Biography
Thanks to a mixture of happy coincidence and natural talent, actress Parminder Nagra began her acting career on the stages of England prior to starring in one of the most successful internationally produced films of 2002. Born and raised in the U.K. by her Indian immigrant parents, Nagra caught the attention of filmmaker Gurinder Chadhaas who caught a theater performance of the young actress and cast her as the co-lead in her next film "Bend …
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Career Milestones
2004 | Cast as the best friend to Anne Hathaway in the fantasy feature "Ella Enchanted" |
2003 | Joined the tenth season of the NBC medical drama "ER" playing Dr. Neela Rasgotra |
2003 | Appeared in the two-part British miniseries "Second Generation" |
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 the part of a convenience store clerk in the TV movie "Donovan Quick," starring Colin Firth |
1999 | Played one of the five leads in director Timeri Murari's controversial piece, "The Square Circle" |
1997 | Caught the attention of director Gurinder Chadha, while performing on stage in "Oh Sweet Sita" |
1997 | Appeared in the three-part British drama "Turning World" |
1996 | Landed a bit part on the British medical drama "Casualty" |
1994 | First London production was as the Princess in "Sleeping Beauty" at the Theatre Royal Stratford East |
1994 | Cast as a chorus member in the musical "Nimai"; a week into rehearsals, she took the place of the lead actress who had dropped out |