Anoushka Shankar
Actor
- Born
- June 9, 1981 (age 45) · London, England, UK
Anoushka Hemangini Shankar (born June 9, 1981) is a British-American sitar player and musician of Indian descent, as well as occasional writer and actor. She performs across multiple genres and styles—classical and contemporary, acoustic and electronic. She has received nine Grammy Awards nominations and was the first musician of Indian origin to perform live and to serve as a presenter at the ceremony. Daughter of Indian sitar maestro Ravi Shankar and half-sister of award-winning singer-songwriter and pianist Norah Jones, she has released 7 solo studio albums since 1998.
Known for
Acting8
- 2026Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God as Self - Sitar
- 2016Yehudi Menuhin: Who Was Yehudi? as Self
- 2012Anoushka Shankar: Traveller as Sitar
- 2004Dance Like a Man as Lata Parekh
- 2003Concert for George as Self
- 2001Ravi Shankar: Between Two Worlds as Sitar
- 2000The Beatles Revolution as Self
- TBAGorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium documentary as Self
Behind the camera4
- 2026