The Biography

Reshma Gajjar (born 21 August 1989, California) is a first-generation American actress, dancer, and interdisciplinary performing artist of Indian (Gujarati) descent. She made her Hollywood debut at age 10 as Spartanette #9 in American Beauty (1999), then appeared as a Halloween Dancer in A Cinderella Story (2004) and as a dancer on Madonna: The Re-Invention World Tour (2004). She is best known as the "ingenue in the yellow dress" who opens Damien Chazelle's La La Land (2016), and for her recurring role as Sondi / "Devil Girl" on VH1's Hit the Floor (2013–2014). She has also toured the world with Madonna and Ricky Martin, and danced on stage and screen with Selena Gomez, Dua Lipa, Charli XCX, and Adele. Her filmography spans over 25 credits across film and television. Notable credits include (500) Days of Summer (2009, as Dancer), An American Carol (2008, as Columbia Student '1968'), The Muppets (2011, as Dancer), Ted 2 (2015, as Comic Con Miss India), La La Land (2016, as Traffic Dancer – Girl #1), Euphoria (2019, as Dancer), Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020, as Crowd Dancer #6), Moon Manor (2022, as Remy), Sitting in Bars with Cake (2023, as Dr. Mitchell), The Bride! (2026, as Dancer), and Next in Line (2026, as Anjali). She is also a choreographer, having made her musical-theatre choreography debut on The Lunchbox under Tony Award-winning director Rachel Chavkin, and directed her own short film In Our Wake.