Indian-American actress/dancer Richa Shukla was born in the Bay Area, California and raised by her parents who both come from music/performing arts backgrounds and have a Bollywood cover band. At the age of 5, Richa started training in dance (Indian Classical, Kathak, Bollywood, hip-hop, jazz) and soon after began doing school plays, which is when she fell in love with acting. In 2006, she was selected with her high school play to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Scotland). This further sparked her passion to pursue a career in acting post getting her BA Degree with a minor in Theatre and Dance at U.C. Davis. Richa has appeared on numerous American TV shows, such as "The Mindy Project" (HULU), "NCIS:LA" (CBS) and "9-1-1" (FOX) as well as a few Indian and crossover films such as "For Here or To Go?" and "X- Past is Present". She has received global recognition for work as a dancer/actress, including the "Global Indian Achiever Award" from Power Brands Hall of Fame. She has also done voice over work for major projects including Season 3 of "Mickey Mouse Mixed-up Adventures" (Disney Jr.) and the interactive project "Fallout 76". Her mission as an artist is to help bridge the gap between her eastern and western cultures and to shed a light on the South Asian-American experience.
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