Manpreet Bambra

Manpreet Bambra
Born (1992-07-10) 10 July 1992 (age 32)
London, England
Alma materLondon College of Fashion (MSc)
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
TelevisionWizards vs Aliens
Free Rein

Manpreet Bambra (born 10 July 1992) is an English actress. She is known for her roles in the CBBC series Wizards vs Aliens, (2012–2014), the Netflix series Free Rein (2017–2019),[1] and the ITVX horror sitcom Count Abdulla (2023).

Early life and education

Bambra grew up in Water Oakley in Bray, Berkshire. She attended St. George's School, Ascot where she took LAMDA acting classes offered by the school. She was accepted to the National Youth Theatre. She took a gap year before university and later graduated with a Master of Science in Cosmetic Science from the London College of Fashion.[2][3]

Career

Bambra made her acting debut in Our Time Alone, a short film in 2009, portraying the role of Harpreet.[4] Between 2012 and 2014, Bambra played the recurring role of Katie Lord in CBBC drama Wizards Vs Aliens.[5] Since then, Bambra had short stints in Corner Shop Show, Doctors, So Awkward, The Dumping Ground and Casualty.[6] In 2017, Bambra began portraying the role of Jade in Netflix original series Free Rein.[7] In October 2019, she made her third appearance in the BBC soap opera Doctors as Sonia Gill for one episode.[8]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Our Time Alone Harpreet Short film
2011 Postcode Sheela 3 episodes
2012 Tezz Anil’s Daughter Film
2012 Doctors Cas Ingalls 1 episode
2012–2014 Wizards vs Aliens Katie Lord Recurring role; 15 episodes
2014 A Journey’s End Girl Short film
2015 Playing Ball Kay Short film
2015 Corner Shop Show Shameena 2 episodes
2016 Doctors Sunpreet Sharda 1 episode
2016 So Awkward Jade Recurring role; 6 episodes
2017 The Dumping Ground Anjili 1 episode
2017 Casualty Neysa Mehat 1 episode
2017–2019 Free Rein Jade Main role
2017 The Boy With The Topknot Young Aunt Sharanjit Television film
2018 Ravers Hannah Film
2018 Free Rein: The 12 Neighs of Christmas Jade Netflix film
2019 Free Rein: Valentine's Day Jade Netflix film
2019 Doctors Sonia Gill 1 episode
2019 Secret Life of Boys Amy 1 episode
2020 Hate Sara Short film
2020 Catch a Butcher Ajalaa Short film
2023 Funny Woman Anya 2 episodes
2023 Count Abdulla Amrita 6 episodes
2024 Sister Boniface Mysteries Phoebe Volante 1 episode

References

  1. ^ "Free Rein's Manpreet Bambra (aka Jade)". Horse Canada. 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  2. ^ Bishop, Georgina (17 May 2018). "Actress celebrates Netflix show's Daytime Emmy success". Maidenhead Advertiser. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Manpreet Bambra". UAL. 9 May 2013. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Manpreet Bambra PDF". Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. ^ "The magic of attending the Wizards vs Aliens premiere - BBC News School Report". 27 October 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Carley Armstrong". www.gemsagency.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  7. ^ "One of Netflix's First British Children's Series Premieres - And It Has a Young, Black Female Lead". Shadow and Act. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  8. ^ Writer: Tom Ogdon; Director: David Lewis; Producer: Dawn Coulson-Beckett (10 October 2019). "Let Me Lie". Casualty. BBC. BBC One. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.