Actor / Actress
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Biography
Melinda Leanna Shankar is a Canadian actress. She is best known for starring as Alli Bhandari in the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation and as Indira "Indie" Mehta in the YTV series How To Be Indie, for which she won several awards, including a Canadian Screen Award in 2013.
Melinda Shankar is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 22 verified screen credits connected to this profile.
Selected work includes Christmas with a Prince (2018), Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars (2010), How to Be Indie (2009), Degrassi (2001), Slasher (2016), Degrassi: Minis (2006), Christmas Wedding Planner (2017), Christmas with a Prince: Becoming Royal (2019). The recorded credits span 2001 to 2025, including 16 movies and 6 TV shows.
The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.
Profile details
Known forActing
Movies16
TV shows6
Active years represented2001–2025
Place of birthOttawa, Ontario, Canada
Also known as
Melinda Leanna Shankar · Mindy Shankar
Known for
MovieChristmas with a Prince
MovieHarriet the Spy: Blog Wars
TV ShowHow to Be Indie
TV ShowDegrassi
TV ShowSlasher
TV ShowDegrassi: Minis
MovieChristmas Wedding Planner
MovieChristmas with a Prince: Becoming Royal
TV ShowMooom
TV ShowTrue Dating Stories
MovieChristmas with a Prince: The Royal Baby
MovieChristmas in the Wilds
MovieFilth City
MovieRomance in the Wilds
MovieDarker than Night
MovieDegrassi: Whatever It Takes
MovieMagic on Set
MovieRed String of Fate
MovieDegrassi Goes Hollywood
MovieDegrassi in India
MovieFestival of Lights
MovieDegrassi Takes Manhattan