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{{Short description|Indian actress (born 1990)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju
| image =
| caption = Hegde in 2023
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Manipal]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]
| alma mater = [[Kasturba Medical College]], Manipal
| occupation = Actress<br>Activist<br>Content Creator
| yearsactive = 2021–present
}}
'''Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju''' (born '''Angad Gummaraju''') is an Indian actress, medical doctor, content creator, and transgender activist known for her works in Television, and [[Hindi cinema]]. She began her career as a primary care physician, and made her acting debut with the [[Made in Heaven (TV Series)|Made in Heaven]] [[romantic drama]] [[web series]] that premiered on [[Amazon Prime Video]] on 8 March 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/zoya-akhtar-s-web-series-made-in-heaven-to-air-on-march-8-first-look-revealed/story-v9j001YEBj7IUHqEBH1rAP.html|title=Zoya Akhtar's web series Made in Heaven to air on March 8, first look revealed|date=17 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/celebrities/dr-trinetra-haldar-gummaraju-trans-activist-adarsh-gourav-forbes-india-cover-30-under-30-list|title=Dr Trinetra Featured on Forbes India Cover; Adarsh Gourav in '30 Under 30' List|first=Quint|last=Entertainment|date=8 February 2022|website=TheQuint}}</ref>

== Early life and work ==
Trinetra Gummaraju was born as Angad Gummaraju on 13 June 1997 in [[Manipal]], [[Karnataka]] into a [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-speaking family.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/meet-trinetra-haldar-gummaraju-made-in-heaven-2-s-meher-who-is-winning-hearts-on-the-internet-4301771|title=Meet Trinetra Haldar, Doctor And Actor Winning Hearts As Made In Heaven's Meher|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodshaadis.com/articles/dr-trinetra-haldar-transgender-influencer-forbes-30-under-30-acting-debut-made-in-heaven-2-43174|title=Dr Trinetra Haldar: Transgender Influencer, Forbes 30 Under 30, Acting Debut With 'Made In Heaven 2'|date=12 August 2023|website=BollywoodShaadis}}</ref> She was raised as a boy in [[Hyderabad]] during first eight years. Her father Suresh Gummaraju is an engineer, and her mother Haima Halder is an architect, and a brother Agastya Gummaraju.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/meet-trinetra-haldar-gummaraju-made-in-heaven-2-s-meher-who-is-winning-hearts-on-the-internet-4301771|title=Meet Trinetra Haldar, Doctor And Actor Winning Hearts As Made In Heaven's Meher|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodshaadis.com/articles/dr-trinetra-haldar-transgender-influencer-forbes-30-under-30-acting-debut-made-in-heaven-2-43174|title=Dr Trinetra Haldar: Transgender Influencer, Forbes 30 Under 30, Acting Debut With 'Made In Heaven 2'|date=12 August 2023|website=BollywoodShaadis}}</ref> Dr. Trinetra completed [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|M.B.B.S.]] in 2021.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/this-trans-doctor-has-created-a-platform-for-voiceless-and-queer-community-11654602131582.html|title=This trans doctor has created a platform for voiceless and queer community|first=Aswetha|last=Anil|date=7 June 2022|website=mint}}</ref> She experienced [[gender dysphoria]] as a boy, and began presenting herself as female when she was a teenager and changed her first name to Trinetra, and went through [[sex reassignment surgery]], her family moved to [[Bengaluru]], and supported her through the process.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/made-in-heaven-2-trinetra-haldar-sushmita-sen-in-taali-transgender-representation-in-bollywood-2422586-2023-08-17|title='Made in Heaven 2' actress Trinetra on transgender representation: I think it's very...|website=India Today}}</ref> She suffered with gender incongruence, and depression tracing back to her younger years.<ref name="auto2"/><ref name="auto1"/>

==Career==
She focused on creating content through a mainstream representation of LGBTQIA+ people and bought awareness around transgender rights.<ref name="auto"/> Her work has influenced towards lack of queer inclusive information in medical education and transgender phobia in medical colleges across India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbesindia.com/digital-stars/profile/dr-trinetra-haldar-gummaraju/30|title=Dr Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju Creator Stats, Biography | About Dr Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju|website=Forbes India}}</ref> In 2022, she was listed in the Frobes 30 Under 30 - Asia - Media, Marketing & Advertising. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/trinetra-haldar-gummaraju/|title=Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju|website=Forbes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/30-under-30-2022/dr-trinetra-haldar-gummaraju-empowering-others-to-own-their-story/73585/1|title=Dr Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju: Empowering Others To Own Their Story|website=Forbes India}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role(s)
! scope="col" | Language(s)
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}
|-
| 2023
|'' [[Made in Heaven (TV Series)|Made in Heaven]]''
| Meher Chaudhry
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|Amazon Prime Video
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/who-is/all-about-trinetra-haldar-gummaraju-trans-doctor-making-debut-with-made-in-heaven-season-2-1503207959.html|title=All about Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju, trans doctor making debut with Made in Heaven season 2 - The Statesman}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|nm14983911}}

[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Telugu people]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Indian transgender people]]
[[Category:Transgender actresses]]
[[Category:Indian medical doctors]]
[[Category:Indian LGBT actors]]
[[Category:Transgender female models]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:1997 births]]
[[Category:Indian LGBT rights activists]]

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