Shoba Narayan
- Actress
- Soundtrack
![GROWING UP SMITH | Trailer
Starring: Jason Lee, Anjul Nigam, Brighton Sharbino, Hilarie Burton and introducing Roni Akurati Director: Frank Lotito Producers: Anjul Nigam, Frank Lotito and Steve Straka Writers: Anjul Nigam, Paul Quinn and Gregory Scott Houghton
Story: An Indian family moves to America in 1979 with hopes of living the American Dream. While their 10-year-old boy Smith falls head-over-heels for the girl next door, his desire to become a "good old boy" propels him further away from his family's ideals than ever before. A tribute to childhood heroes, first love and growing up in small town America.](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTk5MzkxNDAyNF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwOTk1OTM0MDI@._V1_QL75_UY281_CR16,0,500,281_.jpg)
Shoba Narayan has quickly established herself as a highly sought-after
actress, gaining respect and visibility for her work in film, television and
theater.
Narayan currently stars as the iconic Princess Jasmine in the long-running
Disney hit, ALADDIN, which returned to Broadway this fall.
She made her Broadway debut in 2016 opposite Josh Groban in the 12-time
Tony-nominated musical NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812,
notably becoming the first South Asian female in a principal role
since BOMBAY DREAMS, which Playbill called "a personal milestone and a
key moment on Broadway."
Among her numerous stage credits, she starred as Eliza Hamilton in the national tour of the world phenomenon and Broadway
smash hit HAMILTON from Lin-Manuel Miranda; and most recently appeared on Broadway in 2020 as Nessarose in WICKED. Film
and television credits include the award-winning independent feature film GROWING UP SMITH directed by Frank Lotito,
QUANTICO (Mark Gordon / ABC), HALAL IN THE FAMILY with Aasif Mandvi, GOSSIP GIRL (The CW), COIN HEIST (Netflix) and
MISTRESS AMERICA directed by Noah Baumbach.
Narayan is a Bharatanatyam (South Indian Classical) dancer and teacher, and has performed extensively throughout the US and
India, including major prizes at several international dance competitions. She currently resides in New York.