Acting · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Born January 24, 1970
Rekha Shanti Sharma is a Canadian actress best known for her portrayal of Tory Foster on Battlestar Galactica. Her ancestors are from the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, which they left during the British period. Her family resettled in the Fiji Islands and her parents moved to Canada. She has an older brother, Sunil, who is nine years her senior. Their father is a Hindu priest. Sharma started to pursue acting as a career in her 20s. She has stage experience but also appeared in television series like Da Vinci's City Hall, House M.D., The Lone Gunmen, Smallville, Supernatural, John Doe, Dark Angel, The Twilight Zone, Sanctuary, Hellcats, The Listener, and the 2009 re-imagined television series of V. She also appeared in the movies The Core, Tasmanian Devils, and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem. For fun, she paints and plays the sarangi, a stringed musical instrument.
MovieBidet
2025
as Nirmala
TVAvatar: The Last Airbender
2024
as Amita
MovieMake Me a Match
2023
as Raina
TVThe Imperfects
2022
as Dr. Dominique Crain
MovieBaking Spirits Bright
2021
as Mira Varma
TVYellowjackets
2021
as Jessica Roberts
TVUnited States of Al
2021
as Dr. Lewis
MovieTraces
2021
as Emily
TVTransplant
2020
as Neeta Devi
MovieMy Father, My Kidnapper
2019
as Detective Webb
MovieWhen the Train Stops
2019
as Chief Deputy Karen Blake
TVAnother Life
2019
as Ursula Monroe
MovieMystery 101: Playing Dead
2019
as Bella Brightman
MovieTo Have and to Hold
2019
as Gina
MovieStood Up
2019
as Mya
TVRoswell, New Mexico
2019
as Shivani
TVStar Trek: Discovery
2017
as Commander Landry
TVAfter Trek
2017
MovieHer Dark Past
2016
as Dr. Karen Mathur
MovieDark Harvest
2016
as Coroner
MovieNo Men Beyond This Point
2015
as Ajala Bhatt
TVThe 100
2014
as Dr. Tsing
MovieTil Death Do Us Part
2014
as Det. Ruthers
TVOnce Upon a Time in Wonderland
2013
as Willima
MovieTasmanian Devils
2013
as Lisbon
TVArrow
2012
as Claire Abott
TVNikita
2010
as Nisha Patel
MovieThe Cult
2010
as Nisha
The Cult
2010
as Nisha
TVV
2009
as Sarita Malik
MovieBattlestar Galactica: The Plan
2009
as Tory Foster
MovieLove Happens
2009
as Nose-Ring
TVThe Listener
2009
as Lynn Kendall
TVSanctuary
2008
as Amy Saunders
MovieGym Teacher: The Movie
2008
as Reporter #1
MovieAliens vs Predator: Requiem
2007
as Nurse Helen
MovieWhisper
2007
as Mora
MovieMemory
2006
as Becka
MovieFierce People
2006
as Social Worker (uncredited)
TVSupernatural
2005
as Kaali
MovieEdison
2005
as Prosecutor
MovieLadies Night
2005
as Account Manager
TVHouse
2004
as Melanie Landon
TVBattlestar Galactica
2004
as Tory Foster
MovieThe Invitation
2003
as Wife
MovieThe Core
2003
as Danni
MovieThe Stranger Beside Me
2003
as Dr. Thurston
TVJohn Doe
2002
as Stella
TVThe Twilight Zone
2002
as Kate Danvers
MovieLiberty Stands Still
2002
as Usherette
TVSmallville
2001
as Dr. Harden
TVThe Lone Gunmen
2001
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Convention attendee (uncredited)
TVDark Angel
2000
as Beverly Hing (Coroner)
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Reese
