Rekha Sharma

This article is about the actress. For the politicians, see Rekha Sharma (Indian politician) and Rekha Sharma (Nepalese politician).

Rekha Shanti Sharma is a Canadian actress of Indo-Fijian descent, best known for her role as Tory Foster on Battlestar Galactica (2006–2009),^[1] and Ellen Landry on Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2020).^[2]

Rekha Sharma
Sharma at the 2016 FedCon
Born	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2001–present

Career

Sharma began her acting career in her 20s. She has stage experience^[3] but also appeared in television series such as Da Vinci's City Hall, House M.D., The Lone Gunmen, Smallville, Supernatural, John Doe, Dark Angel,^[1] The Twilight Zone, Sanctuary, Hellcats, The Listener, Star Trek: Discovery, Battlestar Galactica, and the 2009 re-imagined television series of V.^[4]

She also appeared in the films The Core, Tasmanian Devils, and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem.

Personal life

Sharma plays the sarangi.^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2002	Liberty Stands Still	Usherette		[6]
2003	The Invitation	Wife	Scenes deleted	[7]
	Where's the Party Yaar?	Girl		[8]
	The Core	Danni
2005	Edison	Prosecutor
	Fierce People	Social Worker	Uncredited
2006	Memory	Becka
2007	Whisper	Mora
	Aliens vs Predator: Requiem	Nurse Helen		[9]
2009	Love Happens	Nose-Ring
2013	Tasmanian Devils	Lisbon		[10]
2014	Shamed	Asha Malik	Short film	[11]
2015	No Men Beyond This Point	Ajala Bhatt		[12]
2016	Dark Harvest	Coroner
2021	Traces	Emily		[9]
2022	It's a Wonderful Binge	Aunt Fern

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	The Lone Gunmen	First EMT	Episode: "The 'Cap n Toby' Show"
	The Outer Limits	Reese	Episode: "Mindreacher"
	Cold Squad	Receptionist	Episode: "Personal Politics"
	Mysterious Ways	E.R. Doctor	Episode: "Doctor in the House"
2001–2002	Dark Angel	Dr. Beverly Shankar	5 episodes
2002	Mysterious Ways	Reporter #1	Episode: "Listen"
	The Twilight Zone	Kate Danvers	Episode: "Found and Lost"
2002–2003	John Doe	Stella	15 episodes
2002–2006	Smallville	Dr. Harden	7 episodes
2004	The L Word	Lori	2 episodes
	House	Melanie Landon	Episode: "Pilot"
2005	Ladies Night	Account Manager	Television movie
2005–2006	Da Vinci's City Hall	Constable Cindy Winters	10 episodes
2006	This Space For Rent	Casting Agent	Episode: "Pear-Shaped World"
2006–2009	Battlestar Galactica	Tory Foster	31 episodes
2008	The Guard	Isha	Episode: "Sounds of Loneliness"
	Sanctuary	Amy Saunders	Episode: "Instinct"
2009	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Convention attendee	Episode: "A Space Oddity"
2009–2011	V	Sarita Malik	8 episodes
2010	Supernatural	Kali	Episode: "Hammer of the Gods"
2011	The Listener	Lynn Kendall	Episode: "Lady in the Lake"
	Hellcats	Heidi Raft	Episode: "Remember When"
	Nikita	Nisha Patel	Episode: "Knightfall"
2013	Arrow	Claire Abbot	Episode: "Dodger"
	Once Upon a Time in Wonderland	Ulima	Episode: "Bad Blood"
2014–2015	The 100	Dr. Lorelei Tsing	Recurring; 9 episodes
2016	Her Dark Past	Dr. Mathur	Television movie
2017–2020	Star Trek: Discovery	Commander Ellen Landry (Prime/Mirror)	Recurring; 5 episodes
2018	Bravest Warriors	Quince	2 episodes
2019	Limetown	Special Agent Siddiqui	4 episodes[13]
2021	Another Life	AI Specialist Ursula Monroe	Recurring; 3 episodes[14]
2021–2022	Yellowjackets	Jessica Roberts	Recurring[15][14]
2022	The Imperfects	Dominique Crain	Recurring[14]
	Roswell, New Mexico	Shivani Sen	9 episodes[14]
2022–2024	Transplant	Neeta Devi	Series regular[16]
2024	The Cleaning Lady	Susan Redman	4 episodes
2025	The Last Airbender	Amita	Recurring

Video games

Year	Title	Voice	Notes
2019	Star Trek Online	Ellen Landry	[17]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Star Trek Continues	Avi Samara	Episode VIII: "Still Treads the Shadow"

References

1. "Getting a sense of Huma; Lots of twists and turns as Galactica plows ahead" by Glen Schaefer, The Province (13 June, 2008) Retrieved from ProQuest 269548510
2. Holloway, Daniel (April 28, 2017). "'Star Trek: Discovery' Adds 'Penny Dreadful,' 'Battlestar Galactica' Vets to Cast". Variety. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
3. "Gritty Thriller BUG Set for Vancouver's Reality Curve Theatre". Broadway World. September 1, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
4. Rosky, Nicole (January 12, 2011). "V Preview: January 18 on ABC". Broadway World. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
5. Whyte, Ima (June 6, 2023). "Things You Didn't Know About Yellowjackets' Rekha Sharma". TV Overmind.
6. "Liberty Stands Still". Screen Rant. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
7. "Invitation - Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
8. "Where's the Party Yaar? Trailer". Daily Motion. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
9. "Exclusive: Discovery's Rekha Sharma". Star Trek. October 19, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
10. "Tasmanian Devils". Original Pictures Inc. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
11. Schaefer, Glen (October 23, 2013). "Vancouver south Asians push barriers at film festival". The Province. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
12. Bendix, Trish (April 19, 2016). ""No Men Beyond This Point" is a matriarichal mockumentary". After Ellen. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
13. Petski, Denise (February 26, 2019). "'Limetown' Casts Rekha Sharma; Matthew Barnes Joins 'Strange Angel'". Deadline. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
14. Petski, Denise (November 4, 2021). "'The Blacklist' Casts Colby Lewis; Rekha Sharma Joins 'Roswell, New Mexico'". Deadline. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
15. Aurthur, Kate (January 16, 2022). "'Yellowjackets' Showrunner Jonathan Lisco on Cannibalism, the Death of "Spoiler!" and That Shocking Ending". Variety. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
16. Petski, Denise (August 28, 2023). "'Transplant' Gets New Season 3 Premiere Date At NBC". Deadline. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
17. Brown, Fraser (April 24, 2019). "Star Trek Online's Rise of Discovery update brings back Captain Lorca". Trek Movie. Retrieved April 24, 2019.

External links

• Rekha Sharma at IMDb
• Rekha Sharma at TV Guide
• Rekha Sharma on Twitter
• Rekha Sharma on Instagram
• Team Donut by Rekha Sharma on Facebook