Chitra Sukhu is an American actress as well as a yoga instructor. She became even better-known thanks to her marriage to the famous actor and film director, Mario Van Peebles.
She was born in Guyana but spent her childhood growing up in the United States of America with her parents and although there isn’t much information concerning her birth date, there are speculations that she is probably in her late fifties or early sixties.
Biography and Early Life Of Chitra Sukhu Van Peebles
As stated, Chitra Sukhu Van Peebles was born in the South American country of Guyana, although it was in the United States that she was raised by parents of Indian ancestry. As a result of the influence of her parents, she got to start learning Yog at the age of 3 and since then, she continued to practice it each day.
She was brought up together with her sister Darshanie Radha Sukhu and brothers, Anand Sukhu and Sattya Sukhu by her parents, Leela Mata (Sukhu) and Hari Narine Sukhu. She traveled around the world with her parents who were both Yogis.
As regards her education, Chitra went to Kerala Ayurveda Academy from where she obtained a diploma in Ayurvedic Sciences.
Chitra Sukhu Is A Married Woman
As already indicated, Chitra is a wife and a mum; she is married to actor and director, Mario Van Peebles. It is known that she has 3 children with her husband. On the side, Mario has 2 other children from a previous marriage and the couple now take care of all 5 children together. The names of their children are Maya, Morgana, Mandela, Makaylo, and Maya Van Peebles.
Chitra is someone who tends to keep her private life away from the public, despite all that she has going on, and despite her very active social media handles, she can still be described as a reserved person. She mostly posts information related to her career but keeps most other things away from the public. She has also managed to remain off the radar despite her affiliation to showbiz, hence we do not know if she has any siblings or what they do for a living.
She has also managed to stay off the drama that is usually associated with being in showbiz or being married to a showbiz spouse. Consequently, there are no records to show when Chitra and her husband got married or anything to show for how long they have been married to each other but we do know that they have stayed married for so long and serve as goals for many married couples.
Fascinating Facts To Know About Chitra Sukhu Van Peebles
1. Her husband is also into entertainment
Although Chitra has done so much for herself, her fame in the mainstream is mainly due to her husband who is an entertainer. He is known for works such as 21 Jump Street (1989–1990), Damages (2008), Redemption Road (2010), All Things Fall Apart (2011), and Roots (2016) among many others that he has directed.
As an actor, Van Peebles is known for his roles in films such as The Exterminator (1980), Jaws: The Revenge (1987), We the Party (2012), and Submerged (2016), as well as the TV shows, Sonny Spoon (1988), Rude Awakening (2000), and Bloodline (2017), among others.
2. Chitra Sukhu Van Peebles used to be a model
Chitra Sukhu Van Peebles has come a long way in her career pursuit. She ventured into modeling when she was younger and still in the University. Sources have it that even though she was quite successful in the modeling world and was on her way to the top, she did not find fulfillment in it so she quit the industry.
Apart from modeling, Chitra Sukhu Van Peebles also pursued a career in acting and even though she was registering some successes, she realized it was not her calling.
3. Just like her parents, Chitra is a successful spiritual teacher, yogini, and a journeyer
Chitra was raised in a family of yogis and has practiced meditation since childhood. There is evidence that both of her parents are also spiritual teachers, a trait that Chitra seems to have inherited in no small measure. Some of her courses include: “Awakening the Guru within”, “Secret of the right vibration” and “Renovate your life”, Just to mention a few.
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4. She belongs to a family of entertainers
Chitra, her husband Mario, along all 5 of their children are into the entertainment industry, 4 out of the 5 children are actors while one of them, Makaylo, is a rapper. Her father-in-law, Melvin Van Peebles was not only an actor but also a seasoned filmmaker, novelist, and composer. Even though he died in September 2021, he definitely left a mark in the film industry which would not be forgotten in a hurry.
5. How 9/11 changed her life
The 9/11 attacks changed the lives of almost all Americans at the time in one way or another. For Chitra, it was after the attacks that she experienced a spiritual calling like never before. It gave her the purpose of providing answers to the questions in the minds of children regarding things like death, killing, terrorism, and much more.
