Namrata Singh Gujral
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| Namrata Singh Gujral | |
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![](../../../../images/local/thumb/5/53/Namrata_Singh_Gujral_as_"Shelley"_in_Americanizing_Shelley.jpg/220px-Namrata_Singh_Gujral_as_"Shelley"_in_Americanizing_Shelley.jpg) Namrata Singh Gujral |
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| Born | February 26, 1976 Dharamsala |
| Occupation | Film, television actress |
Namrata Singh Gujral (born 26 February 1976) is an American actress of Sikh faith, who is of Indian, Tibetan and Latin descent.
She is a 1998 graduate from the University of West Florida[1] but was born in Dharamsala.
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[edit] Roles
- “Shalini Singh/Shelley” in WB February 2008 release Americanizing Shelley
- “Fari Bin Ghori” on CBS's The Agency
- "Nurse Kathy” on NBC's Passions
- “Renu Mathur” in Bollywood blockbuster Kaante.
- German-Samoan beauty, Anna Kraus in the staged reading of The Shark Hunter where she co-starred with Yancey Arias (of King Pins and Miss Saigon).
- Cameo appearance in the Ben Kingsley/Jennifer Connelly starrer House of Sand and Fog.
- Is the character of "Jaya Kushala” in Microsoft's Xbox game Quantum Redshift.
- Saira Ahmed in Family Law (TV series).
- Yossi Saadi in Dragnet (series).
[edit] Current projects
- Lead roles in the romantic comedy Americanizing Shelley[2] with Beau Bridges, directed by Lorraine Senna of The Sopranos and Northern Exposure, which is currently in theaters and also the upcoming sci-fi feature STILL, scheduled to start production in 2008.
- Currently shooting STILL.
- Namrata also makes her singing debut with her recently recorded single Dancin' In The Clouds, a never-been-done-before American Country Rock meets Bollywood style duet, with country star Steve Azar (“Waitin’ On Joe w/ Morgan Freeman), currently playing on Country Music Television. This makes Namrata the FIRST American artist with Eastern roots to be ever featured on CMT.[3]
[edit] Awards
- AskMen.Com's "Actress-Of-The-Week" in November 2007.[4]
- Pictorial spread in FHM India's New Year's Eve 2008 issue.[5]
- For her role of Pakistani-American “Saira Ahmed” on CBS's Family Law, Namrata along with co-stars Tony Danza and Kathleen Quinlan were Columbia Tristar's official nomination for the Emmy Awards 2002.
[edit] Filmography
- STILL (2009)
- Americanizing Shelley (2007)
- Kaante (2003)
- House of Sand and Fog (2003)
- Mitsein (2008)
- The Agency CBS - (2001-2002)
- Passions NBC - (2001-2005)
- Family Law (2001)
- Dragnet (2004)
[edit] References
- ^ University of West Florida
- ^ Americanizing Shelley
- ^ CMT : Videos : Namrata Singh Gujral : Steve Azar & Namrata Singh Gujral "Dancin' in the Clouds" (from the film Americanizing Shelley)
- ^ Namrata Singh Gujral - AskMen.com
- ^ http://www.fhmindia.com/Site/customPage/DefaultPlain.aspx?ID=16347
- ^ Namrata Singh Gujral on Americanizing Shelley
- ^ American Idol – Namrata Singh Gujral
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