Ami Sheth is an American actress and model best known for starring in the NBC drama Blindspot, the AMC drama Dietland, and the American film Most Beautiful Island. Sheth was included in the 2019 Vogue India list of the Top 50 Most Influential Global Indians.
Early and personal life Sheth was born to Gujarati Indian immigrant parents and grew up in New Jersey, United States. She graduated from Boston University with a degree in biology and later received her doctorate in veterinary medicine. She later practised at a vet hospital in Staten Island and quit the job to go into acting. While she was in college, she attended acting classes, and since then she has continued to play parts in theatre, film, and television.https://pix11.com/entertainment/a-closer-look-at-breakout-star-ami-sheth-of-the-new-hit-show-dietland/ Riz Ahmed, Mindy Kaling, Priyanka Chopra, and Aasif Mandvi have been her inspirations. She has worked with the Indian filmmaker Ritesh Batra at the Sundance Film Lab in Utah. Sheth is married to Miraj Patel.
Career She has starred in the Indian-American film Walkaway (2010), a romantic comedy that revolves around four couples living in New York. She has also guest starred in the sitcom Delocated (2010) and Blue Bloods (2011).
In 2017, she starred in Blindspot, appearing in three of its seasons. She played Afreen, an Indian-Muslim FBI lab technician who helps the team decipher the mysterious tattoo case. She has acted in the SXSW Critics Choice Award winning drama film Most Beautiful Island (2017). In 2018, she appeared in the american dark comedy drama Dietland, alongside Julianna Margulies.
Filmography YearTitleRoleNotesRef2007Astoria ParkShort2009Hotel ChelseaMonica Jain2009TomorrowMonicaShort2009Three2010Karma Road2010DelocatedPrincess Fairuz1 episode2010WalkawayAnu2011Blue BloodsFarrah1 episode2011The Eye of Genie StraussMelroseShort2011One Life to LiveNadia1 episode2016BullErica Povery1 episode2016New Wall Street1 episode2017Most Beautiful IslandBenedita2017–2020BlindspotAfreen Iqbal12 episodes, (Seasons 3–5)2018DietlandSana6 episodes2018Anatomy of an OrchidRadhaShort2018ElementaryMrs. Holland1 episode2018AstralDr. Sasha Bhatia2019OsirisPadma BastShort2020Swiped to DeathMaya1 episode2022Asian Persuasion
References
External links