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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 ''[[Anita and Me (film)|Anita and Me]]''.<br />
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==Career==<br />
Uppal is known for her performances in the [[British Academy Film Awards|Bafta Award]]-winning children's series ''[[My Life as a Popat]]'', in which she plays Dimple, the outspoken, teenage daughter of a [[British Indians|British-Indian]] family.<br />
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She played barmaid Narinder Gurai in the [[soap opera]] ''[[Echo Beach (TV series)|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 the popular sketch show, [[Harry and Paul]], for the BBC. She made two appearances in [[BBC]] drama series ''[[Waterloo Road (TV 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 [[Maria Kendall]]. 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 ''[[Rock & Chips]]'' 2010 Christmas Special: "Five Gold Rings".<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00jzm33 | title=BBC One - Waterloo Road, Series 4, Episode 16}}</ref><br />
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Uppal appears in the BBC comedy thriller, ''[[The Wrong Mans (UK TV series)|The Wrong Mans]]'', as Sabrina.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/wrong-mans-cast.html | title=Cast announced for The Wrong Mans on BBC Two | work=BBC | date=28 January 2013 | accessdate=10 October 2013 | archive-date=26 September 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926202650/http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/wrong-mans-cast.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> The show was written by, and stars, [[Mathew Baynton]] and [[James Corden]]. The premiere was on 24 September 2013.<br />
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She featured as Frankie opposite Ainsley Howard in three episodes of the third series of Sky 1 comedy ''[[Mount Pleasant (TV series)|Mount Pleasant]]'' in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/news/10499270.Stretford_Mall_shoppers_get_close_to_the_action_as_TV_comedy_series_is_filmed/?ref=nt | title=Stretford Mall shoppers get close to the action as TV comedy series is filmed| date=27 June 2013}}</ref><br />
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In January 2020, Uppal appeared as murder suspect Jasra Hatoum in the third series of light-hearted crime drama ''[[Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators]]''.<br />
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She also helped found The Space Birmingham, an agency that helps to promote digital engagement across the arts and cultural sector.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kaur |first1=Rupinder |title=Chandeep Uppal. The Space. Birmingham |url=http://www.sikhentrepreneur.com/chandeep-uppal-the-space-birmingham/ |website=Sikh Entrepreneur |accessdate=28 January 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128143941/http://www.sikhentrepreneur.com/chandeep-uppal-the-space-birmingham/ |archivedate=28 January 2019 |date=16 July 2014}}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
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===Film===<br />
* 2002: ''[[Anita and Me (film)|Anita & Me]]'' - Meena Kumar<br />
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===Television===<br />
* 2004–2007: ''[[My Life as a Popat]]'' - Dimple Popat (12 episodes)<br />
* 2007: ''All About Me'' - Anji (television film)<br />
* 2008: ''[[Echo Beach (TV series)|Echo Beach]]'' - Narinder Gurai (12 episodes)<br />
* 2008: ''[[Moving Wallpaper]]'' - Herself (4 episodes; uncredited)<br />
* 2009: ''[[Waterloo Road (TV series)|Waterloo Road]]'' - Waffa ([[List of Waterloo Road episodes|2 episodes]])<br />
* 2008–2009: ''[[Holby City]]'' - Sunita Mavji/Ayesha Begum ([[List of Holby City episodes|5 episodes]])<br />
* 2010: ''[[Rock & Chips]]'' - Amita ([[Five Gold Rings|1 episode]])<br />
* 2013: ''A Nice Arrangement'' - Jaswinder<br />
* 2013: ''[[The Wrong Mans (UK TV series)|The Wrong Mans]]'' - Sabrina<br />
* 2013: ''[[Mount Pleasant (TV series)|Mount Pleasant]]'' - Frankie<br />
* 2019: ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' - Bahija Uppal (1 episode)<br />
* 2020: ''Shakespeare and Hathaway: Private Investigators'' - Jasra Hatoum (Series 3, Episode 5)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|id=1100762|name=Chandeep Uppal}}<br />
* [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article833464.ece Times Online article]<br />
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[[Category:Actresses from Birmingham, West Midlands]]<br />
[[Category:British actresses of Asian descent]]<br />
[[Category:English child actresses]]<br />
[[Category:English people of Indian descent]]<br />
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