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).
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.
Filmography Film YearTitleRole 2013 Five Dollars (Short) Natalie 2014 Latter (Short) Cass The Strain Madji 2015 Chameleon (Short) Poorti 2017 White Night Emily Worst Part (Short) Graphic Designer Ruby's Tuesday (Short) Anu 2018 Through Black Spruce Geeta Edging Bree Acquainted Michelle 2019 American Hangman Kaitlyn 2025 What We Dreamed of Then Navleen
Television YearTitleRoleNotes 2013 Played Jewelry Store Woman Episode - Money 2014 Working the Engels Vanessa Episode - Picture Night 2015 Defiance Augusta - 307 Episode - The Beauty of Our Weapons The Strain Aanya Gupta 4 episodes 20152016 Saving Hope Dr. Asha Mirani 11 episodes 20172018Beyond Christine8 episodes 2017 American Gods Young Persian Woman Episode - Come to Jesus 2018 Workin' Moms Lucy Crushner 3 episodes 9-1-1 Savita Kapoor Episode - Point of Origin 20182023 Manifest Dr. Saanvi Bahl Main role 2020 Find a Way or Make One Kaitlyn Episode - Are You Still?
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