Who is Melinda Shankar?

Melinda Shankar is a Canadian actress of Indo-Guyanese descent best known for her role as Alli Bhandari in the television series “Degrassi: The Next Generation” (2008-2015). You may also remember her as Indira “Indie” Mehta from the YTV series “How To Be Indie” (2009-2011), for which she won a Canadian Screen Award in 2013.

Melinda Shankar- Birth, Parents, Siblings, & Education

Melinda Leanna Shankar was born on February 18, 1992, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; her parents are Hindus of Indo-Guyanese heritage who emigrated to Canada from Guyana, but little more is known about them. She has two older sisters, Melissa and Melanie, as well as an actor brother, Michael.

They grew up in Orleans, Ontario, a suburb of Ottawa, where Melinda attended Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School until she graduated in Grade 11.

Net Worth of Melinda Shankar? Salary, Earnings

Melinda Shankar is a well-known actress, and her entire career has contributed to her wealth. Melinda’s net worth is projected to be approximately $500,000 as of early 2020, according to sources.

In the past, she was paid roughly $30,000 per episode of a TV series and $50,000 for a film appearance.

Melinda Shankar- Relationship, Married Life, Boyfriend/ Girlfriend

From 2010 to 2012, Melinda was in a romantic relationship with Daniel Kelly. In 2013, she began dating her coworker Munro Chambers. Melinda, like many celebrities, wants to keep her personal life hidden from the media, but it has recently come to light that she is in a relationship with Johnny Larue.

Body Measurement- Height, Weight, Hair Colour

Melinda Shankar is 5ft (1.52m) tall and weighs approximately 112lbs 51kgs. There is no information on her vital statistics, however, she is petite.

Melinda, like many other persons of Indian descent, has dark brown eyes and black hair.

Melinda Shankar – Professional Career

Melinda Shankar has had a talent for ballet and tap dance since she was three years old. She began her professional career as a child model, appearing in ads for “Procter & Gamble” — her face was shown on a large billboard in Los Angeles.

Her acting career began with difficulty; her father frequently drove her five hours from Ottawa to Toronto for auditions.

Her acting debut was in the adolescent drama “Degrassi: The Next Generation,” in which she starred for seven seasons from 2005 to 2015.

Her first lead role was in “How To Be Indie,” a YTV television series that also aired on the Disney channel in the UK; for this role, Melinda won a Gemini Award in 2011, and a Canadian Screen Award in 2013, having previously accepted an award for Actress of the Year at the Anokhi Magazine Gala in February 2010.

Concurrently, Melinda pursued other parts, appearing in the 2010 films “Trigger” and “Festival of Lights.” In 2011, she reprised her character in “Degrassi: Minis,” and in 2013, she played Kaitlyn in the television film “Alive.”

Melinda continued her career in 2015 with a recurring role in the TV series “Slasher,” and in 2017 with a minor appearance in the television film “Christmas Wedding Planner.”

Melinda has made a number of popular appearances in recent years, first as Monica in the TV series “Filth City,” and then as Bella in the 2018 television film “Christmas with a Prince,” which she reprised in the film sequel “Christmas with a Prince: Becoming Royal” (2019). Melinda was most recently seen in an episode of the criminal drama series “True Dating Stories” (2019).

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Quick Facts of Melinda Shankar 

• Melinda Shankar is a Canadian actress with Indo-Guyanese heritage and is best known for the television series “Degrassi: The Next Generation” (2008-2015), in which she played the character of Alli Bhandari.
• Her acting debut was in the teenage series “Degrassi: The Next Generation”, which she filmed for seven seasons through 2015.
• Her first lead role was in a television series on YTV called “How To Be Indie”, which was also aired on the Disney channel in the UK; for this role, Melinda won a Gemini Award in 2011, and a Canadian Screen Award in 2013, having already accepted an award for Actress of the Year at the Anokhi Magazine Gala in February 2010.
• She reprised her role in “Degrassi: Minis” in 2011, while in 2013 she was Kaitlyn in the television film “Alive”.
• In 2015, Melinda continued her career with a recurring role in the TV series “Slasher”, and with a minor role in the television film “Christmas Wedding Planner” 2017.
•  Melinda has made a number of popular appearances, firstly in the TV series “Filth City” as Monica, and then as Bella in the television film “Christmas with a Prince” in 2018, reprised in the film sequel “Christmas with a Prince: Becoming Royal” (2019).
•  As of early 2020, Melinda’s net worth is estimated at around $500,000.