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{{Short description|American dancer and actress}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox model
| name = Lauren Gottlieb
| image = Lauren-gottlieb-most-stylish-awards-2016-best-dressed.jpg
| caption = Gottlieb at the Most Stylish Awards 2016
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|06|08}}
| birth_place = [[Scottsdale, Arizona|Scottsdale]], [[Arizona]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| nationality = American
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|dancer}}
| years_active = 2005–present
| website =
| relatives = [[Gottmik]] (cousin){{citation needed|date=April 2021}}
}}
'''Lauren Gottlieb''' (born June 8, 1988) is an American dancer and actress who works mainly in the Indian film industry.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/sizzling-hot-lauren-gottlieb-turns-oomph-factor-sexy-bikini-pics/ |title=Sizzling HOT Lauren Gottlieb turns on the oomph factor with her sexy bikini pics |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=September 8, 2018 |archive-date=September 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908130338/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/sizzling-hot-lauren-gottlieb-turns-oomph-factor-sexy-bikini-pics/ |url-status=live}}</ref> She was a contestant on [[So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. season 3)|the third season]] of the reality dance competition ''[[So You Think You Can Dance (United States)|So You Think You Can Dance]]'' and played the lead role in the 2013 Indian dance film ''[[ABCD: Any Body Can Dance]]''. She was the runner up in the [[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 6)|sixth season]] of popular Indian television dance show ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa]]'' with choreographer and partner [[Punit Pathak]] in 2013. Two years later, she also judged the [[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 8)|eighth season]] of the show. She has also Appeared In The Music Video Of [[Harrdy Sandhu]] "She Dance Like".

==Dance career==
Gottlieb assisted choreographer [[Tyce Diorio]] during the [[So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. season 2)|second season]] of ''So You Think You Can Dance'' in 2004.<ref name="latimes">{{cite news |title='So You Think You Can Dance': A chat with Lauren Gottlieb |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2007/07/so-you-think--4.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=July 26, 2007 |access-date=July 21, 2018 |archive-date=January 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140119074514/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2007/07/so-you-think--4.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |author=Adam B. Vary |title=An Imperfect 10 Recap |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20047426,00.html |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=July 20, 2007 |access-date=July 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192402/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20047426,00.html |archive-date=October 29, 2013}}</ref> In 2005, Gottlieb participated in season three of ''So You Think You Can Dance'' (2005) as a contestant. She made it to the final six contestants but struck out in the end. Once the season was over, Gottlieb assisted [[Tyce Diorio]], [[Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo]], and [[Mia Michaels]] during seasons four, five, and six. She also traveled on the season five audition tour as the choreographer for the "choreography round" of auditions. She returned as an "All-Star" dancer for seasons [[So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. season 7)#All-Stars Dance Pool|seven]] (2010), [[So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. season 8)#All-Stars Dance Pool|eight]] (2011), and [[So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. season 9)#All-Stars Dance Pool|nine]] (2012).

Between seasons on the show, Gottlieb performed with artists such as [[Rihanna]], [[Mariah Carey]], [[Britney Spears]], [[Shakira]], [[Sean Kingston]], [[Carrie Underwood]], [[Willow Smith]], and [[Enrique Iglesias]]. She even worked with [[Tom Cruise]], [[Katie Holmes]], and [[Tobey Maguire]]. She appeared as a dancer in the television show [[Glee (TV series)|''Glee'']] (2009) and in the movies ''[[Disaster Movie]]'' (2008), ''[[Hannah Montana: The Movie]]'' (2009), and ''[[Bring It On: Fight to the Finish]]'' (2009).

