Aruna Shields was born in England and graduated in Journalism. But her passion lay in performance. Having worked with the BBC, she subsequently qualified from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She went on to be heralded as one of the foremost contemporary dance performers. After appearing in commercials for several international brands and some music videos she also presented at London Fashion Week, and on Breakfast with Frost, and appeared in other stage and TV shows with the BBC and Channel 4 among others. She worked on numerous feature films.