Parminder Nagra

Birth Name:

Parminder Kaur Nagra

Birth Place:

Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

Received the 2006 Asian Excellence Award for outstanding female TV performance
Is the first woman to win the FIFA Presidential Award
Started out acting with the theatre company Hathi Productions
Well known for her role in the film "Bend It Like Beckham․"
Performed in the youth orchestra as a child
The real-life story of her suffering a burn as a child was incorporated into her character's story in "Bend It Like Beckham․"
Served as a torch bearer for the 2004 Summer Olympics

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