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Born Parminder Kaur Nagra on the 5th October 1975, in Leicester, Leicestershire England, she is an actress, best known to the world as Dr. Neela Rasgotra in the TV drama series “ER”, and as Ellen Nadeer in the TV action-adventure series “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”, among many other differing appearances.

Have you ever wondered how rich Parminder Nagra is, as of early 2018? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Nagra’s net worth is as high as $1.5 million, an amount earned through her successful career in the world of entertainment, active since the early ‘90s.

Parminder Nagra Net Worth $1.5 Million

Parminder, of Sikh ancestry, she is the oldest child of Sukha and Nashuter Nagra, who emigrated to the UK from India in the ‘60s. She grew up in her hometown with her three younger two brothers and sister. She went to Soar Valley College, where she also played the viola, and took part of in few theatrical productions.

She left school after completing A-levels, and was asked by her school drama teacher to join Haithizi Productions in Leicester, so in 1994 she became a chorus member of the musical “Nimai”, but was eventually promoted to the lead singer when that cast member dropped out after a week of rehearsals.

Encouraged by her early success, Nagra moved to London, honing her stage acting skills by appearing in the pantomime “Sleeping Beauty”, premiered at the Theatre Royal Stratford East. She then signed contracts with the small Indian theatre companies Tamasha, and Tara Arts, among others, and thanks to her success on stage in the mid- ‘90s, she made a few notable appearances in the second half of the decade, in such productions as “Skeleton” in 1997, “Fourteen Songs, Two Weddings & A Funeral” (1998), and “The Square Circle”, among others, which really established her net worth.

She slowly diversed into screen roles too, starting with supporting parts in such productions as the TV series “Casualty” (1996-1998), and the television film “King Girl” in 1998.

She waited until 2002 for her first notable appearance on screen, when she was chosen for the role of Jesminder ‘Jess’ Kaur Bhamra in the cult film “Bend It Like Beckham”, starring next to Keira Knightley and Jonathan Rhys Meyers, which launched Parminder to stardom and increased her wealth to a large degree, since the film grossed more than $76 million with just $5 million budget. The following year she started portraying Dr. Neela Rasgotra in the TV series “ER”, and through 2009 featured in more than 125 episodes of the highly acclaimed series, which also contributed to her net worth. Concurrently Nagra featured in other productions, such as the fantasy film “Ella Enchanted” in 2004, then romantic comedy film “In Your Dreams” and the drama film “Compulsion” both in 2008. She then waited for two years for another notable role, when she was chosen for the cast of the film “Horrid Henry” in 2011, and the following year played Dr. Lucy Banerjee in the TV series “Alcatraz”. In 2013, Parminder was rather busy, as she worked on several productions, including the television film “Reckless”, then the TV series’ “The Blacklist”, and also “Psych”. She subsequently had more success in 201, and 2017, when she started playing Senator Ellen Nadeer in the TV series “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D”, and Dr. Sarinda Khatri in the TV series “Fortitude”, which considerably increased her wealth by a large margin.

Regarding her personal life, Nagra was in a five years-long relationship with fellow actor Kieran Creggan, and was then married to photographer James Stenson from 2009 until 2013; the couple have a son, born in 2009.

Back in 2004, Parminder carried the Olympic torch through London, while on its way to Athens, Greece, where the games were held.



