Amanda Rosario (born Amanda Pegrum) is a British actress who has appeared in

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films as well as

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and

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films. After appearing in small roles in Hindi films, Rosario made her debut as a lead actress with the Tamil film, ''

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'' (2016), starring alongside

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Career

Born in Ilford, London to an English father and an Indian mother, she attended non-selective state school

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where she obtained 11A* GCSEs. Rosario chose to enrol at The Centre for Performing Arts College in 2006 after becoming interested in dance and acting. Rosario began a career in performing arts by working as a dance teacher at

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in 2008, before moving on to work as a model in commercial assignments. She subsequently represented brands including Perfect Asian and

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, while also working on television commercials for Heart FM and ITV's Magic Numbers. Rosario made her acting debut by portraying a supporting role as

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's friend in '' Love Aaj Kal'' (2009), before working as a choreographer for the BBC Asian Network and as a freelance dancer for shows. In 2013, Rosario appeared in an

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alongside

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in the Hindi gangster film, ''

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'' (2013). In 2015, she worked as the lead actress in the Tamil film ''

'' (2016) and shot for the film in India, Malaysia and Japan. The team had initially kept her identity secret, before introducing her at a press conference during April 2015. Featuring alongside actor

, ''Saagasam'' opened to mixed reviews in February 2016. In 2017, Rosario appeared in an item number alongside

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and

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in the Hindi comedy film,

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(2018). Rosario later chose to continue her education and read Creative Writing and English at

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graduating with

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, before taking on a master's degree at the

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in Writing for Performance.

Filmography

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