Melinda Shankar

Actress

February 18, 1992 (34 years)

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Melinda Leanna Shankar is a Canadian actress. She is best known for starring as Alli Bhandari in the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation and as Indira "Indie" Mehta in the YTV series How To Be Indie, for which she won several awards, including a Canadian Screen Award in 2013.

Filmography

7.6

Degrassi

Alli Bhandari

The life of a group of adolescents going through the trials and tribulations of teendom at Degrassi Community School.

6.7

Slasher

Talvinder Gill

Thirty years ago, in the sleepy community of Waterbury, a killer known as “The Executioner” murdered Sarah Bennett's parents. Now Sarah and her husband Dylan have returned to town, only to find herself the centerpiece in a series of horrifying murders centered around the seven deadly sins.

9.2

Degrassi: Minis

Alli Bhandari

A series of shorts related to Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001).

5.4

Christmas Wedding Planner

Jealous Bridesmaid

Wedding Planner, Kelsey Wilson, is about to have her big break: planning her beloved cousin's lavish and exclusive wedding. Everything is going smoothly until Connor McClane, a devilishly handsome private investigator, shows up and turns Kelsey's world upside-down. Hired by a secret source, Connor quickly disrupts the upcoming nuptials but wins Kelsey's heart in the process.

5.4

How to Be Indie

Indie Mehta

How to Be Indie was a Canadian television show on YTV. The main character is a 13-year-old Indian Canadian teenager named Indira "Indie" Mehta. The program is a single-camera series intended for a youth audience. The series was created by Vera Santamaria, John May, and Suzanne Bolch. The series ran for two seasons and aired its final episode on October 24, 2011 on YTV in Canada and May 26, 2012 on Disney Channel in the United Kingdom.

5.1

Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars

Janie Gibbs

Young spy Harriet Welsch crosses paths with popular student Marion Hawthorne as the two girls vie to become the official blogger of their high school class.

N/A

True Dating Stories

Detective Banks

Real people tell their funniest, wildest and most embarrassing dating stories while hilarious recreations bring them life.

5.5

Mooom

Kylie

How do you manage a kinky, horny ghost craving to discover our world? Canadian thespian Christian DelGrosso plays a man whose mother comes back from the dead to haunt and criticize him, leaving him no choice but to try to control her.

5.6

Christmas with a Prince

Bella

Pediatric specialist Tasha Mason is focused on one thing; keeping the kids in her ward as healthy and happy as possible. So when her high-school crush, who just happens to be handsome Prince Alexander Cavalieri, breaks his leg on a nearby ski-slope, Tasha is forced to allow him to secretly get well on her floor and she’s furious that a spoiled Royal is interrupting the precious healing time her kids so badly need. Soon, however, Tasha learns that some tough love and a lot of Christmas spirit, could turn this royal pain into a knight in shining armor.

7.8

Degrassi Goes Hollywood

Alli Bhandari

The gang travels to Los Angeles, California as they attempt to live out their dreams.

N/A

Magic on Set

Sarah

When Sarah films a holiday movie in Ottawa, a chance encounter with a local baker sparks a festive romance. Trying to embrace the holiday spirit for her role, David takes Sarah on a day of festive adventure. Along the way, she discovers the magic of Ottawa, and the charm of her guide.

7.3

Christmas with a Prince: Becoming Royal

Bella

One year after Dr. Tasha and Prince Alec met and fell in love, Tasha is on her way to spend the holidays in San Saverre and get a taste of royal life. When Alex surprises her with a royal engagement, she spends her first magical days there trying to stay grounded while managing the task of planning a royal wedding. But when Miranda starts scheming to break the two up, it will take a big sacrifice and a Christmas miracle to make sure they get the holiday royal wedding of their dreams.

5.3

Darker than Night

Mika

Sloan Carter is a young girl who has recently been blinded. Her father leaves for the weekend and her two best friends, returning home from University, keep her company. A protege of her father's, passing through town, also spends the night. The peaceful weekend is interrupted by a shadowy threat and the safe country getaway turns into a fight for survival.

7.0

Christmas with a Prince: The Royal Baby

Bella

Things get complicated for the expecting Prince Alexander and Dr. Tasha when a Royal State Visit is planned abroad, passing through her hometown. The couple must struggle with defying tradition and delivering, literally, on expectations.

5.5

Degrassi Takes Manhattan

Alli Bhandari

In this spin-off movie of the TV series "Degrassi", two best friends find adventure and romance while spending the summer in New York.

4.5

Filth City

Monica

When a mayor running for re-election is caught on video smoking crack, he'll do whatever it takes to keep it out of the wrong hands.

N/A

Degrassi: Whatever It Takes

Self

Creators, superfans, and stars including Aubrey Drake Graham delve deep into all things Degrassi in this engaging history of the Canadian show that changed teen TV.

6.9

Romance in the Wilds

Amara

Deep in the Rocky Mountains, lightning strikes a mining site, sparking a deadly wildfire and igniting an unexpected romance between a forest ranger and a geologist as they race to escape the flames.

5.9

Christmas in the Wilds

Amara

Buck and Jessica's merry little Christmas together takes a dangerous turn when their journey through the wild turns into a battle for survival.

6.7

Red String of Fate

DANIKA MONDAL

In the year 2090, during a civil war between humans and androids, a robotics engineer tries to bring her fallen lover back to life.