The name was given to her by Agamdeep Darshi in Birmingham, the United Kingdom, to parents of South Asian Punjabi (Indian) descent. At a very young age her family and she moved to Canada. She was raised in Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary, San Jose and Vancouver.At the age of 14 , she left her home in Calgary in order to pursue an acting career. Darshi studied Theatre and Fine Arts at the University of Calgary and earned an undergraduate degree in photography.Darshi has appeared in more than 25 television shows as well as appearing in more than twelve films. Her roles include Dead Zone, Tru Calling, The L-Word and Laura in Final Destination 3. Darshi was a regular part on the Canadian teen-drama television series renegadepress.com. Darshi was an actor on the TV show Sanctuary from 2009 to 2011. Darshi was part of the main cast for seasons two and three, as well as a recurring role during season 4. She is also a director, writer screenwriter, screenwriter, and playwright. She won the Best Supporting Performance by A Female in a Motion Picture award at the 2013 Leo Awards for her role as Crimes of Mike Recket. Alongside her fellow South Asian actress Patricia Isaac She co-founded the Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival (VISAFF).She has been featured as Ruby Shivani in season 2 of TV serial You Me Her.
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