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Parminder Nagra

  • Birthplace: Leicester, England, United Kingdom
  • Birthday: October 5, 1975

With deep brown eyes and a soft affecting smile, Parminder Nagra appears at first glance to be diminutive and vulnerable. But after playing Jess, the rough and tumble young soccer player in the surprise hit "Bend It Like Beckham" (2002), Nagra has shown that she is a tough and versatile actress. Born in Leicester, England to Punjabi parents—they emigrated from India in the 1960's—Nagra spent her youth growing up like any other child: going to school, hanging out with friends and playing sports. Nagra planned on taking a year…more

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  • 2004

    Cast as the best friend to Anne Hathaway in the fantasy feature "Ella Enchanted"

  • 2003

    Appeared in the two-part British miniseries "Second Generation"

  • 2003 to 2009

    Joined the tenth season of the NBC medical drama "ER" playing Dr. Neela Rasgotra

  • 2002

    Breakout role, playing a teenage Sikh football (soccer) player who defies her traditional parents to pursue her dreams of playing football in director Gurinder Chadha's "Bend It Like Beckham"

  • 1999

    Played one of the five leads in director Timeri Murari's controversial piece, "The Square Circle"

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