Parveen Kaur (Canadian actress)

Parveen Kaur (born 17 October 1988) is a Canadian actress, best known for playing Christine in Beyond and Saanvi the medical scientist in NBC’s Manifest.

Not to be confused with Parveen Kaur Indian actress.

Parveen Kaur
Parveen Kaur in 2018
Born17 October 1988 (age 31)
Okanagan Valley , British Columbia, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present

Early life

Kaur was born on 17 October 1988 and raised in Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 18, she moved to Toronto, also lives in New York City.[1][2] To keep in shape, Kaur exercises with yoga and hot yoga, and practices Mindfulness.[2]

Career

Kaur only decided to pursue an acting career in her 20’s after leaving high school early.[3] Kaur’s first recurring role came in Guillermo Del Toro’s horror drama series The Strain[1] in 2018, Kaur starred in the movie Through Black Spruce [4] which premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.[5] Kaur starred as Saanvi for 29 episodes of NBC’s Manifest between 2018 to 2020.[6][1]

Personal life

Kaur enjoys playing Saanvi in NBC’s Manifest, however, she is a great believer in true diversity and hopes to play a variety of characters with humanity and conviction, not just South Asian women roles, typecast as doctors or intellectuals; as in the short film, Worst Part, where she played a graphic designer with pink and rainbow coloured hair.[6] Kaur is also enthusiastic about fashion, skincare and beauty and would otherwise have chosen that career path if she hadn’t been an actor.[4][7]

Awards

Kaur received the 2017 MISAFF Star presented by ACTRA at the 6th annual Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival in Mississauga, Ontario.[8][9]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role
2019 American Hangman Kaitlyn
2018 Acquainted Michelle
2018 Through Black Spruce Geeta
2018 Edging Bree
2017 Ruby's Tuesday (Short) Anu
2017 White Night Emily
2017 Worst Part (Short) [2] Graphic Designer
2015 Chameleon (Short) Poorti
2014 Latter (Short) Cass
2013 Five Dollars (Short) Natalie

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2018–Present Manifest Saanvi Bahl 29 episodes
2016-2018 Beyond Christine 8 episodes
2018 9-1-1 (TV series) Savita Kapoor 1 episode - Point of Origin
2018 Workin' Moms Lucy Crushner 3 episodes
2017 American Gods Young Persian Woman 1 episode - Come to Jesus
2015-2016 Saving Hope Dr. Asha Mirani 11 episodes
2015 The Strain Aanya Gupta 4 episodes
2015 Defiance Augusta - 307 1 episode - The Beauty of Our Weapons
2014 Working the Engels Vanessa 1 episode - Picture Night
2013 Played Jewellery Store Woman 1 episode - Money
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References
  1. "Interview: Manifest's Parveen Kaur". brieftake.com. November 12, 2018.
  2. "Back in season with Parveen Kaur". athleisuremag.com. January 18, 2019.
  3. "Parveen Kaur on Manifest and what sparked her decision to pursue acting". composuremagazine.com. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  4. "Get To Know Parveen Kaur star of NBC new hit show Manifest". bellamag.co. 2019.
  5. "Parveen Kaur attends the "Through Black Spruce" premiere during 2018 Toronto International Film Festival". gettyimages.co.uk. September 8, 2018.
  6. "Parveen Kaur on 'Manifest,' Diversity in Film & Her Advice to Young Women (Exclusive Q&A)". hercampus.com. October 16, 2018.
  7. "We met up with gorgeous Parveen Kaur in Brooklyn after wrapping production on her second season of the NBC supernatural drama Manifest". thebaremagazine.com. January 30, 2020.
  8. "Parveen Kaur". northernstars.ca. 2018.
  9. "Interview: Parveen Kaur". fearforever.com. August 4, 2017.
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