constable Cindy Winters 10 episodes
2006 This Space For Rent Casting Agent Episode: "Pear-Shaped World"
2006–2009 Battlestar Galactica Tory Foster 31 episodes
2008 The Guard Isha Episode: "Sounds of Loneliness"
2008 Sanctuary Amy Saunders Episode: "Instinct"
2009 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Convention attendee Episode: "A Space Oddity"
2009–2011 V Sarita Malik 8 episodes
2010 Supernatural Kali Episode: "Hammer of the Gods"
2011 The Listener Lynn Kendall Episode: "Lady in the Lake"
2011 Hellcats Heidi Raft Episode: "Remember When"
2011 Nikita Nisha Patel Episode: "Knightfall"
2013 Arrow Claire Abbot Episode: "Dodger"
2013 Once Upon a Time in Wonderland Ulima Episode: "Bad Blood"
2014–2015 The 100 Dr. Lorelei Tsing Season 2 (recurring; 9 episodes)
2017–2020 Star Trek: Discovery Commander Ellen Landry
(Prime/Mirror)		 (recurring; 5 episodes)
2018 Bravest Warriors Quince 2 episodes
2019 Limetown Special Agent Siddiqui 4 episodes[6]
2021 Another Life AI Specialist Ursula Monroe

(recurring; 3 episodes)[7]

2021–present Yellowjackets Jessica Roberts Recurring[8][7]
2022 The Imperfects Dominique Crain Recurring[7]
2022 Roswell, New Mexico Shivani Sen[7] 9 episodes
2022–present Transplant Neeta Devi Series regular in third season[9]

Video games

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Year(s) Title Voice Notes
2019 Star Trek Online Ellen Landry [10]

Web series

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Year Title Role Notes
2017 Star Trek Continues Avi Samara Episode VIII: "Still Treads the Shadow"

Personal life

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Sharma plays the sarangi.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Getting a sense of Huma; Lots of twists and turns as Galactica plows ahead" by Glen Schaefer, The Province (13 June, 2008) Retrieved from ProQuest 269548510
  2. ^ "‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Adds ‘Penny Dreadful,’ ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Vets to Cast" by Daniel Holloway at variety.com
  3. ^ "Gritty Thriller BUG Set for Vancouver's Reality Curve Theatre" at www.broadwayworld.com
  4. ^ "V Preview: January 18 on ABC" by Nicole Rosky at www.broadwayworld.com
  5. ^ "Vancouver south Asians push barriers at film festival" by Glen Schaefer at theprovince.com
  6. ^ "‘Limetown’ Casts Rekha Sharma; Matthew Barnes Joins ‘Strange Angel’" by Denise Petski at deadline.com
  7. ^ a b c d "‘The Blacklist’ Casts Colby Lewis; Rekha Sharma Joins ‘Roswell, New Mexico’" by Denise Petski at deadline.com
  8. ^ "‘Yellowjackets’ Showrunner Jonathan Lisco on Cannibalism, the Death of "Spoiler!" and That Shocking Ending" by Kate Aurthur at variety.com
  9. ^ "‘Transplant’ Gets New Season 3 Premiere Date At NBC" by Denise Petski at deadline.com
  10. ^ Brown, Fraser (April 24, 2019). "Star Trek Online's Rise of Discovery update brings back Captain Lorca". TrekMovie.com. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  11. ^ Whyte, Ima (6 June 2023). "Things You Didn't Know About Yellowjackets' Rekha Sharma - TVovermind".
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