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'''Goldy Notay''' is a British Canadian film, television and stage actress. She played 'Roopi' as the lead role in the Gurinder Chadha film ''[[It's a Wonderful Afterlife|It's A Wonderful Afterlife]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=IMDB|title=IMDB - it's a wonderful afterlife|url=http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt1319716/|accessdate=21 December 2012}}</ref> She has appeared as Shireen in the 2012 [[Mike Bartlett (playwright)|Mike Bartlett]] drama ''[[The Town (2012 TV series)|The Town]]''<ref>{{cite web|last=ITV|title=ITV - the town|url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/pressreleases/programmepressreleases/thetown/default.html}}</ref> and is currently working on [[Amar Akbar & Tony]] a full length film scheduled for release in 2014.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2901006/</ref> |
'''Goldy Notay''' is a British Canadian film, television and stage actress. She played 'Roopi' as the lead role in the Gurinder Chadha film ''[[It's a Wonderful Afterlife|It's A Wonderful Afterlife]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=IMDB|title=IMDB - it's a wonderful afterlife|url=http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt1319716/|accessdate=21 December 2012}}</ref> She has appeared as Shireen in the 2012 [[Mike Bartlett (playwright)|Mike Bartlett]] drama ''[[The Town (2012 TV series)|The Town]]''<ref>{{cite web|last=ITV|title=ITV - the town|url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/pressreleases/programmepressreleases/thetown/default.html}}</ref> and is currently working on [[Amar Akbar & Tony]] a full length film scheduled for release in 2014.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2901006/</ref> |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Goldy was born in the Punjab region of India before moving to Canada and finally settling in London in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|last=Santabanta|title=born in India|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebritymicro/features/type/view/id/40567/featureid/976| accessdate=20 January2013}}</ref> |
Goldy was born in the Punjab region of India before moving to Canada and finally settling in London in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|last=Santabanta|title=born in India|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebritymicro/features/type/view/id/40567/featureid/976| accessdate=20 January2013}}</ref> |
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She speaks Punjabi and English. |
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Goldy Notay is a British Canadian film, television and stage actress. She played 'Roopi' as the lead role in the Gurinder Chadha film It's A Wonderful Afterlife.[1] She has appeared as Shireen in the 2012 Mike Bartlett drama The Town[2] and is currently working on Amar Akbar & Tony a full length film scheduled for release in 2014.[3]
Early life
Goldy was born in the Punjab region of India before moving to Canada and finally settling in London in the United Kingdom.[4]
She speaks Punjabi and English.
Career
Goldy started her career with Kali theatre group specialising in South Asian Theatre.[5]
She is best known for her role as Roopi in It's A Wonderful Afterlife. Roopi was written with her in mind after the writer/director Gurinder Chadha saw her perform in a play.[6]
It's A Wonderful Afterlife was a British-Indian co-production of where she worked with the director of Bend it like Beckham, Gurinder Chadha who cast a range of British and Indian actors, including Shabana Azmi, Sally Hawkins, Sendhil Ramamurthy and Zoë Wanamaker. She gained 2 stone (28 pounds) for the role of Roopi which she promptly lost to appear with Sarah Jessica Parker in Sex and the City 2[7] This was a challenge for the actress who is described as "quite an organic-loving, gym-going kind of girl".[8]
Selected Filmography
| Year | Film/TV | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | It's a Wonderful Afterlife | Roopi | Film |
| 2010 | Sex and the City 2 | Basimah | Film |
| 2011 | The Beloved (2011 film) | Nandita | Film |
| 2012 | The Town | Shireen | TV Series |
| 2013 | Warehouse 13 (season 4) | Beatrice | TV Series |
| 2014 | Amar Akhbar & Tony | Sonia | Film |
References
- ^ IMDB. "IMDB - it's a wonderful afterlife". Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ ITV. "ITV - the town".
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2901006/
- ^ Santabanta. "born in India". Retrieved 20 January2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Guardian newspaper article on Kali Theatre
- ^ ""Working with Gurinder was dream come true for me" - Goldy Notay | Goldy Notay | Latest Celebrity Features". Bollywood Hungama. 2010-05-07. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- ^ imdb. "imdb - sex and the city2". Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ Roz Laws (2010-05-02). "Actress Goldy Notay talks pasta, snogging and Sex And The City". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 2013-05-14.