Ophelia was portrayed by actress Shraddha Kapoor. Ophelia has been a frequent subject in artwork, often in a Romantic or Classical style, as the images on this page show. Ophelia Ophelia () is a character in William Shakespeare's drama "Hamlet". She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes, and potential wife of Prince Hamlet. As with virtually all "Hamlet" characters, Ophelia's name is not Danish. It first appeared in Jacopo Sannazaro's 1504 poem "Arcadia" (as "Ofelia"), probably derived from Ancient Greek ὠφέλεια ("ōphéleia", "help"). In Ophelia's first speaking appearance in the play, she is seen
RJ Ophelia Nadu. Her father wanted to give her a "rare name" and named her after Ophelia, the character from William Shakespeare's "Hamlet". Her father is a retired Traffic Manager of Metropolitan Transport Corporation, while her mother works for Bharat Petroleum. She has a younger brother. Ophelia did her schooling at Holy Angels Convent, T. Nagar and graduated in commerce from Stella Maris College. During her college days, the joy of performing on stage for cultural events and plays made her realize she wanted to be in media, and she went on to do her post-graduation in mass communication from M.O.P. Vaishnav