
Lekha Washington
Known For
Acting
Born
1987-04-30 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Biography
Lekha Washington is an Indian origin film actress and product designer, who has appeared in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada language films. She was first recognised for her work as a sculptor in 2002 and then as a theatre actress in Chennai based stage plays. After appearing as a video jockey with SS Music, Lekha's breakthrough film role was as an independent estranged sister in Jayamkondaan (2008), whilst she has gone on to portray roles in the multi-starrer Vedam and the comedy Va. Lekha Washington born to a father of mixed Burmese, Italian and Punjabi ancestry, Kenneth, and a Maharashtrian mother, Geeta. Despite the mixed heritage, Lekha has stated she considers herself South Indian due to her upbringing and speaks English and Marathi at home.
Most Known For

Kadhalar Dhinam
as Uncredited Role

Yuva
as Girl at Embassy

Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola
as Kamini

Vedam
as Lasya

Unnale Unnale
as cameo role

Jayam Kondaan
as Brinda Sekhar

Arima Nambi
as Megha Sharma (Guest Appearance)

The Goa Run
as Mira

Dynamite
as Neha Sharma

Kalyana Samayal Saadham
as Meera Chandrasekaran

Va
as Saraswathi (Saro)

Huduga Hudugi
as Sonia

Kamina
as Vasuki

Framed
as Vini