Background:
Washington was born and brought up in Chennai, India. She is part Maharashtrian, part Italian, part Burmese.
Career:
A experienced film-maker from NID, Ahmedabad, Lekha began her career as a theater artist. In 2006 she became a VJ on SS Music, and hosted the popular show PCO and later Connect. She is also a sculptor, having held her first solo demonstration at the age of 18. She started by playing the leading role in the film 'Framed' directed by self-governing director Chetan Shah. She broadcaster the first IPL cricket antagonism telecast on Sony TV. She subsequently went on to host the Canadian 20/20 on international television. Her first release Jayamkondaan, in which she played the central character alongside Vinay Rai won her accolades as she "performed a restrained and complex disposition with elan". She is signed to shoot Rakkozhi alongside Jai for the director duo, Pushkar-Gayathri in 2009. In February 2009, Lekha made her entry into Bollywood when she was chosen to play Rajeev Khandelwal's leading lady in "Peter Gaya Kaam Se", at present being produced by UTV Spotboy.
Filmography.
2007 Framed (English)
Unnale Unnale (Tamil)
2008 Jayam Kondaan (Tamil)
2010 Rakkozhi {Filming}
Peter Gaya Kaam Se {Filming}
