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Chandeep Uppal (born 19 July 1988) is a British actress best known for her critically acclaimed starring role as Meena Kumar in the film ''
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Career

Uppal is known for her performances in the
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-winning children's series ''
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'', in which she plays Dimple, the outspoken, teenage daughter of a British-Indian family. She played barmaid Narinder Gurai in the UK
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'', which ran from January to March 2008. She played the role of Ayesha Begham in an episode of '' Holby City'' and appeared on the popular sketch show,
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, for the BBC. She made two appearances in
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drama series '' Waterloo Road'' in episodes 15 and 16 of the current fourth series as Waffa. She again starred in Holby City as Sunita Majvi, a character with cancer who befriends the temporarily paralysed nurse
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. Her character died on Tuesday 13 October in the episode entitled "The Uncertainty Principle". Chandeep played the part of Amita (one of Del's 'fiancées') in the ''
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'' 2010 Christmas Special: "Five Gold Rings". Uppal appears in the BBC comedy thriller, ''
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'', as Sabrina. The show was written by, and stars,
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and James Corden. The premiere was on 24 September 2013. She featured as Frankie opposite Ainsley Howard in three episodes of the third series of Sky 1 comedy '' Mount Pleasant'' in 2013. In January 2020, Uppal appeared as murder suspect Jasra Hatoum in the third series of light-hearted crime drama '' Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators''. She also helped found The Space Birmingham, an agency that helps to promote digital engagement across the arts and cultural sector.


Filmography


Film

* 2002: '' Anita & Me'' - Meena Kumar


Television

* 2004–2007: ''
My Life as a Popat ''My Life as a Popat'' is a British television series for children which follows the lives of a British-Indian family, through the eyes of their eldest son, Anand. The first series revolves around the teenager fighting the embarrassment his fami ...
'' - Dimple Popat (12 episodes) * 2007: ''All About Me'' - Anji (television film) * 2008: ''
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'' - Narinder Gurai (12 episodes) * 2008: ''
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'' - Herself (4 episodes; uncredited) * 2009: '' Waterloo Road'' - Waffa ( 2 episodes) * 2008–2009: '' Holby City'' - Sunita Mavji/Ayesha Begum ( 5 episodes) * 2010: ''
Rock & Chips ''Rock & Chips'' is a British television comedy-drama miniseries and a prequel to the sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses''. The show is set in Peckham, southeast London, during the early 1960s, focusing primarily on the lives of Del Trotter, Freddie ...
'' - Amita ( 1 episode) * 2013: ''A Nice Arrangement'' - Jaswinder * 2013: ''
The Wrong Mans ''The Wrong Mans'' is a British BBC Television comedy-drama series, co-produced with the American online television provider Hulu. It premiered on BBC Two on 24 September 2013 and in the United States on 11 November 2013. Considered a crit ...
'' - Sabrina * 2013: '' Mount Pleasant'' - Frankie * 2019: '' Doctors'' - Bahija Uppal (1 episode) * 2020: ''Shakespeare and Hathaway: Private Investigators'' - Jasra Hatoum (Series 3, Episode 5)


References


External links

*
Times Online article

film Anita and Me details
1988 births British actresses of Indian descent English Sikhs Living people English child actresses People from Birmingham, West Midlands English people of Punjabi descent English soap opera actresses {{UK-screen-actor-stub