Gottlieb appeared in India's version of ''[[Dancing With the Stars]]'' called ''Jhalak Dikhla Jaa'' ([[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 6)|Season 6]], 2013) and was the runner-up with choreo-partner [[Dance India Dance (season 2)#Grand Finale Top 4(Results)|Punit Pathak]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Drashti Dhami beats Lauren Gottlieb, wins 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6' |publisher=[[News18 India]] |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/drashti-dhami-beats-lauren-gottlieb-wins-jhalak-dikhhla-jaa-6-638923.html |date=September 15, 2013 |access-date=July 21, 2018 |archive-date=July 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722041316/https://www.news18.com/news/india/drashti-dhami-beats-lauren-gottlieb-wins-jhalak-dikhhla-jaa-6-638923.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="times13">{{cite news |title=Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa's not cake walk for me: Lauren |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Jhalak-Dikhhla-Jaas-not-cake-walk-for-me-Lauren/articleshow/20971163.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |author=Purva Desai |agency=TNN |date=July 8, 2013 |access-date=July 21, 2018 |archive-date=October 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012043211/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Jhalak-Dikhhla-Jaas-not-cake-walk-for-me-Lauren/articleshow/20971163.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, she participated in ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (Indian Dance Series)|Jhalak Dikhla Jaa]]'' ([[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 7)|Season 7]]) with [[Salman Yusuff Khan]] as a "Challenge Setter".<ref>{{cite news |title=Salman Yusuff Khan to bow out of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa |author=Neha Maheshwri |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news/Salman-Yusuff-Khan-to-bow-out-of-Jhalak-Dikhhla-Jaa/articleshow/39173388.cms |date=July 29, 2014 |access-date=July 21, 2018 |work=The Times of India |agency=TNN |archive-date=August 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821031323/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news/Salman-Yusuff-Khan-to-bow-out-of-Jhalak-Dikhhla-Jaa/articleshow/39173388.cms |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Are these two India's best dancers right now? |author=Rachana Parekh |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/are-these-two-india-s-best-dancers-right-now/story-chXkXs9lW91Luo50y95I9N.html |date=August 23, 2014 |access-date=July 21, 2018 |archive-date=June 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626164302/https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/are-these-two-india-s-best-dancers-right-now/story-chXkXs9lW91Luo50y95I9N.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Acting career==
Gottlieb's first shot at acting was on the television show ''[[Ghost Whisperer]]'' (2005). After ''Ghost Whisperer'', she guest starred in ''[[Make It or Break It]]'' (2009), ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'', and ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked]]'' (2011). Gottlieb played the lead female role in the Indian 3D dance film ''[[ABCD: Any Body Can Dance]]'' (2013), directed by [[Remo D'Souza]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Lauren Gottlieb to star in UTV's 'ABCD |url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/lauren-gottlieb-to-star-in-utv-s-abcd-1118051117/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=March 6, 2012 |access-date=July 21, 2018 |archive-date=November 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116081504/http://variety.com/2012/film/news/lauren-gottlieb-to-star-in-utv-s-abcd-1118051117/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kareena, Priyanka not in league of Madhuri: Remo |author=Renuka Vyavahare |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Kareena-Priyanka-not-in-league-of-Madhuri-Remo/articleshow/12547073.cms |work=The Times of India |agency=TNN |date=April 5, 2012 |access-date=July 21, 2018 |archive-date=October 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012043234/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Kareena-Priyanka-not-in-league-of-Madhuri-Remo/articleshow/12547073.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> Prior to filming, Gottlieb moved to India in March 2012 and spent three months learning [[Hindi]]<ref>{{cite web |title=One step at a time, Lauren Gottlieb |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/one-step-at-a-time-lauren-gottlieb/155711 |work=[[Mid-Day]] |date=March 22, 2012 |access-date=July 21, 2018 |archive-date=October 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012043232/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/one-step-at-a-time-lauren-gottlieb/155711 |url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Bollywood]] dance techniques. The film was shot in [[Mumbai]] where she played the role of dancer Rhea, a student of Vishnu ([[Prabhudheva]]). It featured [[Kay Kay Menon]], and [[Ganesh Acharya]] as well as dancers [[Salman Yusuff Khan]], [[Dharmesh Yelande]] and [[Punit Pathak]] from the television show ''[[Dance India Dance]]''. Gottlieb played the Pakistani agent Shazia Ansari in the black comedy ''[[Welcome 2 Karachi]]'' (2015).<ref>{{cite web |title=Lauren Gottlieb signed for 'Welcome To Karachi' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/lauren-gottlieb-signed-for-welcome-to-karachi/ |work=The [[Indian Express]] |date=March 20, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Lauren Gottlieb stars in Arshad Warsi in 'Welcome To Karachi' |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/lauren-gottlieb-stars-in-arshad-warsi-in-welcome-to-karachi-115040101045_1.html |work=Business Standard |date=April 1, 2015}}</ref>

