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{{short description|Former Indian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sameera Reddy
| image = Sameera_Reddy_attends_Reebok_Fit_to_Fight_event_(11)_(cropped).jpg
| caption = Reddy in 2017
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|12|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| height = 170 cm
| years active = 2002–2013
| spouse = {{marriage|Akshai Varde|2014}}
| children = 2
| relatives = [[Sushama Reddy]] (sister)
| alma_mater = [[Sydenham College]]
| occupation = Actress
}}

'''Sameera Reddy''' (born 14 December 1978) is a Indian retired actress who primarily worked in [[Hindi]] films, in addition to [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] language films. Reddy made her film debut with the 2002 film ''[[Maine Dil Tujhko Diya]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sameera Reddy Reveals A Secret About Her Casting In Pankaj Udhas' 1998 Song Aur Ahista |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sameera-reddy-reveals-a-secret-about-her-casting-in-pankaj-udhas-1998-song-aur-ahista-2028477 |website=NDTV.com |access-date=17 May 2020}}</ref> She is best known for starring in films such as ''[[Darna Mana Hai]]'' (2003), ''[[Musafir (2004 film)|Musafir]]'' (2004), ''[[Jai Chiranjeeva]]'' (2005), ''[[Taxi Number 9211]]'' (2006), ''[[Ashok (film)|Ashok]]'' (2006), ''[[Race (2008 film)|Race]]'' (2008), ''[[Varanam Aayiram]]'' (2008), ''[[De Dana Dan]]'' (2009), ''[[Aakrosh (2010 film)|Aakrosh]]'' (2010), ''[[Vettai]]'' (2012) and ''[[Tezz]]'' (2012).

==Early life==
Sameera Reddy was born on 14 December 1978 in [[Bombay]] (now Mumbai), [[Maharashtra]]<ref name="nt">{{cite web |title=Watch: Sameera Reddy is turning 42 and her message for women is inspiring |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/watch-sameera-reddy-turning-42-and-her-message-women-inspiring-139351 |website=The News Minute |date=10 December 2020}}</ref> to a [[Telugu people|Telugu]] father and a [[Mangalorean]] [[Konkani people|Konkani]] mother.<ref>{{cite web |title=Spicing it up |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/spicing-it-up/139598}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.punemirror.in/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=56&contentid=2008121420081214032540301b6f3cc21&sectxslt=&pageno=2 |title=Reddy-made memories, Lifestyle — Leisure — Pune Mirror, Pune Mirror |publisher=Punemirror.in |access-date=16 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319023401/http://www.punemirror.in/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=56&contentid=2008121420081214032540301b6f3cc21&sectxslt=&pageno=2 |archive-date=19 March 2012 }}</ref> Her mother Nakshatra,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/smd/2002/sep/31427.htm |title=Haute and spicy |publisher=[[MiD DAY]] |date=15 September 2002 |access-date=16 September 2011}}</ref> referred to as Niki by her daughters and the media, was a [[microbiologist]] and worked with an [[Non-governmental organization|NGO]].<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051210/asp/weekend/story_5561787.asp |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203214047/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051210/asp/weekend/story_5561787.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 February 2013 |title=The Telegraph — Calcutta : Weekend |work=The Telegraph (India) |date=10 December 2005 |access-date=16 September 2011 |location=Calcutta, India |first=Arundhati |last=Basu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/smd/2002/sep/31427.htmhttp://www.mid-day.com/yourlife/2006/feb/131073.htm |title=Girl interrupted |publisher=[[MiD DAY]] |date=17 February 2006 |access-date=16 September 2011}}</ref> She has two siblings, Meghna Reddy, a former [[VJ (media personality)|VJ]] and [[supermodel]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/sari-and-catsuit.html |title=Mumbai (Bombay), India, Sari and Catsuit, 1999, Photo of the Day, Picture, Photography, Wallpapers|work=National Geographic |date=25 June 2001 |access-date=16 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324091034/http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/sari-and-catsuit.html |archive-date=24 March 2012 }}</ref> and [[Sushama Reddy]], a Bollywood actress and model,<ref>{{cite news |author=Barkha MathurBarkha Mathur, TNN |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/Why-star-siblings-dont-make-it-big/articleshow/2766766.cms |title=Why star siblings don't make it big — The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com[[Times of India]] |date=9 February 2008 |access-date=16 September 2011}}</ref> both elder to her.<ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/03/11/stories/2010031151800300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110141309/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/03/11/stories/2010031151800300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 November 2012 |title=Metro Plus Kochi / Cinema : Reddy reckoner |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=11 March 2010 |access-date=16 September 2011 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> She did her schooling at [[Bombay Scottish School]] in [[Mahim]], [[Mumbai]] and graduated from [[Sydenham College]].

