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Name
  
Nitya Vidyasagar


Role
  
Actress

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Born
  
July 11, 1985
Muscat, Oman

Education
  
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts

Movies
  
Sita Sings the Blues, Split Ends, Sesame Street: Silly Storytime

Similar People
  
Annette Hanshaw, Nina Paley, Dorothy Lyman

Nitya Vidyasagar (born July 11, 1985) is an Omani-born Indian-American actress best known for her role as "Leela" on Sesame Street from 2008 to 2016.

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Early life and education

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Vidyasagar was born in Muscat, Oman on July 11, 1985. She grew up in India and the United States. She received a BFA with Honors in Drama Tisch School of the Arts and a Minor in Music from the College of Arts and Sciences, New York University.

Career

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Vidyasagar is the first Indian-American cast member of Sesame Street. Leela runs a laundromat next to Mr. Hooper's Store. Sesame Street producers were not looking for an Indian-American actress before they cast Vidyasagar, but the show's writers plan to use parts of Vidyasagar's background in certain episodes. Leela is described as "a young Indian-American who embraces her heritage and culture."

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Vidyasagar is primarily a stage actress. She trained at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. Her stage credits include:

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  • Yalda in the world premiere of "Modern Terrorism: Or They Who Want to Kill Us and How We Learn to Love Them" at Second Stage Theatre.
  • Armanda (u/s) The Glorious Ones at the Lincoln Center Theater.
  • Anna: Serendib at the Ensemble Studio Theatre.
  • Cecilia’s: Cecilia's Last Tea Party. Passage Theatre Company.
  • Puck: A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Flux Theatre Ensemble
  • Janine: NINJA: The Musical. Desipina & Co
  • Emma: Monetizing Emma Planet Connections Festival.
  • Anna: Coney Island Avenue. New York Theatre Workshop

    • Her Screen and Television work includes appearances in:

  • Split Ends feature film. Back Pocket Prod (Dir. Dorothy Lyman)
  • The television program on CBS The Good Wife.
  • Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. Guest star 20th Century Fox (Dir. Oliver Stone)
  • Sita Sings The Blues: Nina Paley Prod (Dir. Nina Paley)
  • Sesame Street PBS Series Regular Leela.
  • Suits Season 7 as Stephanie Patel (one of the associates at Pearson Spectre Litt)

    • References

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