==Filmography==

=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Film!!Role!! class="unsortable" |Notes
|-
|2008
|''[[Disaster Movie]]''|| rowspan="3" |Dancer||
|-
|2009
|''[[Hannah Montana: The Movie]]''||
|-
|2009
|''[[Bring It On: Fight to the Finish]]''||
|-
|2011
|''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked]]''||Club Woman #2||
|-
|2013
|''[[ABCD: Any Body Can Dance]]''||Rhea||Bollywood debut
|-
|2015
|''[[Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!]]''||Herself||Special appearance in song "Calcutta Kiss"<br>Also choreographer for song "Bach Ke Bakshy"
|-
|2015
|''[[Welcome 2 Karachi]]''||Shazia Ansari||Voiced by [[Priya Raina]]<br>Also as belly dancer in item song "Shakira"<ref>{{Cite web |title=T-Series - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/tseries/search?query=Shakira |access-date=August 1, 2020 |via=YouTube |archive-date=October 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012043249/https://www.youtube.com/user/tseries/search?query=Shakira |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2015
|''[[ABCD 2]]''||Olive||
|-
|2015
|''[[Welcome Back (Hindi film)|Welcome Back]]''||Herself||Special appearance in song "20 20"
|-
|2016
|''[[Ambarsariya]]''||Manpreet Kaur|| Punjabi debut<ref>{{cite news |date=June 13, 2015 |title=Lauren Gottlieb to play a photographer in a Punjabi film |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] |place=Mumbai |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/lauren-gottlieb-to-play-a-photographer-in-a-punjabi-film/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012043235/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/lauren-gottlieb-to-play-a-photographer-in-a-punjabi-film/ |archive-date=October 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=February 13, 2015 |title=Lauren Gottlieb signs Punjabi film |work=[[The Indian Express]] |place=Mumbai |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/lauren-gottlieb-signs-punjabi-film/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012043235/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/lauren-gottlieb-signs-punjabi-film/ |archive-date=October 12, 2020}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|"Kamariya Hila Rahi Hai" Song
|Dancer
|Voiced By [[Pawan Singh]], [[Payal Dev]]
|-
| 2020
|''[[Ghoomketu]]'' || Herself||Special appearance
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Television!!Role!!Notes
|-
|2005
|''[[So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. season 3)|So You Think You Can Dance 3]]''||Contestant||
|-
|2005
|''[[Ghost Whisperer]]''||Julia||
|-
|2009–2010
|''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]''||Dancer||
|-
|2010
|''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''||Suzanne||Episode: "Wild Life"
|-
|2010
|''[[Make It or Break It]]''||Jayden||Episode: "I Won't Dance, Don't Ask Me"
|-
|2013
|''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 6)|Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 6]]''||Contestant|| Runner-up
|-
|2013
|''[[Bigg Boss 7]]''||Herself||Guest appearance
|-
|2014
|''[[Comedy Nights with Kapil]]''||Herself||Guest appearance
|-
|2014
|''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa#Season 7|Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7]]''||Herself||Guest appearance
|-
|2015
|''[[Comedy Classes]]''||Herself||Guest appearance
|-
|2015
|''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa#Season 8|Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Reloaded]]''||Herself||Judge
|-
|2016
|''[[Comedy Nights Live]]''||Herself||Guest appearance
|}

=== Music Videos ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Artist
!Director
!Label
|-
|2017
|''Million Dollar''
|Fazilpuria
|Baljinder S Mahant
|[[Zee Music Company]]
|-
|2017
|''Mercy''
|[[Badshah (rapper)|Badshah]]
|Ben Peters
| rowspan="2" |[[Sony Music India]]
|-
|2019
|''Dance Like''
|[[Harrdy Sandhu]]
|Keoni Marcelo
|-
|2020
|''Kamariya Hila Rahi Hai''
|[[Pawan Singh]], [[Payal Dev]]
|Mudassar Khan
|[[Jackky Bhagnani|Jjust Music]]
|}

=== Short Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Short Film!!Role!!Notes
|-
|2018
|''Scavenger''
|
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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Ajay Kumar at 09:02, 20 August 2023