Reddy described herself as a "[[tomboy]]" and "the ugly duckling in the family", while citing: "I was plump, had glasses and my glam quotient was rather low till I was 19."<ref name=autogenerated2 />

==Career==
[[File:Actress Sameera Reddy.jpg|thumb|Reddy in 2015]]
Reddy first appeared in [[ghazal]] singer [[Pankaj Udhas]]'s "Aur Aahista" music video in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_i-love-the-bombshell-tag-sameera-reddy_1353590 |title=I love the bombshell tag: Sameera Reddy — Entertainment — DNA |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |date=28 February 2010 |access-date=16 September 2011}}</ref> She was meant to make her debut as an actress in [[Saravana Subbiah]]'s Tamil film ''[[Citizen (film)|Citizen]]'', during the early 2000s, but eventually did not feature.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tamilmovies.com/cgi-bin/news/archives.cgi?category=1&view=11-00 |title=Tamil Movies Online ::::: News |access-date=24 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011030150/http://tamilmovies.com/cgi-bin/news/archives.cgi?category=1&view=11-00 |archive-date=11 October 2008 }}</ref> She caught the attention of Bollywood and was cast in a pivotal role in the 2002 Hindi film ''[[Maine Dil Tujhko Diya]]''. In 2004, she appeared in ''[[Musafir (2004 film)|Musafir]]'', opposite [[Anil Kapoor]], [[Aditya Pancholi]] and [[Koena Mitra]].

Reddy had a huge fan base in south India after her debut in [[Varanam Aayiram]].

Reddy is also the first Indian actress to have her own video game, Sameera the Street Fighter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ahead of her game |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/ahead-of-her-game/cid/1543825 |website=The Telegraph (India) |language=en |access-date=27 May 2020}}</ref>

Reddy was a judge for the [[Miss Sri Lanka Online]] contest in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maria Alkasas Wins First Ever Online Beauty Pageant |url=http://www.adaderana.lk/biznews.php?nid=621 |work=AdaDerana.lk |access-date=9 January 2013}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Reddy married Akshai Varde, an entrepreneur, on 21 January 2014, in a traditional Maharashtrian ceremony.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Sameera-Reddy-ties-the-knot-today/articleshow/29141802.cms |title=Sameera Reddy ties the knot today |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=21 January 2014 |access-date=21 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sameera Reddy and Akshai Varde to marry in April 2014 |url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2013/12/sameera-reddy-and-akshai-varde-to-marry-in-april-2014/ |work=Biharprabha News |access-date=26 December 2013}}</ref> They have a son and daughter.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150529023743/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/9957773/Motherhood-is-very-humbling---Sameera-Reddy ""Motherhood is very humbling" - Sameera Reddy"]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 November 2019 |title=Sameera Reddy shares pic with daughter asks 'how in our country the girl child was considered a burden' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sameera-reddy-shares-pic-with-daughter-asks-how-in-our-country-the-girl-child-was-considered-a-burden/story-yhOs0ZPrutENZWipzmwn6O.html |access-date=19 April 2021 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

Being a fan of American talk show hostess [[Oprah Winfrey]], Reddy met and presented a saree to Winfrey during her visit to India.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}

