Aparna Brielle

Aparna Brielle
Brielle in 2018
Born Aparna Parthasarathy
February 5, 1994 (age 24)[1]
Clackamas, Oregon, U.S.
Alma mater Linfield College
Occupation Actress
Years active 2011–present

Aparna Brielle (born Aparna Parthasarathy on February 5, 1994[1]) is an American actress. She portrays Sarika Sarkar on the NBC television series A.P. Bio.

Early life

Aparna Brielle was born in Clackamas, Oregon to Partha Rajagopal and Girija Parthasarathy and was raised in the Cedar Mill area[1] of the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area. She has one younger brother, Vijay.[2] As a child, she attended Valley Catholic School (then known as St. Mary of the Valley)[3] in Beaverton, Oregon. At the age of nine, Brielle was amongst the youngest Bharatanatyam dancers in the world to graduate in an Arangetram performance after a mere three years of training.[3] She attended the Arts & Communications High School, appearing in performances such as their fall 2011 production of Godspell, still performing as Aparna Parthasarathy.[4] Brielle then attended Linfield College, where she majored in marketing.[5]

Career

In 2014, Brielle made her television debut on NBC's supernatural drama Grimm.[6] In 2015, she appeared in TNT's The Librarians and in 2016, she appeared in Fox's short-lived Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life.

In 2017, Brielle was cast as Sarika, "a career-driven student who's constantly trying to do everything right and climb the ladder" in the NBC comedy A.P. Bio, which premiered in 2018.[6][7]

Personal life

Brielle is a close friend of Harley Quinn Smith, daughter of filmmaker Kevin Smith, with whom she co-starred in a project in 2017.[8]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Dinner with Wendy Jogger Short[9]
2012 Sunshine Girl and the Hunt for Black Eyed Kids Black eyed Kid 2
2013 Intruder Girl Video short

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Grimm Jenny Episode: "My Fair Wesen"
2015 The Librarians Flirty waitress Episode: "And The Fables Of Doom"
2016 Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life Attractive woman Episode: "How to Survive Your Roommate's Girlfriend"
D-Sides Hipster Episode: "When We Was Lads"[9]
2018–present A.P. Bio Sarika Sarkar Main cast[10]

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Infinite Issues Lylyth Series regular[11]
2017 Girly Tales Driver #1 Episode: "People Yelling at People Yelling at People"[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Turnquist, Kristi (April 5, 2018). "Portland native Aparna Brielle on playing a brainy student in NBC's 'A.P. Bio'". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. ↑ Brielle, Aparna (September 19, 2017). "Can't believe my baby brother's a strapping young man. Happy 20th birthday, Vijay! You're a real adult now!". Instagram. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  3. 1 2 Clarke, Kelly (February 3, 2004). "Cosmic Dancer: a young Indian girl channels her ancestors with a bright dance future". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  4. ↑ "The Arts & Communications Magnet Academy presents Godspell". ACMA. Fall 2011. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  5. ↑ ldavis (May 12, 2014). "Linfield student nabs guest-starring role on NBC's 'Grimm'". Linfield News. Linfield College. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  6. 1 2 Petski, Denise (March 6, 2017). "'Redliners': Greg Germann Joins NBC Drama Pilot; Aparna Brielle In Seth Meyers Comedy". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  7. ↑ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (May 8, 2017). "NBC Greenlights Comedy 'AP Bio' Starring Glenn Howerton From Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels". Variety. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  8. ↑ Smith, Harley Quinn (May 22, 2018). "A year ago today I met a girl who would end up changing my life. I met Aparna while filming one of my first projects and the day I met her I remember thinking that we were weirdly similar. Only later to find out that we basically share every single interest. Probably about a week after meeting her, she butt dialed me from Disneyland and that's when I knew she was a keeper. My dearest Aparna, you are truly the best friend I could ever wish for and you bring a stupid amount of happiness into my life. I don't even know how I lived without you for nearly 18 years. I feel like you're basically apart of me at this point. You're so special to me and I love you endlessly. Happy friendiversary bitch!!!!!". Instagram. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  9. 1 2 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4367180/
  10. ↑ Edwards, Art (January 26, 2018). "Oregon actress gets featured role in new NBC comedy". KGW. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  11. ↑ Infinite Issues playlist on YouTube
  12. ↑ Girly Tales - People Yelling at People Yelling at People on YouTube
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