Girija Shettar (born 20 July 1969)[1] is a British actress, known for her works in South Indian films.

In 1992, she signed for the lead female role in Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar, which she left mid-way to complete a prior commitment.

In the same year, she starred in another Telugu film Hrudayanjali, under the direction of A. Raghurami Reddy, which won four state Nandi awards.

[3] Girija Shettar was born on 20 July 1969 in Orsett, Essex to a Kannadiga doctor father and a British mother.

She completed a doctoral thesis in Integral Yoga Philosophy and Indian spiritual psychology from Cardiff University in 2003.