==Filmography==
=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Role(s)
! scope="col"| Language
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Maine Dil Tujhko Diya]]'' || Ayesha Verma || [[Hindi]] || ||
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Darna Mana Hai]]'' || Shruti || Hindi || ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2004 || ''[[Plan (film)|Plan]]'' || Sapna || Hindi || ||
|-
|| ''[[Musafir (2004 film)|Musafir]]'' || Sam || Hindi || ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2005 || ''[[Narasimhudu]]'' || Palakad Papa || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || ||
|-
|| ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' || Anita || English || [[BBC]] [[Medical drama]] || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bizasialive.com/sameera-reddy-for-casualty-experience/ |title=Sameera "Reddy" for Casualty experience |work=Biz Asia |date=14 March 2005 |accessdate=19 July 2021}}</ref>
|-
|| ''[[Jai Chiranjeeva]]'' || Shailaja || Telugu || ||
|-
|| ''[[No Entry]]'' || (Beach Girl) || Hindi || [[cameo appearance]] ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2006 || ''[[Taxi Number 9211]]''|| Rupali || Hindi || ||
|-
|| ''[[Ashok (film)|Ashok]]'' || Anjali || Telugu || ||
|-
|| ''[[Naksha]]'' || Riya || Hindi || ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2007 || ''Migration'' || Divya || Hindi || Short film ||
|-
|| ''[[Fool & Final]]'' || Payal Khanna || Hindi|| ||
|-
|| ''[[Ami, Yasin Ar Amar Madhubala]]''|| Rekha ||[[Bengali language|Bengali]] || ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2008 || ''[[Race (2008 film)|Race]]'' || Mini || Hindi || ||
|-
|| ''[[One Two Three]]'' || Laila || Hindi || ||
|-
|| ''[[Kaalpurush (2005 film)|Kaalpurush]]'' || Supriya || Bengali || ||
|-
|| ''[[Vaaranam Aayiram]]'' || Meghna || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Nominated, [[Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress]] ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[De Dana Dan]]'' || Manpreet ||Hindi || ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2010 || ''[[Aasal]]'' || Sarah || Tamil || ||
|-
|| ''[[Oru Naal Varum]]'' || Meera || [[Malayalam]] || ||
|-
|| ''[[Red Alert: The War Within]]'' || Lakshmi || Hindi || ||
|-
|| ''[[Aakrosh (2010 film)|Aakrosh]]'' || {{---}} || Hindi || [[Item number|Special appearance]] in song ''Isak Se Meetha'' ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011 || ''[[Nadunisi Naaygal]]'' || Sukanya || Tamil || ||
|-
|| ''[[Vedi (film)|Vedi]]'' || Parvathi ''Paaru'' || Tamil || ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2012 || ''[[Vettai]]'' || Vasanthi || Tamil || ||
|-
|| ''[[Tezz]]'' || Megha || Hindi || ||
|-
|| ''[[Chakravyuh (2012 film)|Chakravyuh]]'' || {{---}} || Hindi || Special appearance in the song ''Kunda Khola'' ||<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wl-1D3SAT8 "Sameera Reddy - Chakravyuh"]</ref>
|-
|| ''[[Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum]]'' || {{---}} || Telugu || Special appearance in the song "Sai Andri Nanu" ||<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeM2PZf8mhw"Sameera Reddy|Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum"]</ref>
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Varadhanayaka]]'' || Lakshmi || [[Kannada]] || ||
|}

=== Music videos ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Role
! scope="col"| Performer(s)
! scope="col"| Album
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row"| Ahista
| 1998
| {{mdash}}
| [[Pankaj Udhas]]
| Stolen Moments
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lyricsbogie.com/albums/stolen-moments-1998/aur-aahista-kijiye-baatein.html |title=Aur Aahista Kijiye Baatein Lyrics - Stolen Moments (1998). |website=LyricsBogie |access-date=2 November 2019}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Tere Aane Ki Jab Khabar Mehke
| 2000
| {{mdash}}
| [[Jagjit Singh]]
| Saher
|
|}

=== Video games ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! scope="row"| Sameera:The Street Fighter
| 2006
| Ancient Warrior Princess
|
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/sameera-turns-street-fighter/ |title=Sameera turns Street Fighter. |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=2 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/sep/01sameera.htm |title=Sameera: Warrior princess. |work=Rediff.com |access-date=2 November 2019}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|India|Bollywood|Film|Biography}}
* [[List of Hindi film actresses]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* {{IMDb name|1213820}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|sameera-reddy}}
* {{Facebook|SameeraReddy}}

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