Parveen Kaur (Canadian actress)

Parveen Kaur (born 18 October 1988) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for playing Christine in Beyond and scientist Saanvi Bahl in Manifest.

Not to be confused with Indian actress Parveen Kaur (Indian actress).

Parveen Kaur
Parveen Kaur in 2015, filming the short film Chameleon.
Born (1988-10-18) 18 October 1988
Okanagan, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present

Early life

Parveen was born on October 19, 1988, and raised in Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada. She is of Indian ethnicity and a Sikh by religion Sikh. At the age of 18, she moved to Toronto.[1][2] She is a practitioner of yoga, hot yoga and mindfulness.[2]

Career

Kaur only decided to pursue an acting career in her 20s 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 4 seasons (62 episodes) of Manifest between 2018 and 2023.[6][1]

Awards

Kaur received the 2017 MISAFF Star presented by ACTRA at the 6th annual Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival in Mississauga, Ontario.[7]

Filmography

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

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Played Jewelry Store Woman Episode - Money
2014 Working the Engels Vanessa Episode - Picture Night
2015 Defiance Augusta - 307 Episode - The Beauty of Our Weapons
2015 The Strain Aanya Gupta 4 episodes
2015–2016 Saving Hope Dr. Asha Mirani 11 episodes
2017 American Gods Young Persian Woman Episode - Come to Jesus
2018 Workin' Moms Lucy Crushner 3 episodes
2018 9-1-1 Savita Kapoor Episode - Point of Origin
2016–2018 Beyond Christine 8 episodes
2020 Find a Way or Make One Kaitlyn Episode - Are You Still?
2018–2023 Manifest Dr. Saanvi Bahl Main role

References
  1. "Interview: Manifest's Parveen Kaur". brieftake.com. 12 November 2018.
  2. "Back in season with Parveen Kaur". athleisuremag.com. 18 January 2019.
  3. "Parveen Kaur on Manifest and what sparked her decision to pursue acting". composuremagazine.com. Retrieved 21 April 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. 8 September 2018.
  6. "Parveen Kaur on 'Manifest,' Diversity in Film & Her Advice to Young Women (Exclusive Q&A)". hercampus.com. 16 October 2018.
  7. "Interview: Parveen Kaur". fearforever.com. 4 August 2017.
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