Full Name Parminder Nagra
Net Worth $1.5 Million
Date Of Birth October 5, 1975
Place Of Birth Leicester, Leicestershire England
Height 1.58 m
Profession Actress
Education Soar Valley College
Nationality British
Spouse James Stenson (m. 2009–2013)
Children Kai David Singh Stenson
Parents Sukha Nagra, Nashuter Nagra
Twitter https://twitter.com/parmindernagra
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0619406/
Nominations British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer, Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Breakout Star Female, European Film Audience Award for Best Actress
Movies Bend It Like Beckham, The Blacklist, Alcatraz, Ella Enchanted, Horrid Henry: The Movie, Compulsion, Twenty8k, The Whole Truth, Batman: Gotham Knight, Fortitude, Second Generation, Postman Pat: The Movie, Always and Everyone, Twelfth Night, or What You Will, In Your Dreams
TV Shows Alcatraz, The Whole Truth, ER, Always and Everyone, The Blacklist
Quote
1 On arranged marriage: When I was 18 my mother gave me a photo of a man and said I’d marry him. I told her then I was never going to have an arranged marriage. No one has ever forced me to do anything against my will. (2009)
2 On her first sex scene in Compulsion (2008): I always said I’d never do a nude scene but now I have. I know there will be a huge fuss when “Compulsion” comes out. It’s partly because of the fact I’m Asian. People don’t expect me to do that. I never expected myself to do that. I always said ‘No’ and then, finally, I reached a point where I thought, ‘It’s now or never’. My mum will probably disapprove but I’ll deal with that. I’m old enough now to make decisions like this (2009).
3 About her biggest fashion disaster: When I was 13, I was really into Madonna. I’d wear leggings, short skirts, big blouses, big belts, a pearl choker, big earrings, bracelets – I was a mess. I thought I was a mini- Madonna (2007).
4 When asked who was the better kisser on ER (1994): “All my cast-mates want to know that! They were both special in their own way [laughs]. John and his stubble gave me a rash. With Shane, it was more gentle and smooth. The funniest moment was directly after kissing Shane, we were eating Chinese food and drinking coffee. Then we shot more kissing scenes; we had mints on hand!” (2007).
5 “I love cooking. I couldn’t do any of these L.A. diets because I love my Indian food too much. If there was a Zone diet that included Indian food, maybe I’d do it…I should invent it!” (2007)
6 About David Beckham and Victoria Beckham moving to L.A.: “It’s so funny that people think that we would naturally be hanging out. No, not happening! I met them once, and they were lovely. I think it’s kind of inevitable that they would end up here. I was like, “Wow, he’s getting paid quite a lot of money!” (2007).
7 When asked if people still ask her about her film Bend It Like Beckham (2002): Yeah, I met somebody at a party and they were like, “Which one of the two girls were you?” I said, “I was the brown one! (2007).
8 About wanting children: “Yes. I don’t want to be an old mother. I think five years is about right.” (2007)
9 When asked about her marriage plans for the future: “Not yet. My theory right now is that if it ain’t broke…! I’m not going to leave it too long, but not just yet. There are a few things that I still want to do. And it’s so much hassle trying to plan a wedding [laughts]. I just want it to be perfect.” (2007)
10 The top question I always get is, “What was it like to kiss Jonathan Rhys Meyers, you lucky cow?” What can I say? He was great to kiss. Good lips. It was embarrassing, actually. The first time we had that kissing scene, I actually forgot my lines, I got so lost in it. “There was silence all around me and I thought ‘Why is everything so quiet?’ I looked around and then said, ‘Oh, it’s me, isn’t it?'” (on kissing Rhys-Meyers in Bend It Like Beckham (2002))
Fact
1 Filed for divorce from her husband of 3 years James Stenson [February 1, 2012].
2 Gave birth to her first child at age 33, a son Kai David Singh Stenson on May 19, 2009. Child’s father is her ex-husband, James Stenson.
3 On 11 July 2007 she was awarded an Honorary DLitt (Doctor of Letters) from Leicester University. Leicester is her home town.
4 A portrait of Nagra, painted by Stuart Pearson Wright, hangs in London’s National Portrait Gallery.
5 In Bend It Like Beckham (2002), her character Jess’ scar was actually not part of the original script. It was added in based on a real scar Nagra has on her leg. Her pants caught fire when she was young, she was placed in a tub of water so the fabric stuck to the skin. When the fabric was removed it pulled a great deal of skin with it, causing the scarring.
6 Her breakthrough crossover role in America and the United Kingdom was Bend It Like Beckham (2002), which was a big box-office hit.
7 She has three younger siblings.
8 Her father is a bookkeeper and her mother works in a factory.
9 Her parents emigrated from India to the UK in the ’60s.
10 She speaks fluent Punjabi.

