Born in India, Roopashree Jeevaji became involved with acting at a young age. From the time she was three, she trained in Bharatanatyam (classical south Indian dance), giving her first performance on stage at the age of six, and did her 'Arangetram' (graduation concert / performance ) at the early age of fourteen. At that time, her acting career in India took off after her debut in a national commercial for Bru Coffee (India's largest instant coffee brand ). What followed were numerous national TV spots in India.
Growing up in south India with a family that revered education, Roopashree excelled in school. In addition to speaking six Indian languages, she is also fluent in French. As a teenager she was selected as one of the top fifty students from India and was the youngest in the country to compete in the international quiz competition "Exploration to Mars" held by renowned astrophysicist Carl Sagan.
Roopashree graduated with honors in Theatre Arts from Temple University, Philadelphia. Later she continued her studies at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, Los Angeles where she was awarded a scholarship at the studio.
She has accomplished a stunning transition with her debut in the romantic comedy "Wedding Crashers" to the more recent Disney film "Planes". Soon to be releasing is "Taco Shop" alongside Eric Roberts, Tyler Posey and Parvesh Cheena (Outsourced). She a also known for NBC's "Outsourced," and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation". In 2012, she was shortlisted as one of the top twenty two actors from the thousands that auditioned, to perform at the CBS Diversity Showcase. She was a also a part of the Producers Mentoring Program 2013 at 'Women in Film'.
In 2015 Roopashree won the "Best Actress Award" at the California Women's Film Festival and also received "Best Actress/ Honorable Mention Award" at Asians on Film Festival.
Philanthropically, Ms. Jeevaji is the International Envoy of 'Stop Acid Attacks', an NGO in India which focuses on prevention against acid violence and offers rehabilitation to the survivors.
