Pearl Chanda

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Pearl Chanda
Born
Pearl Iannelli Chanda

(1992-03-11) 11 March 1992 (age 32)
Balham, London, England
Alma mater RADA
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present

Pearl Iannelli Chanda (born 11 March 1992) is an English actress.

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Early life

Chanda was born in Balham, in the south London Borough of Wandsworth. She is of Indian and Italian descent. She attended the BRIT School, a specialist performing arts school in Croydon. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in acting from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 2013. [1]

Career

Chanda gained prominence through her work in theatre, making her stage debut in 2013 as Nina in the Headlong production of The Seagull . [2] The following year, she made her television debut with a guest appearance in an episode of the BBC One soap opera Holby City . [3] She played Julia in the 2014 Royal Shakespeare Company production of The Two Gentlemen of Verona .

Chanda appeared in the 2015 ITV miniseries Arthur & George as Maud Edalji. That same year, she had stage roles in Crave at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, [4] The Angry Brigade at the Bush Theatre in London, and The Glass Menagerie at the Nuffield Theatre in Southampton. This was followed by roles in Ink at the Almeida and Duke of York's Theatre in 2017, One for Sorrow at the Royal Court Theatre in 2018, and Three Sisters in 2019, also at the Almeida. [5] Meanwhile, she had a small role in Motherland on BBC Two.

In 2020, Chanda played DC Laura Simpson in the first series of the ITV crime drama McDonald & Dodds , and Nilufer in two episodes of Michaela Coel's BBC One limited series I May Destroy You . [6] She also had a film role in the horror film Marionnette. Chanda joined the main cast of the British-French science fiction production War of the Worlds for its second and third series, as Zoe. [7]

Chanda played Cassie in the stage adaptation of The Taxidermist's Daughter at the Chichester Festival Theatre in 2022. [8] She appears in the 2022 mystery comedy film See How They Run as Sheila Sim. Chanda was able to discuss the role and character with Sim’s son Michael Attenborough whom Chanda had worked with previously. [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Mr. Turner Theatre Actor
2016The Big Return of Ray LamereLillyShort film
2020MarionetteMargie
2022 See How They Run Sheila Sim

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Holby City Imogen ParkerEpisode: "Father's Day"
2014Royal Shakespeare Company: The Two Gentlemen of VeronaJuliaRecording
2015 Arthur & George Maud EdaljiMiniseries
2017 Endeavour Bettina PettybonEpisode: "Canticle"
Motherland Debbie Louise2 episodes
2020 McDonald & Dodds DC Laura Simpson2 episodes
I May Destroy You Nilufer2 episodes
2021 War of the Worlds ZoeMain role (season 2-3)
2024 Mary & George Frances Carr, Countess of Somerset Miniseries

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 The Seagull Nina Headlong
2013GodchildMinnie Hampstead Theatre, London
2014 The Two Gentlemen of Verona Julia Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
2015 Crave C Sheffield Crucible Theatre
The Angry Brigade Anna / Henderson Bush Theatre, London
The Glass Menagerie Laura Nuffield Theatre, Southampton
2017 Ink Stephanie Rahn Almeida Theatre / Duke of York's Theatre, London
2018One for SorrowImogen Royal Court Theatre, London
2019 Three Sisters MashaAlmeida Theatre
2022 The Taxidermist's Daughter Cassie Chichester Festival Theatre
2023The White FactoryRivka KaufmanMarylebone Theatre, London
2023–2024 The House of Bernarda Alba Magdalena National Theatre, London
2024The Harmony TestZoeHampstead Theatre, London

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References

  1. ↑ "Pearl Chanda". RADA. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Pearl Chanda - People". Headlong Theatre. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  3. ↑ Warner, Sam (22 July 2021). "Former Holby City star Pearl Chanda responds to the BBC axing the long-running show". Digital Spy. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Theatre Collective Spotlight: Pearl Chanda". Empower Her Voice. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  5. ↑ Kelly, Rona (19 April 2019). "BWW Interview: Pearl Chanda Talks THREE SISTERS". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  6. ↑ Mitchell, Molli (1 July 2020). "I May Destroy You cast: Who is actress Pearl Chanda?". Express. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  7. ↑ Abbott, Christian (21 July 2021). "War of the Worlds star Pearl Chanda details 'inspiring' season 2 storyline". Express. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  8. ↑ Millward, Tom (28 February 2022). "The Taxidermist's Daughter cast revealed by Chichester Festival Theatre". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Exclusive Interview – Pearl Chanda on See How They Run". Flickeringmyth.com. 11 September 2022.
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