Actress

Title Year Status Character
Fortitude 2017 TV Series
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2016 TV Series Senator Ellen Nadeer
Evil Men 2015 TV Movie Sarah Killas
Kingmakers 2015 TV Movie Radha
NCIS: Los Angeles 2015 TV Series Ella Deshai
Postman Pat: The Movie 2014 Nisha Bains (voice)
The Blacklist 2013-2014 TV Series Meera Malik
Psych 2013 TV Series Rachael
Reckless 2013 TV Movie Susan
TRON: Uprising 2012 TV Series Ada
Twenty8k 2012 Deeva Jani
Alcatraz 2012 TV Series Dr. Lucy Banerjee
Horrid Henry: The Movie 2011 Miss Lovely
Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon 2011 Video Game Ops
The Whole Truth 2010 TV Series Pilar Shirazee
Tere Ishq Nachaya 2010 Harpreet (Kamal’s cousin) (as Parminder Kaur)
ER 2003-2009 TV Series Neela Rasgotra
Compulsion 2008 TV Movie Anjika Indrani
In Your Dreams 2008/II Charlie
Batman: Gotham Knight 2008 Video Cassandra (voice)
Maya the Indian Princess 2005 Short voice
Ella Enchanted 2004 Areida
Second Generation 2003 TV Movie Heere Sharma / Sonali Sharma (as Parminder K. Nagra)
Twelfth Night, or What You Will 2003 TV Movie Viola
Always and Everyone 2002 TV Series Sunita Verma
Bend It Like Beckham 2002 Jesminder ‘Jess’ Kaur Bhamra
The Swap 2002 TV Movie Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)
Judge John Deed 2001 TV Series Ishbel McDonald
Holby City 2000 TV Series Tina
Donovan Quick 2000 TV Movie Radhika (as Parminder K. Nagra)
Goodness Gracious Me 2000 TV Series Various
Park Stories 1999 Short
Casualty 1996-1998 TV Series Asha Guptah / Ayisha
King Girl 1998 TV Movie Ayshe (as Parminder K. Nagra)
Turning World 1997 TV Series Sabina
Dushmani Jattan Di 1991 as Parminder Kaur

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
Bend It Like Beckham 2002 performer: “Hot Hot Hot” 1983

Self

Title Year Status Character
Previously On: E.R. 2009 TV Movie documentary Herself
Behind Your Dreams 2008 Video documentary Herself
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 2005-2008 TV Series Herself
Balls of Steel 2008 TV Series Herself
Movie Connections 2007 TV Series documentary Herself
2007 AZN Asian Excellence Awards 2007 TV Special Herself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2006 TV Series Herself
The Megan Mullally Show 2006 TV Series Herself
2006 Asian Excellence Awards 2006 TV Special Herself – Presenter & Nominee
Ella Enchanted: A Red Carpet Premiere Special 2004 TV Movie documentary Interviewee (as Parminder K. Nagra)
The View 2003-2004 TV Series Herself
The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards 2004 TV Movie documentary Herself
2003 Radio Music Awards 2003 TV Special Herself
21st Century Bard: The Making of Twelfth Night 2003 TV Series documentary Herself / Viola (as Parminder K. Nagra)
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn 2003 TV Series Herself
Le foot fait son cinéma 2003 TV Movie documentary Herself (as Parminder K. Nagra)
She Shoots, She Scores: The Making of ‘Bend It Like Beckham’ 2003 Video documentary short Herself (as Parminder K. Nagra)
GMTV 2002 TV Series Herself

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
De ‘Los Serrano’ a ‘Cuenta atrás’ 2007 TV Movie Dr. Neela Rasgotra

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2004 EMMA Ethnic Multicultural Media Awards, UK Best Television Actress Second Generation (2003)
2002 Golden Wave Bordeaux International Festival of Women in Cinema Best Actress (Meilleure Comédienne Long Métrage) Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2008 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series ER (1994)
2007 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series ER (1994)
2004 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series ER (1994)
2004 Teen Choice Award Teen Choice Awards Choice Breakout TV Star – Female ER (1994)
2003 Empire Award Empire Awards, UK Best Newcomer Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
2002 British Independent Film Award British Independent Film Awards Most Promising Newcomer Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
2002 Audience Award European Film Awards Best European Actress Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

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