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Namrata Singh Gujral
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| Born | February 26, 1976 Dharamsala |
| Occupation | Film, television actress |
Namrata Singh Gujral (born 26 February 1976) is an American actress.
She is of Sikh faith and of Indian, Tibetan and Latin descent. She is a 1998 graduate from the University of West Florida1 but was born in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh.
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Roles
- “Shalini Singh/Shelley” in WB February 2008 release Americanizing Shelley
- “Fari Bin Ghori” on CBS's The Agency
- "Nurse Kathy” on NBC's Passions
- “Renu Mathur” in Bollywood blockbuster Kaante
- German-Samoan beauty, Anna Kraus in the staged reading of The Shark Hunter where she co-starred with Yancey Arias (of King Pins and Miss Saigon).
- Cameo appearance in the Ben Kingsley/Jennifer Connelly starrer House of Sand and Fog
- "Jaya Kushala" in Microsoft's Xbox game Quantum Redshift
- Saira Ahmed in Family Law (TV series)
- Yossi Saadi in Dragnet (series)
Current projects
- Lead roles in the romantic comedy Americanizing Shelley2 with Beau Bridges, directed by Lorraine Senna of The Sopranos and Northern Exposure, which is currently in theaters and also the upcoming sci-fi feature STILL, scheduled to start production in 2008.
- Currently shooting STILL.
- Namrata also makes her singing debut with her recently recorded single Dancin' In The Clouds, a never-been-done-before American Country rock meets Bollywood style duet, with country star Steve Azar (“Waitin’ On Joe w/ Morgan Freeman), currently playing on Country Music Television. This makes Namrata the FIRST American artist with Eastern roots to be ever featured on CMT.3
Awards
- AskMen.Com's "Actress-Of-The-Week" in November 2007.4
- Pictorial spread in FHM India's New Year's Eve 2008 issue.5
- For her role of Pakistani-American “Saira Ahmed” on CBS's Family Law, Namrata along with co-stars Tony Danza and Kathleen Quinlan were Columbia Tristar's official nomination for the Emmy Awards 2002.
Filmography
- STILL (2009)
- Americanizing Shelley (2007)
- Kaante (2003)
- House of Sand and Fog (2003)
- Mitsein (2008)
- The Agency CBS - (2001-2002)
- Passions NBC - (2001-2005)
- Family Law (2001)
- Dragnet (2004)
References
- ^ University of West Florida
- ^ Americanizing Shelley
- ^ CMT : Videos : Namrata Singh Gujral : Steve Azar & Namrata Singh Gujral "Dancin' in the Clouds" (from the film Americanizing Shelley)
- ^ Namrata Singh Gujral - AskMen.com
- ^ FHM Magazine - The Latest FHM Magazine | FHMindia.com | FHMindia.com
- ^ Namrata Singh Gujral on Americanizing Shelley
- ^ American Idol – Namrata Singh Gujral
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