KUALA LUMPUR: Klang Valley girl Shiva Shobitha Kalaiselvan, 34, has done the country proud, landing herself a role in popular American television series, Gotham.
The New York-based actress plays Lelia, a recurring character in the show, and made her debut yesterday in the episode A Dark Knight: One Of My Three Soups.
Lelia is the leader of the female contingent of the League of Shadows, who is very faithful to its teachings.
"I have absolutely no words, just the hugest smile. Thank you for always thinking about me and and supporting me. I'm a lucky gal!" said the actress in an Instagram post two days ago.
Shiva described her experience as surreal as she had always dreamed of playing a superhero or supervillain.
She got to meet most of the cast, and found everyone friendly and humble.
Her Instagram post garnered 17 comments and 170 likes.
"Congrats! What a fabulous role," said a Netizen identified only as Patrick.
"You're an inspiration to all Malaysians!" said Agnel.
"I'm so looking forward to see you in action," said Christo.
Shiva graduated with a degree in finance from Indiana University in 2006 and worked as an investment banker in Milwaukee and London.
She subsequently pursued a postgraduate course in acting at Columbia University, New York and produced two theatrical productions with her company Next In Line Productions.
In Malaysia, Shiva has appeared in theatre plays as 'After Juliet' and 'Malaysian Girls' in the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPaC).