Aruna Lakkur Nagappa Srinivasa Murthy, known as Aruna Shields, was born on August 6, 1978, in London, United Kingdom. She is of Anglo-Indian descent, with an Indian father and a British mother. Aruna pursued her education at Durham Boarding School and later earned a B.A. from Central Saint Martins. She trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and has qualifications in hypnosis psychotherapy and mindfulness. Aruna is currently based in Los Angeles, California, where she works as a psychotherapist and executive coach. Her relationship status is not publicly disclosed, and there is no information available regarding her spouse.