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Parminder Nagra Biography

Occup.Actress
FromEngland
BornOctober 5, 1975
Age49 years
Parminder Kaur Nagra, widely called Parminder Nagra, is a gifted British actress born upon October 5, 1975, in Leicester, England. Nagra was born into a Sikh household, with her daddy working at a local manufacturing facility as well as her mom a sales clerk. She has 2 more youthful siblings: a brother and also a sister. The family members lived modestly, but they focused on the significance of education and also society. As a child, Nagra attended the Northfield House Primary School as well as later on went to the Soar Valley College, where she sought her enthusiasm for acting and also carrying out arts.

As she refined her abilities and acquired experience in neighborhood school plays, Nagra's skill did not go undetected. At the young age of 17, she was detected by a popular British actor and staged director, Michael Attenborough. He was impressed by her skills and encouraged her to audition for the prominent Hammersmith's Theatre in London, bring about her advancement role in the play "Oh Sweet Sita" in 1994. This was the beginning of her trip in British movie theater, getting roles in plays like "The Countess", "Skeleton", and much more.

Parminder Nagra's big-screen debut was available in 1999 with the British tv movie "Turning World". Nonetheless, it had not been until 2002 when she attained worldwide recognition for her part in the seriously acclaimed movie "Bend It Like Beckham". Directed by Gurinder Chadha, the motion picture narrates the tale of a British-Indian lady called Jess Bhamra with an enthusiasm for football. Nagra represented Jess easily, earning her numerous honors and distinctions, consisting of the FIFA Presidential Award.

The success of "Bend It Like Beckham" opened brand-new doors for Nagra in the movie industry. In 2003, she landed a substantial role in the preferred American medical dramatization series "EMERGENCY ROOM", in which she played the personality of Dr. Neela Rasgotra. Her outstanding efficiency gained her enormous admiration as well as better established her as an actress of international prominence.

Nagra continued to work in different television series, films, and also theater projects for many years. Some of her remarkable works consist of "Compulsion", "Psych", "Fortitude", "The Blacklist", and "Alcatraz". Aside from her acting job, she has actually additionally offered her voice to popular computer game like "SSX on Tour" as well as "Horizon Zero Dawn".

On a personal front, Nagra married professional photographer James Stenson in 2009 after dating for several years. The pair has actually a son called Kai. Nonetheless, their marriage ended in divorce in 2013.

Throughout her job, Parminder Nagra has easily damaged stereotypes, paving the way for other British-Asian actresses. Her contributions to the industry have actually left a long lasting impact, motivating numerous hopeful artists all over the world.

Our collection contains 22 quotes who is written / told by Parminder.

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22 Famous quotes by Parminder Nagra

Small: I was worried people would laugh at me when I started to talk the language, but they were just pleasant
"I was worried people would laugh at me when I started to talk the language, but they were just pleasantly surprised that I could. The sense of humour here is great - once I could have a giggle, I settled down"
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Small: I really identified with Jess, because my own dream was acting, which isnt the most conventional profes
"I really identified with Jess, because my own dream was acting, which isn't the most conventional profession"
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Small: Thats what I like about acting. When youre preparing for a role, you do your research, and the bonus is
"That's what I like about acting. When you're preparing for a role, you do your research, and the bonus is you get to learn these skills. Now, it's on to whatever the next thing is I have to learn"
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Small: In terms of the frustration of my character, I suppose any teenager has probably gone through that, in
"In terms of the frustration of my character, I suppose any teenager has probably gone through that, in terms of telling their parents, I want to do one thing, and their parent says no. I think parents sometimes forget that they were children"
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Small: I got to go to Malaysia, Germany, Switzerland, Madrid, America
"I got to go to Malaysia, Germany, Switzerland, Madrid, America"
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Small: Therefore reinforcing a stereotype, therefore thinking that the entire Indian culture is just made of p
"Therefore reinforcing a stereotype, therefore thinking that the entire Indian culture is just made of people that are against their children's decisions"
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Small: Its been really nice to see different counties that I might never have visited before
"It's been really nice to see different counties that I might never have visited before"
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Small: If I can inspire someone to go in a positive way and pursue a dream, it can only be good
"If I can inspire someone to go in a positive way and pursue a dream, it can only be good"
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Small: At times those skills were really hard to do because not only was I having to contend with the camera,
"At times those skills were really hard to do because not only was I having to contend with the camera, but I was having to learn these new skills and the ball was always kind of doing what you didn't want it to do. So it got a little bit frustrating at times but we got there"
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Small: Theres apparently soccer leagues that theyve set up with young Indian girls
"There's apparently soccer leagues that they've set up with young Indian girls"
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Small: But its a very universal story and the thing is I was reluctant to answer that question because I dont
"But it's a very universal story and the thing is I was reluctant to answer that question because I don't want people latching on to a particular stereotype"
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Small: But I think its also hard to get into soccer here. I think purely on a time level on television as well
"But I think it's also hard to get into soccer here. I think purely on a time level on television as well because of the ad breaks. It's something to do with that as well. You can't show a complete soccer match here. Which I kind of find a bit of an odd thing"
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Small: Before I started doing the film and when I found out I was going to be doing it, I just decided to pump
"Before I started doing the film and when I found out I was going to be doing it, I just decided to pump up on the whole cardio stuff. Just in terms of stamina"
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Small: My father in the film - which we probably havent seen in previous movies, and in British Asian movies y
"My father in the film - which we probably haven't seen in previous movies, and in British Asian movies you could probably count on one hand - he says exactly why, actually why he's frightened for his daughter. He came to this country, England, and had a bit of a crappy time"
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Small: Im a British intern going in. Im hoping that John will just kind of tackle it from who this person is a
"I'm a British intern going in. I'm hoping that John will just kind of tackle it from who this person is and what she's about rather than trying to go in on her culture. We need to move a step forward than that"
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Small: But we had a fantastic coach, Simon Clifford, who runs a British football youth game which teaches Braz
"But we had a fantastic coach, Simon Clifford, who runs a British football youth game which teaches Brazilian techniques - which is what we wanted to incorporate into the film. And some of those things we eventually got in"
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Small: No, I didnt quite know to what extent the football might be, but it was quite a bonus for me to try to
"No, I didn't quite know to what extent the football might be, but it was quite a bonus for me to try to learn new skills and to keep fit at the same time"
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Small: In terms of soccer, it wasnt really a thing that girls did. In England it more kind of Net Ball and Hoc
"In terms of soccer, it wasn't really a thing that girls did. In England it more kind of Net Ball and Hockey and stuff like that in athletics. It's to each their own, really"
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Small: In London there was an article about all these girls bending it like Beckham, and in India theres this
"In London there was an article about all these girls bending it like Beckham, and in India there's this big wave of girls playing football. Wow! I can't believe a movie's done this!"
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Small: Im actually going in to ER as the new British intern
"I'm actually going in to ER as the new British intern"
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Small: Football is a passion that she holds dear to her heart. Shes really going for her dream and there are o
"Football is a passion that she holds dear to her heart. She's really going for her dream and there are obstacles in the way, but deep down she knows what she wants, and she pursues that"
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Small: And of course in America youve got American football and baseball and all those other ball games, socce
"And of course in America you've got American football and baseball and all those other ball games, soccer has become a little niche that the women have kind of filled"
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