Balvinder Sopal
Balvinder Sopal is an English actress. She is currently portraying the role of Suki Panesar in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
Balvinder Sopal | |
|---|---|
| Education | University of Huddersfield |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Home town | Huddersfield, England[1] |
| Television | EastEnders |
Career
Sopal made her professional acting debut as Bhelua in The Beautiful Violin at Oldham Coliseum Theatre in 2001.[2] She then went on to appear in stage productions such as Absent Friends, Relatively Speaking and The Tales of the Harrow.[3][4] Sopal made her onscreen debut in a 2001 episode of the BBC series Kidhaar! as Reena directed by Kate Rowland.[3] In 2008, she appeared in the BBC film White Girl as Fatima.[4]
From 2009 to 2018, Sopal made numerous appearances in four British soap operas; Emmerdale, Coronation Street, Doctors and Hollyoaks.[5][6] In December 2019, Sopal was cast in her first regular role in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Suki Panesar.[7] Her first scene aired on 27 January 2020.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Kidhaar! | Reena | |
| 2005 | Anatomy of a Crime | Dr Ali | Film |
| 2008 | White Girl | Fatima | Television film |
| 2008 | Coming Up | Sofia | Episode: "Adha Cup" |
| 2009 | Emmerdale | Ms Khan | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Five Days | Detainee's Wife | Episode: "Day 8" |
| 2010 | Waterloo Road | Doctor | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Naachle London | Laxmi Khan | Film |
| 2012 | Perfume | Mam | Short film |
| 2013, 2017 | Coronation Street | P.C. Marks | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | Honeycomb Lodge | Jas' Girlfriend | Film |
| 2014 | Emmerdale | DC Graves | 1 episode |
| 2018 | Call the Midwife | Mumtaz Gani | 1 episode |
| 2018 | Doctors | Aafiyah Choudary | Episode: "Without and Within" |
| 2018 | Hollyoaks | Liz | 4 episodes |
| 2020 | EastEnders | Suki Panesar | Series regular |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Beautiful Violin | Bhelua |
| 2004 | Absent Friends | Evelyn |
| 2006 | Relatively Speaking | Ginny |
| 2008 | Beast Market | Various |
| 2008 | Mela | Mariam |
| 2009 | Table Manners | Annie |
| 2009 | Counted? | Various |
| 2010 | The House of Bilquis Bibi | Zainab |
| 2010 | The Tales of the Narrow Road | Mukti |
| 2011 | Behna | Masi Ji |
| 2012–2013 | The Snow Queen | Snow Queen/Goddess |
| 2013 | Our Glass House | Sufiya |
| 2014, 2016 | Stowaway | Salma/Debbie |
| 2014 | Home Sweet Home | Daadi |
| 2015 | The Deranged Marriage | Lata |
| 2015 | Storm in a Chai Cup | Reet |
| 2015 | The Edge | The Edge |
| 2016 | Sleepless | Cosima Trevison |
| 2017 | Running Wild | Mum |
| 2017 | Partition | Denise |
| 2018 | The Thing that Came to Dinner | Mrs Caldwell |
| 2018 | Delete | Sue |
| 2019 | Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile | Mo |
| 2019 | My Beautiful Launderette | Bilquis/Moose |
References
- Stelfox, Hillarie. "Huddersfield actress Balvinder Sopal celebrating old age in Britain". Examiner Live. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- Iain Bloomfield Archived 13 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- "Spotlight: Balvinder Sopal". Spotlight. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- "Profiling: Balvinder Sopal". Dick and Lottie. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- "EastEnders casts Balvinder Sopal as Suki Panesar". Radio Times. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- Slade, Alison (22 December 2019). "EastEnders announces 'powerful, ruthless and Machiavellian' new character arriving in the New Year". Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- Edwards, Chris (22 December 2019). "Former Coronation Street star Balvinder Sopal joins EastEnders as the Panesars' mum". Digital Spy. Retrieved 29 December 2019.