Shiva Negar

About Shiva Negar

Shiva is an Los Angeles, CA-based actress, producer, model, and human rights advocate. She was born in Tehran, Iran, but moved with her family to Istanbul, Turkey, around age 7, and lived there about 5 years, then emigrated to Toronto, Canada, around age 12. She was raised primarily by her mother and sister after family separation during migration.
She began as a child performer with piano/guitar recitals and singing competitions, then did high school theatre. She studied acting, and earned a BA in Psychology, and completed a postgraduate program in Events Management & Public Relations/Marketing.
She also modeled,starting around age 19, and appeared in commercials and music videos.
Shiva started screen work around 2010. She was named one of Variety’s “10 Canadians to Watch” in 2017. She is also a producer and supports causes related to education, women’s rights, and freedom, including child sponsorship with Mother Miracle.
She has a topless/nude sex scene as “Brunette” in the pilot episode of the Netflix series Hemlock Grove (2013), involving a car sex scene with bloodplay elements.

As of June 2026, Shiva has amassed 149,000 followers on Instagram.