Biography

Geeta Citygirl Chopra

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Born
October 6 · New York City, New York, USA
Nicknames
- City
- Citygirl
Height
5′ 4″ (1.63 m)

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A graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the City College of New York, her acting, directing and producing credits range from the stage to the screen. This native New Yorker founded Salaam Theatre, the first South-Asian-American performing arts institution in the world. She currently serves as Salaam's Artistic Director.

Her contributions to the arts community in general, and the South-Asian community specifically, have long been recognized. She joined the likes of Richard Schiff of TV's The West Wing, and best-selling author Walter Mosley, when she was selected to be the chief guest speaker at the 20th Annual CCNY Honors Convocation. She served as an emcee at the 24th Annual Asian Heritage Festival, in Union Square-the largest Pan-Asian outdoor event on the East coast, which was attended by over ten thousand people. She hosts New York's Annual Tagore Festival, and a popular weekly salon presented by Salaam Theater. She's been featured in magazines and news dailies all over the country, and was even named one of the 'Top 100 New Yorkers of the Year' in 2003, by the New York Resident.
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Personal life:

Born and raised in New York, she spent two decades in Manhattan before moving with her child to the suburbs of the city. They live with their feline sister (Adopt don't shop).

She is a vegetarian, and on-and-off vegan.

As a devoted community activist and in the service of the arts, she volunteers and supports several community groups, arts organizations, museums, galleries, etc...

Member, Westbury Arts. advisory board member for Silk Road Rising.

Union member of SAG-AFTRA and Actors Equity Association.
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Formal Education: Public school educated at PS 20, Queens, NY.

Long Island High School for the Arts (LIHSA), formerly known as the Cultural Arts Center - Alumni and graduate of the dance department.

American Academy of Dramatic Arts, NY - graduate of conservatory program.

City College of New York, NY - BA, Theater

NYU - Certification in Fitness Instruction and Nutrition.

Union Member of Actors Equity Association (AEA), and The Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA)
- IMDb mini biography by: The Ubiquitous Group ( TAG)

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Gender / Gender identity
Non-binary

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She has a strong passion for photography and for years has documented New York and events around the city, with a particular focus in providing these images to grassroots groups and organizations that lack a budget for building their archives.
Both her parents and their families were refugees after the 1947 Partition of India. Her father came to New York after receiving a Gold Medal for ranking first in his university in India and a full scholarship to Columbia University in 1965. They lived in New York City till the 1980s when they moved to the suburbs of New York.
The Gov't of India - Ministry of Tourism hired Citygirl as the official NY host of India@60 - The Incredible India campaign that took over the city and held free cultural events on a main-stage at Bryant Park as well as South Street Seaport. The week-long cultural events and stage performances were attended by several thousands, as reported by the ethnic media.
Alumni of the Alvin Ailey Summer Intensive Dance Program in 1988.
In 2012, Geeta Citygirl Chopra was nominated for "Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play Female" by the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle for her work as "Lopa" in the Old Globe's production of Ayub Khan-Din's RAFTA, RAFTA.