Nimrat Kaur (born 13 March 1982) is an Indian actress. She began her career as a print model and went on to act in theater. After brief appearances in a few films, Kaur starred in Anurag Kashyap's productionPeddlers, which was screened at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. She followed it with her breakthrough role in The Lunchbox, a critically acclaimed drama co-starring Irrfan Khan, which was screened at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
Born13 March 1982 (age 35)
Pilani, Rajasthan, IndiaAlma materShri Ram College of CommerceOccupationActressYears active2002–present
In 2015, Kaur played the recurring role of Inter-Services Intelligence agent Tasneem Qureshi in the fourth season of the American television series Homeland. She then costarred with Akshay Kumar in the war thriller Airlift. In 2016, Kaur began portraying Rebecca Yedlin in the second season of the American television series Wayward Pines.
Early life and background
Kaur was born in Pilani, Rajasthan.[1][2][3] Her father was an Indian Army officer, and she has a younger sister, Rubine, who is a psychologist based in Bangalore.[4] Her family lived in Patiala, and she studied at Yadavindra Public School, Patiala. In 1994, her father was abducted and killed by Kashmiri militants.[5]Thereafter, her family moved to Delhi-suburb,Noida, where she grew up and attended Delhi Public School, Noida. Later, she studied atShri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University, and began working in local theatre.[2][6]
Born13 March 1982 (age 35)
Pilani, Rajasthan, IndiaAlma materShri Ram College of CommerceOccupationActressYears active2002–present
In 2015, Kaur played the recurring role of Inter-Services Intelligence agent Tasneem Qureshi in the fourth season of the American television series Homeland. She then costarred with Akshay Kumar in the war thriller Airlift. In 2016, Kaur began portraying Rebecca Yedlin in the second season of the American television series Wayward Pines.
Early life and background
Kaur was born in Pilani, Rajasthan.[1][2][3] Her father was an Indian Army officer, and she has a younger sister, Rubine, who is a psychologist based in Bangalore.[4] Her family lived in Patiala, and she studied at Yadavindra Public School, Patiala. In 1994, her father was abducted and killed by Kashmiri militants.[5]Thereafter, her family moved to Delhi-suburb,Noida, where she grew up and attended Delhi Public School, Noida. Later, she studied atShri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University, and began working in local theatre.[2][6]
