14 Facts About Zenobia Shroff

Zenobia Shroff was born on May 27,1965 and is an Indian-born American actress.

Zenobia Shroff grew up in a Parsi family in South Bombay, in what is known as Mumbai.

Zenobia Shroff began her professional career at age sixteen as a commercial print model.

Zenobia Shroff got her acting start in Mumbai under the mentorship of Pearl Padamsee.

Zenobia Shroff then moved to study acting at New York City's Circle in the Square Theatre School.

Zenobia Shroff performed in Erotic Adventures in Venice at the La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club and in Milan Kundera's Jacques and His Master.

Zenobia Shroff followed that up with her first Bollywood film, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu alongside Imran Khan.

Zenobia Shroff's solo show, Show How to Succeed as an Ethnically Ambiguous Actor premiered at the Planet Connections Festival in June 2016.

Zenobia Shroff has been a lifelong dancer, starting with the classical Indian temple dance, Bharat Natyam for several years and moving onto jazz and modern as a young adult.

Zenobia Shroff is a founding company member of the Shiamak Davar dance company with whom she toured nationally doing musical theatre including playing Anita in West Side Story, Cabaret, and A Chorus Line.

Zenobia Shroff has performed stand-up at the Guild Gallery, the Indo American Arts Council, Don't Tell Mama, UCB and the South Asian International Performing Arts Festival.

Zenobia Shroff went on to perform her show, Show How to Succeed as an Ethnically Ambiguous Actor, with over 30 characters in and off-Broadway at the Castillo Theatre in a full run in the summer of 2017.

Zenobia Shroff has appeared in the American medical drama series The Resident, American political drama television series Madam Secretary, and a recurring role as Priya Ullah in seasons 4 and 5 of The Affair.

Zenobia Shroff reprised the role in the 2023 film The Marvels.