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{{Infobox person
| name = Amanda Rosario
| image = Amanda Rosario at Mehboob Studio, Mumbai.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989
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| birth_place = [[Ilford]], [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]
| birth_name = Amanda Pegrum
| other_names =
| alma_mater = [[Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge ]]
| occupation = Actress, Writer, Dancer
| years_active = 2009-present
| homepage =
}}

'''Amanda Rosario''' is a British-Indian actress, who has appeared in [[Hindi language|Hindi]] films as well as [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Marathi language|Marathi]] films. After appearing in small roles in Hindi films, Amanda made her debut as a lead actress with the Tamil film, ''[[Saagasam]]'' (2016), starring alongside [[Prashanth (actor)|Prashanth]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/australian-actress-amanda-in-prashanth-s-saahasam-imagegallery-kollywood-penkFEiagchhh.html |title=Australian actress Amanda in Prashanth's 'Saahasam' |publisher=}}</ref>

==Career==
Born in [[Ilford]], London to an English father and an Indian mother, she attended [[Beal High School]] where she obtained 11A* GCSEs. Rosario chose to enrol at The Centre for Performing Arts College in 2006 after becoming interested in dance and acting. Rosario began a career in performing arts by working as a dance teacher at [[Arts Educational Schools, London]] in 2008, before moving on to work as a model in commercial assignments. She subsequently represented brands including Perfect Asian and [[Pizza Hut]], while also working on television commercials for Heart FM and ITV's Magic Numbers. Rosario made her acting debut by portraying a supporting role as [[Deepika Padukone]]'s friend in ''[[Love Aaj Kal]]'' (2009), before working as a choreographer for the BBC Asian Network and as a freelance dancer for shows.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.talentcast.co.uk/amandarosario/ |title=Amanda Rosario |publisher= |access-date=5 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420060845/http://www.talentcast.co.uk/amandarosario |archive-date=20 April 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fabnewfaces.co.uk/models/view_model/1436 |title=Fab New Faces :: Professional Models, Actors and Actresses |publisher=}}</ref>

In 2013, Rosario appeared in an [[item number]] alongside [[Akshay Kumar]] in the Hindi gangster film, ''[[Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!]]'' (2013). In 2015, she worked as the lead actress in the Tamil film ''[[Saagasam]]'' (2016) and shot for the film in India, Malaysia and Japan. The team had initially kept her identity secret, before introducing her at a press conference during April 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/amanda-is-prashanths-heroine/article7096159.ece |title=Amanda is Prashanth's heroine |date=13 April 2015 |publisher= |via=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Australian-model-Amanda-to-romance-Prashanth/articleshow/46885509.cms |title=Australian model Amanda to romance Prashanth - Times of India |publisher=}}</ref> Featuring alongside actor [[Prashanth (actor)|Prashanth]], ''Saagasam'' opened to mixed reviews in February 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iluvcinema.in/tamil/saagasam-movie-review-rating/ |title=Saagasam (aka) Saahasam Movie Review & Rating |date=5 February 2016 |publisher= |access-date=5 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206084401/http://www.iluvcinema.in/tamil/saagasam-movie-review-rating/ |archive-date=6 February 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2017, Rosario appeared in an item number alongside [[Rajneesh Duggal]] and [[Prem Chopra]] in the Hindi comedy film, [[Udanchhoo]] (2018).<ref>{{Citation |last=R-Vision India |title=Sarkar {{!}} Udanchhoo {{!}} Amanda Rosario {{!}} Rani Hazarika {{!}} Latest Bollywood Item Hindi Song |date=13 December 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2aS1OFT790 |access-date=14 December 2017}}</ref>

Amanda later chose to continue her education and read Creative Writing and English at [[Birkbeck University of London]] graduating with [[first-class honours]], before taking on a master's degree at the [[University of Cambridge]] in Writing for Performance.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Love Aaj Kal]]'' || Amanda || [[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!]]'' || Belly dancer || Hindi || Special appearance in song "Tu Hi Khwahish"
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Grand Masti]]'' || Dancer || Hindi || Special appearance in song
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Saagasam]]'' || Madhu || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Udanchhoo]]'' ||Dancer || Hindi || Special appearance in song "Gir Jaaye Sarkar"
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Bhikari]]'' || Dancer || Marathi || Special appearance in song
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Kaalakaandi]]'' || Selina || Hindi ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Fraud Saiyaan]]'' || Dancer || Hindi || Special appearance in song "Ladies Paan"
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Housefull 4]]''|| Dancer || Hindi || Special appearance in song
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|3843790}}

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