Parveen Kaur is a Canadian actress. In her early career, Kaur had roles in the television series The Strain (2015), Saving Hope (2015–2016), and Beyond (2017–2018). She gained recognition for portraying scientist Saanvi Bahl in the NBC/Netflix supernatural drama series Manifest (2018–2023) and has also acted in the Canadian films White Night (2017), Through Black Spruce (2018), and American Hangman (2019).
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Early life
Parveen was born and raised in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada. She is of Indian origin, her parents having moved to Canada from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India before she was born. At the age of 18, she moved to Toronto.
Career
Kaur only decided to pursue an acting career in her 20s after leaving high school early. Kaur’s first recurring role came in 2015, in Guillermo del Toro’s horror drama series The Strain. The same year she landed a recurring role as Doctor Asha Mirani in the Canadian supernatural medical drama television series Saving Hope.
In 2018, Kaur starred in the movie Through Black Spruce, which premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. Kaur starred in a main role as Saanvi for 4 seasons (62 episodes) of Manifest between 2018 and 2023.
Awards
Kaur received the 2017 MISAFF Star presented by ACTRA at the 6th annual Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival in Mississauga, Ontario.
