First name: Aishwarya
Last name: Rai
Indian actress

Born 01 November 1973
in Mangalore, Karnataka, India

The first film Ashwarya Rai starred in was Iruvar in 1997. In 2003 she reached international stardom by becoming a member of the jury at Cannes. In 2004, she was chosen by TIME Magazine's Asian edition as one of Asia's '100 Most Influential People.' She has also played the heroine in a Hollywood-funded, Bollywood-ised film Bride and Prejudice.