Chandeep Uppal
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Chandeep Uppal is a British
actress best known for her critically acclaimed starring role as Meena Kumar in the film Anita and Me
.
, where she plays Dimple, the outspoken teenage daughter of the family.
Uppal played barmaid Narinder Gurai in the UK soap opera Echo Beach
, which ran from January to March 2008. She played the role of Ayesha Begham in an episode of Holby City
and appeared on popular sketch show Harry and Paul for the BBC. She also made two appearances in BBC
drama series Waterloo Road
in episodes 15 and 16 of the current fourth series as Waffa. She also starred in Holby City again, as Sunita Majvi, a character with cancer who befriends the temporarily paralysed nurse Maria Kendall
. Her character died on Tuesday 13 October in the episode entitled "The Uncertainty Principle". Chandeep also played the part of Amita (one of Del's 'fiancées') in the Rock & Chips 2010 Christmas Special: Five Gold Rings.
United Kingdom
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actress best known for her critically acclaimed starring role as Meena Kumar in the film Anita and Me
Anita and Me (film)
Anita and Me is a British comedy-drama film released in 2002 based on the book Anita and Me by Meera Syal. It was released during a period of popularity for British Asian films, alongside films like East Is East, and Bend It Like Beckham....
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Career
Uppal is also known for her performances in the Bafta Award winning children's series My Life as a PopatMy Life as a Popat
My Life as a Popat follows the lives of an Indian family, through the eyes of their eldest son, Anand. The teenager fights a daily basis full of embarrassment. The second series brings a change to storyline, with brainbox Chetan Popat sometimes taking centre stage...
, where she plays Dimple, the outspoken teenage daughter of the family.
Uppal played barmaid Narinder Gurai in the UK soap opera Echo Beach
Echo Beach (soap)
Echo Beach was a short-lived British teen-drama series that aired on ITV in 2008. Set in the fictional Cornish coastal town of Polnarren, it ran for twelve weekly episodes from 10 January to 21 March 2008...
, which ran from January to March 2008. She played the role of Ayesha Begham in an episode of Holby City
Holby City
Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
and appeared on popular sketch show Harry and Paul for the BBC. She also made two appearances in BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
drama series Waterloo Road
Waterloo Road (TV series)
Waterloo Road is an award-winning British television drama series, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 9 March 2006. Set in a troubled comprehensive school in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, the series focuses on the lives of the school's teacher and students, and confronts social...
in episodes 15 and 16 of the current fourth series as Waffa. She also starred in Holby City again, as Sunita Majvi, a character with cancer who befriends the temporarily paralysed nurse Maria Kendall
Maria Kendall
Maria Kendall was a fictional character on the BBC television series Holby City, portrayed by actress Phoebe Thomas. The character first appeared on-screen on 28 November 2006 in the episode It's Been A Long Day - Series 9, Episode 7 of the programme...
. Her character died on Tuesday 13 October in the episode entitled "The Uncertainty Principle". Chandeep also played the part of Amita (one of Del's 'fiancées') in the Rock & Chips 2010 Christmas Special: Five Gold Rings.
Television
- 2004–2007: My Life as a PopatMy Life as a PopatMy Life as a Popat follows the lives of an Indian family, through the eyes of their eldest son, Anand. The teenager fights a daily basis full of embarrassment. The second series brings a change to storyline, with brainbox Chetan Popat sometimes taking centre stage...
- Dimple Popat (12 episodes) - 2007: All About Me - Anji (television film)
- 2008: Echo BeachEcho Beach (soap)Echo Beach was a short-lived British teen-drama series that aired on ITV in 2008. Set in the fictional Cornish coastal town of Polnarren, it ran for twelve weekly episodes from 10 January to 21 March 2008...
- Narinder Gurai (12 episodes) - 2008: Moving WallpaperMoving WallpaperMoving Wallpaper was a British satirical comedy-drama television series set in a TV production unit. It ran on ITV for two series in 2008–2009. The subject of the first series was the production of a soap called Echo Beach, each episode of which aired directly after the Moving Wallpaper episode...
- Herself (4 episodes; uncredited) - 2009: Waterloo RoadWaterloo Road (TV series)Waterloo Road is an award-winning British television drama series, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 9 March 2006. Set in a troubled comprehensive school in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, the series focuses on the lives of the school's teacher and students, and confronts social...
- Waffa (2 episodes) - 2008–2009: Holby CityHolby CityHolby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
- Sunita Mavji/Ayesha Begum (5 episodes) - 2010: Rock & Chips - Amita (1 episodeFive Gold RingsFive Gold Rings is the second episode of the Rock & Chips trilogy and the series' first and only Christmas Special. It was first aired on December 29, 2010.-Plot:...
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