Parveen Kaur (Canadian actress)

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Parveen Kaur
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Parveen Kaur in 2015, filming the short film Chameleon.
Born
Okanagan, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present

Parveen Kaur is a Canadian actress. Her credits include The Strain (2015), Saving Hope (2015), American Gods (2017), Beyond (2016-2018), Workin' Moms (2018), and American Hangman (2019). However, she is most notable for playing scientist Saanvi Bahl in Manifest (2018-2023).

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Early life

Parveen was born and raised in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada. [1] She is Indian, her parents having moved to Canada from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India before she was born. [2] [3] At the age of 18, she moved to Toronto. [4] [5]

Career

Kaur only decided to pursue an acting career in her 20s after leaving high school early. [6] Kaur’s first recurring role came in 2015, in Guillermo del Toro’s horror drama series The Strain . [4] The same year she landed a recurring role as Doctor Asha Mirani in the Canadian supernatural medical drama television series Saving Hope . [1]

In 2018, Kaur starred in the movie Through Black Spruce , [7] which premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. [8] Kaur starred in a main role as Saanvi for 4 seasons (62 episodes) of Manifest between 2018 and 2023. [9] [4]

Awards

Kaur received the 2017 MISAFF Star presented by ACTRA at the 6th annual Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival in Mississauga, Ontario. [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2013Five Dollars (Short)Natalie
2014Latter (Short)Cass
2014The StrainMadji
2015Chameleon (Short)Poorti
2017 White Night Emily
2017Worst Part (Short) [5] Graphic Designer
2017Ruby's Tuesday (Short)Anu
2018 Through Black Spruce Geeta
2018EdgingBree
2018AcquaintedMichelle
2019 American Hangman Kaitlyn
2025 What We Dreamed of Then Navleen

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Played Jewelry Store WomanEpisode - Money
2014 Working the Engels VanessaEpisode - Picture Night
2015 Defiance Augusta - 307Episode - The Beauty of Our Weapons
2015 The Strain Aanya Gupta4 episodes
20152016 Saving Hope Dr. Asha Mirani11 episodes
2017 American Gods Young Persian WomanEpisode - Come to Jesus
2018 Workin' Moms Lucy Crushner3 episodes
2018 9-1-1 Savita KapoorEpisode - Point of Origin
20162018 Beyond Christine8 episodes
20182023 Manifest Dr. Saanvi BahlMain role
2020Find a Way or Make OneKaitlynEpisode - Are You Still?

References

  1. 1 2 "Parveen Kaur Credits". tvguide.com. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  2. Where Is The Buzz (8 March 2019). Parveen Kaur Speaks On Manifest, Indian Culture, and Dogs . Retrieved 15 June 2024 via YouTube.
  3. "Parveen Kaur - Actor Filmography، photos، Video". elCinema.com. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 "Interview: Manifest's Parveen Kaur". brieftake.com. 12 November 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Back in season with Parveen Kaur". athleisuremag.com. 18 January 2019.
  6. "Parveen Kaur on Manifest and what sparked her decision to pursue acting". composuremagazine.com. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  7. "Get To Know Parveen Kaur star of NBC new hit show Manifest". bellamag.co. 2019. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  8. "Parveen Kaur attends the "Through Black Spruce" premiere during 2018 Toronto International Film Festival". gettyimages.co.uk. 8 September 2018.
  9. "Parveen Kaur on 'Manifest,' Diversity in Film & Her Advice to Young Women (Exclusive Q&A)". hercampus.com. 16 October 2018.
  10. "Interview: Parveen Kaur". fearforever.com. 4 August 2017.