She was a state level athlete in 100 meters, Javelin throw, and a professional dancer.

She was a trained classical dancer, and later switched to salsa and other Latin American dance forms.

[3] For her performance in Mouna Guru (2011), she received a lot of appreciation in the form of awards that year.

[3] She took part in second season of the much talked about show, Jodi Number One, which aired on Vijay TV in 2007.

[3] Uma Riyaz Khan acted in the negative role in Chandrakumari serial along with Radhika Sarathkumar in Sun TV.