ACTOR

Parminder Nagra

1975 - Today

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Parminder Kaur Nagra (born 5 October 1975) is a British actress. She is known for portraying Jess Bhamra in the film Bend It Like Beckham (2002) and Dr. Neela Rasgotra in the NBC medical drama ER (2003–2009). Her other television roles include Meera Malik in the first season of the NBC crime drama The Blacklist (2013–2014) and a recurring role in the ABC/Marvel series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Parminder Nagra has received more than 5,385,201 page views. Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Parminder Nagra is the 6,255th most popular actor (up from 7,279th in 2019), the 4,624th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,086th in 2019) and the 710th most popular British Actor.

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  • 5.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Parminder Nagra ranks 6,255 out of 13,578. Before her are Jenna Dewan, Luise Ullrich, Dick Haymes, Mark Lenard, Kay Johnson, and Ben Alexander. After her are Brian Donlevy, Kathy Hilton, Marion Leonard, Lilyan Chauvin, Stephen Amell, and Roxann Dawson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Parminder Nagra ranks 192. Before her are Scott Speedman, Mira Awad, Norifumi Abe, Albert Costa, Mark Williams, and Pedro Munitis. After her are Wopke Hoekstra, Cole Hauser, Marcelinho Paraíba, Christian Corrêa Dionisio, Hemedti, and Takeshi Kawaharazuka.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Parminder Nagra ranks 4,624 out of 8,785. Before her are Ann Jones (1938), Billy Bingham (1931), Richard Gunn (1871), Matthew Carter (1937), Paul Nash (1889), and Allan Jay (1931). After her are Neil Kinnock (1942), Howard Kendall (1946), Amos Burn (1848), Guy Simonds (1903), Aylmer Bourke Lambert (1761), and Annie Kenney (1879).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Parminder Nagra ranks 710. Before her are Timothy West (1934), Alex Jennings (1957), Brendan Coyle (1963), Molly Peters (1942), Spottiswoode Aitken (1868), and Sylvia Syms (1934). After her are Isaac Hempstead Wright (1999), Eleanor Bron (1938), David Hewlett (1968), Trevor Goddard (1962), Moira Shearer (1926), and Alistair Petrie (1970).

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Television and Movie Roles

Bend It Like Beckham
Jesminder 'Jess' Kaur Bhamra
Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though she is 18. When Jess is playing for fun one day, her impressive skills are seen by Jules Paxton, who then convinces Jess to play for her semi-pro team. Jess uses elaborate excuses to hide her matches from her family while also dealing with her romantic feelings for her coach, Joe.
Apr 11o 20026.302 / 10
Five Feet Apart
Dr. Noor Hamid
Seventeen-year-old Stella spends most of her time in the hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient. Her life is full of routines, boundaries and self-control — all of which get put to the test when she meets Will, an impossibly charming teen who has the same illness. There's an instant flirtation, though restrictions dictate that they must maintain a safe distance between them. As their connection intensifies, so does the temptation to throw the rules out the window and embrace that attraction.
Mar 14o 20198.267 / 10
Bird Box
Dr. Lapham
Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a survivor and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety.
Dec 13o 20186.841 / 10