About Genelia DSouza Genelia D'Souza (born 5 August 1987 in Mumbai, India) is an Indian actress. She has acted in Telugu and Hindi films and has also appeared in Tamil and Kannada language films.D'Souza was born to Jeanette D'Souza, formerly secretary to Managing Director with a pharma MNC, and Neil D'Souza, a senior official with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). Her family hails from the Mangalorean Catholic community, a prominent Christian community in Bombay. Her nick name is Geenu. D'Souza studied at the Apostolic Carmel High School in Bandra and later joined St. Andrews College (Bandra) to pursue her Bachelor's Degree of Management Studies. She was also a State level athlete and a National level Football player.