Rati Gupta

Rati Gupta
Born (1984-02-09) February 9, 1984 (age 40)[1]
Michigan City, Indiana, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present

Rati Gupta (born February 9, 1984) is an American dancer and actress known for her recurring role as Anu, the fiancée of Rajesh Ramayan Koothrappali in the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory.[2]

Early life

Gupta was born in Michigan City, Indiana to her parents who had moved to the United States from India. Her father is a doctor who hails from a small town north of New Delhi and her mother is from Varanasi. While her parents were both born in North India, Gupta herself does not speak Hindi. Gupta is a psychology and pre-medicine major from Northwestern University.[3]

Career

Her initial career interest was in dancing, but she kept hitting "wall after wall", leaving her feeling dejected. She eventually decided to try out acting and received her first acting lessons in Los Angeles from an individual she describes as the "go-to sitcom comedy teacher".[4]

Gupta appeared in a recurring role in season 2 of the Hulu series Future Man. She is set to appear in a guest role on the Netflix series Unbelievable.[5] Her acting credits also include MTV film "Worst. Prom. Ever." and the FX comedy Better Things.[6]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Worst.Prom.Ever Nikki TV movie
2016 Better Things Bank Teller 1 episode
2018–2019 The Big Bang Theory Anu 9 episodes
2019–2020 Future Man Rake 7 episodes
2019 Unbelievable Sally Green 1 episode

References

  1. ^ "Rati Gupta". IMDb. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "The Big Bang Theory season 12 cast: Who is in the cast?". Daily Express. Archived from the original on August 16, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "Mayim interviews newest 'Big Bang Theory' actress, Rati Gupta". Grok Nation. January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  4. ^ "Rati Gupta On Joining 'Big Bang Theory' And Discovering She Was Funny". Forbes. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  5. ^ Fitzgerald, Toni (January 3, 2019). "Rati Gupta On Joining 'Big Bang Theory' And Discovering She Was Funny". Forbes. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  6. ^ "Rati Gupta Joins 'Future Man' Season 2". The Teal Mango. 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018.


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