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Balinder Johal | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1992–present |
Balinder Johal is an Indo-Canadian actress. [1] She is best known for her roles in the films of Deepa Mehta, including Heaven on Earth , for which she was a Leo Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in 2009, [2] and Beeba Boys , for which she garnered a Canadian Screen Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016. [3]
Originally from Punjab, [1] Johal was educated in India before moving to Canada to pursue a master's degree in education at the University of British Columbia. [1]
As a stage actress, her most noted performances included Here and Now, a forum theatre play about urban gang violence in Vancouver, [4] and Anosh Irani's play My Granny the Goldfish. [5] She has also performed in guest appearances in the television series The Chris Isaak Show , Da Vinci's Inquest , 49th & Main , Aliens in America , Psych , Smallville and Sanctuary , and minor roles in the films Freddy Got Fingered , Josie and the Pussycats , No Men Beyond This Point and Donkeyhead .[ citation needed ]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Northwood | TV Series | |
| 1995 | Wings of Courage | ||
| 1995 | Gunfighter's Moon | Elana | |
| 2000 | Becoming Dick | TV Series | |
| 2001 | Josie and the Pussycats | ||
| 2001 | Freddy Got Fingered | ||
| 2001 | The Chris Isaak Show | TV Series 1 Episode | |
| 2004 | Pink Ludoos | ||
| 2004 | Da Vinci's Inquest | TV Series 1 Episode | |
| 2005 | The Collector | Ina | TV Series 1 Episode |
| 2005 | Murder Unveiled | ||
| 2006 | 49th & Main | Mrs Grewal | TV Series 4 Episodes |
| 2006 | Abridge | ||
| 2007 | American Venus | ||
| 2008 | Aliens in America | Huma | TV Series 1 Episode |
| 2008 | Psych | Hadewych | TV Series 1 Episode |
| 2008 | Heaven on Earth | Maji Dhillon | |
| 2008 | Passengers | ||
| 2008 | Of Gold and God | ||
| 2008 | Sweet Amerika | ||
| 2009 | Smallville | TV Series 1 Episode | |
| 2010 | Sanctuary | Bibi | TV Series 3 Episodes |
| 2012 | Jatt & Juliet | Kathy | |
| 2014 | Jatt & Juliet 2 | Pooja's grandmother | |
| 2013 | Best of Luck | ||
| 2014 | Once Upon a Time in Wonderland | Healer | TV Series 1 Episode |
| 2015 | No Men Beyond This Point | ||
| 2016 | Beeba Boys | Mrs Johar | |
| 2016 | Book of Love | ||
| 2016 | Killer Punjabi | ||
| 2016 | Travelers | TV Series | |
| 2017 | Jindua | ||
| 2017 | Prison Break | TV Series | |
| 2017 | Crash Pad | Muumuu | |
| 2017 | Ghost Wars | TV Series | |
| 2019 | The 410 | Nani | TV Series |
| 2019 | Fusion Generation | Pritam Dhaliwal | |
| 2019 | Supergirl | Old lady | TV Series 1 Episode |
| 2019 | Two Sentence Horror Stories | TV Series | |
| 2021 | Honsla Rakh | Jamin's grandmother | |
| 2021 | Love Hard | ||
| 2021 | Yellowjackets | Mrs Singh | TV Series 1 Episode |
| 2022 | Donkeyhead | ||
| 2022 | Babe Bhangra Paunde Ne | ||
| 2022 | Arranged Marriage[ citation needed ] | ||
| 2024 | A Nice Indian Boy | Ancient Grandmother |
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