Balvinder Sopal (born 4 December 1979) is an English actress. Having previously made appearances in British soap operas including '' Emmerdale'', ''

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'' since January 2020.

Career

Sopal made her professional acting debut as Bhelua in '' The Beautiful Violin'' at

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in 2001. She then went on to appear in stage productions such as '' Absent Friends'', '' Relatively Speaking'' and ''The Tales of the Harrow''. Sopal made her onscreen debut in a 2001 episode of the BBC series ''Kidhaar!'' as Reena directed by Kate Rowland. In 2008, she appeared in the

film ''

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'' as Fatima. From 2009 to 2018, Sopal made numerous appearances in four British soap operas; '' Emmerdale'', ''

'', ''

'' and '' Hollyoaks''. In December 2019, Sopal was cast in her first regular role in the

soap opera ''

'' as

. Her first scene aired on 27 January 2020.

Filmography

Stage

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sopal, Balvinder 1979 births Living people 21st-century English actresses Actresses from Huddersfield British actresses of Indian descent English film actresses English radio actresses English soap opera actresses English stage actresses