Aneesh Sheth

Ms. Aneesh Sheth is a singer, actress, producer, director, writer, educator and activist. Born in Pune, India and relocating to the United States at an early age, she quickly found a passion for music ...Show More

Ms. Aneesh Sheth is a singer, actress, producer, director, writer, educator and activist. Born in Pune, India and relocating to the United States at an early age, she quickly found a passion for music. At 6 years old, she began studying piano and by middle school she had also picked up the flute and began voice training. Having sung classically up through high school, she then attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts for Musical Theatre. After receiving her BFA, she travelled the country performing in musicals including A.R. Rahman's Bombay Dreams as Sweetie in 2006.In early 2008, Aneesh began her journey as a transgender woman. She returned to New York University to pursue a Master's Degree in Social Work and dedicated her time throughout the next few years working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth as a counselor with The Trevor Project. After spending her life thus far in the Big Apple, she relocated to the San Francisco in early 2010. She returned to the stage and has worked with several companies including PlayGround SF, Playwrights Foundation and The Asian American Theatre Company. In early 2011, Aneesh was a guest star on NBC's Thursday night sitcom Outsourced playing a transgender character, placing her as one of only a handful of transgender actors in Hollywood and marking the debut of the first South Asian transgender woman on network television. In March 2013, Advocate Magazine honored Aneesh Sheth on their 40 Under 40 List.Now residing in Seattle, Aneesh has done numerous corporate videos for Microsoft and recently shot her first feature film, Force Play with Honey Toad Studios. Additionally, she embarked on her first producing venture for the Seattle Fringe Festival with the one-act play Sexual Healing. She also took on her first project as director for The Hansberry Project's Represent Multicultural Playwrights Festival at A.C.T. in the fall of 2014. In the beginning of 2015, she spent her evenings playing the Indian Princess Aouda in Village Theatre's production of Around the World in 80 Days. Most recently, her original series, Crave, has completed production on the pilot episode, available to watch now, alongside a campaign to help raise funds for the rest of the season.Along with her work in television, film and theatre, she has been an activist, panelist and committee member with many national organizations. Hide