Shreya Dhanwanthary

Shreya Dhanwanthary is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films and television shows. She was born on Monday 29th of August 1988 in Hyderabad, Telangana, India, into a middle-class Telugu family. She was initially raised in Delhi, then spent 17 years in the Middle East, living in 7 countries as her father worked in aviation. She has been active in the industry since 2009, meaning she started around the age of 20 and has been working for 17 years.

Her breakthrough came with the Amazon Prime Video thriller series The Family Man (2019–2021), where she played Zoya. She gained praise for her portrayal of journalist Sucheta Dalal in Sony LIV's biographical drama Scam 1992 (2020). In 2021, she appeared in Mumbai Diaries 26/11 on Amazon Prime, a series directed by Nikkhil Advani, alongside Konkona Sen Sharma, Mohit Raina, and Tina Desai.

Before acting, she participated in Femina Miss India South 2008 as a third-year engineering student and became the 1st Runner-Up, then competed at Miss India 2008 as a finalist. Soon after, she was offered roles in Telugu films Josh and Sneha Geetham. She made her Bollywood debut with Why Cheat India opposite Emraan Hashmi. She has also authored a book titled Fade To White. She stands at 5'8" with black hair, brown eyes, and a slim build, and has an Arabic tattoo on her right wrist.