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| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date |25 |2011|09|12}}<ref name="HindustanTimes" /> 
| birth_place = [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]], Pakistan
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2006–present
| website = {{URL|http://www.dilshadvadsaria.com}}
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'''Dilshad Vadsaria''' (born {{circa|1985}}<ref name="HindustanTimes" />) is an [[United States|American]] [[television actress]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.everyjoe.com/2008/08/25/entertainment/dilshad-vadsaria-dishes-greek-season-two/|title=Dilshad Vadsaria Dishes 'Greek' Season Two|date=August 25, 2008|work=EveryJoe|access-date=August 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721142308/http://www.everyjoe.com/2008/08/25/entertainment/dilshad-vadsaria-dishes-greek-season-two/|archive-date=July 21, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Cornell-DS">{{cite news|url=http://cornellsun.com/node/37761|title=A Chat with Dilshad Vadsaria|date=September 3, 2009|work=The Cornell Daily Sun|access-date=July 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307133520/http://cornellsun.com/node/37761|archive-date=March 7, 2012}}</ref> She is known for her role as Rebecca Logan on the ABC Family television program ''[[Greek (TV series)|Greek]]'' and for the film ''[[30 Minutes or Less]]''.

==Early life and education==
Vadsaria was born in [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]], and is of Indian and [[Portugal|Portuguese]] descent.<ref name="HindustanTimes">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/i-miss-feeding-vultures-in-pakistan-dilshad-vadsaria/story-CgxiX5DnnNYHJyPeNPR5xJ.html|title=I miss feeding vultures in Pakistan|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=September 12, 2011|access-date=January 5, 2016}}</ref> She moved with her family to the United States at the age of six and spent her childhood in various parts of the country, including Chicago, Richmond, and Philadelphia. She attended the [[University of Delaware]].<ref name="Cornell-DS" /><ref>https://udspace.udel.edu/bitstream/handle/19716/9920/1999_03_Seniors.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y</ref>

==Career==
Vadsaria's professional acting career began in 2006 with a part in an episode of the television program ''[[Vanished (TV series)|Vanished]]''. In 2007 she then landed a regular part on the television program ''[[Greek (TV series)|Greek]]'',<ref>{{cite news|author=Kimberly Nordyke|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/abc-family-ok-greek-life-131109|title=ABC Family OK for 'Greek' life|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=March 1, 2007|access-date=January 16, 2016}}</ref> where she played the character Rebecca Logan<ref>{{cite news|author=Barry Garron|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/greek-158642|title=Greek|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=July 5, 2007|access-date=January 16, 2016}}</ref> one of the Zeta Beta Zeta sisters, a role she portrayed through the show's run.

She also appeared in the movie, ''Rapture'', where she played the role of a teenage mother.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} In 2011 Vadsaria appeared in the comedy film ''[[30 Minutes or Less]]'' where she portrayed Kate Flanning who is the twin sister of [[Aziz Ansari]]'s character Chet.<ref>{{cite news|author=Kirk Honeycutt|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/30-minutes-film-review-219568|title=30 Minutes or Less: Film Review|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=August 5, 2011|access-date=January 16, 2016}}</ref>

She appeared in the [[NCIS (TV series)|''NCIS'']] episode [[NCIS (TV series)|"Legend (Part 2)"]] (the [[backdoor pilot]] for ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]'') as Shakira. In 2010 Vadsaria appeared on the ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]'' season 5 episode "The Dentist in the Ditch" as Padme Booth, a role she reprised in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|author=Matt Webb Mitovich|url=http://tvline.com/2015/08/10/bones-season-11-dilshad-vadsaria-returns-padme-booth/|title=Bones Exclusive: Dilshad Vadsaria Back as Padme Booth — But Where's Jared?|work=[[TVLine]]|date=August 10, 2015|access-date=January 16, 2016}}</ref> In 2012 she began a recurring role on the television series ''[[Revenge (TV series)|Revenge]]''.<ref>{{cite news|author=Philiana Ng|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/revenge-season-2-dilshad-vadsaria-358677|title='Revenge' Casts 'Greek' Actress in Recurring Role|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=August 6, 2012|access-date=January 16, 2016}}</ref>

In 2015, Vadsaria was cast in the major role of Mary Goodwin on the [[FOX Broadcast Network|FOX]] fantasy drama ''[[Second Chance (2016 TV series)|Second Chance]]''<ref>{{cite news|author=Denise Petski|url=https://deadline.com/2015/03/dilshad-vadsaria-cast-frankenstein-the-adversaries-the-catch-la-crime-pilots-add-cast-1201390072/|title=Dilshad Vadsaria Joins Fox's 'Frankenstein'; ABC's 'The Adversaries', 'The Catch', 'LA Crime' Add Cast|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=March 11, 2015|access-date=January 16, 2016}}</ref> (previously titled ''The Frankenstein Code'' and ''Lookinglass''<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Elizabeth Wagmeister|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/second-chance-title-change-fox-lookinglass-frankenstein-code-1201637613/|title=Fox Changes Title of Frankenstein-Inspired Series 'Lookinglass' to 'Second Chance'|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=November 10, 2015|access-date=January 16, 2016}}</ref>).

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television and film roles
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Vanished (TV series)|Vanished]]''
| Agent Nanji
| Episode: "The Tunnel"
|-
| 2006
| ''Rapture''
| {{TableTBA|N/A}}
| Film
|-
| 2007–2011
| ''[[Greek (TV series)|Greek]]''
| Rebecca Logan
| Main role
|-
| 2009
| ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''
| Shakira Zayd
| Episode: "Legend: Part 2"
|-
| 2010, 2015
| ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]''
| Padme Dalaj
| Episodes: "The Dentist in the Ditch", "The Loyalty in the Lie"
|-
| 2010
| ''[[CSI: Miami]]''
| Jody
| Episode: "Miami, We Have a Problem"
|-
| 2011
| ''[[30 Minutes or Less]]''
| Kate Flanning
| Film
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Melissa & Joey]]''
| Ariel
| Episode: "Mixed Doubles"
|-
| 2012–2013
| ''[[Revenge (TV series)|Revenge]]''
| Padma Lahari
| Recurring role (season 2); 15 episodes
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Murder in the First (TV series)|Murder in the First]]''
| Jasmine Lee
| Episodes: "Who's Your Daddy", "Win Some, Lose Some"
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]''
| Angela
| Episode: "The Wrong Stuff"
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Second Chance (2016 TV series)|Second Chance]]''
| Mary Goodwin
| Main role
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Notorious (2016 TV series)|Notorious]]''
| Sarah Keaton
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Freedom Fighters: The Ray]]''
| [[Phantom Lady|Jenny Knight/Phantom Lady]]
| Web series; main voice role
|-
| 2018
| ''[[The Librarians (2014 TV series)|The Librarians]]''
| Sarina
| Episode: "And the Disenchanted Forest"
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Cloak & Dagger (TV series)|Cloak & Dagger]]''
| Lia Dewan
| Recurring role ([[Cloak & Dagger (season 2)|season 2]])
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Result
! Award
! Category
! Nominated Work
|-
| text-align:center;"|2010
| {{nom}}
| NAMIC Vision Awards
| Best Performance: Comedy
| ''[[Greek (TV Series)|Greek]]''
|}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.dilshadvadsaria.com}}
* {{IMDb name|2115111}}

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[[Category:American film actresses]]
[[Category:American people of Portuguese descent]]
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