Leslie Tripathy is an Indian actress who first appeared in Odia music videos and film then in

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. In 2014, Tripathy debuted in the Hindi film industry with '' W'', directed by Tarun Madan Chopra.

Early life and background

Tripathy is the first child of Dr. Sailendra Narayan Tripathy, a professor in English and Ashoka Tripathy, a teacher in English literature. Tripathy has a younger brother, Shakespeare King, who is a model turned actor. She studied journalism from

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. She has written articles and has campaigned in for women's rights. Before entering into the

industry, Tripathy was active in the

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industry, including videos and some films. In 2008, Tripathy sought police protection from Raja Acharya who was stalking her. It was alleged that Biranchi Das also intervened to stop the stalker, and that he was killed as a result.

Career

Tripathy started her

career with the 2014 film ''W'', playing the character of Roohi Malik, a rape victim. She appeared in her first Telugu debut movie '' Chusinodiki Chusinantha'', starring with

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. Leslie was invited to speak as an ILC Power Brand Speaker on "Countering the attack of Cyberspace trolling, body shaming, stalking, rape & death threat" at the prestigious Satya Brahma founded

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in Mumbai on 4 August 2017 at Hotel Sahara Star.

Filmography

References

External links

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at OllywoodMovie.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Tripathy, Leslie Living people People from Kendrapara district Actresses from Odisha Female models from Odisha Indian film actresses Actresses in Odia cinema Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema 21st-century Indian actresses Year of birth missing (living people)