Gabriella Sundar Singh

{{short description|Canadian actress}}

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Gabriella Sundar Singh is a Canadian actress best known for her role as Chelsea Chettiar on the Canadian comedy show Kim's Convenience.

Early life

Singh was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario.{{Cite web|title=NTS Graduate Season|url=https://www.facebook.com/NTSGraduateSeason/photos/a.562505193805409/1287244734664781/?type=3|access-date=2020-07-24|website=www.facebook.com|language=en}} In addition to her acting career, she is also a trained Bharathanatyam dancer.

Education

She attended the University of Guelph, and graduated from the School of English and Theatre Studies in 2011, majoring in Theatre Studies with an Honours degree.{{Cite web|title=Where are they Wednesday: Gabriella Sundar Singh {{!}} College of Arts|url=https://www.uoguelph.ca/arts/watw/gabriellasundarsingh|access-date=2020-07-24|website=www.uoguelph.ca}} She then pursued post-graduate studies in Children's Entertainment at Centennial College. Later, she attended the National Theatre School of Canada from 2014 to 2017.

Career

= Television =

She appears in episodes of Kim's Convenience, Taken, Frankie Drake Mysteries, Brothers in the Kitchen, and Designated Survivor.{{Cite web|title=Gabriella Sundar Singh|url=https://www.shawfest.com/ensemble-members/gabriella-sundar-singh/|access-date=2020-07-24|website=Shaw Festival Theatre|language=en}}

= Stage =

She has performed in the Shaw Festival,{{Cite web|date=2019-05-06|title=For Krystal Kiran, it was 'fate' coming to Shaw|url=https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/entertainment/2019/05/06/for-krystal-kiran-it-was-fate-coming-to-shaw.html|access-date=2020-07-24|website=stcatharinesstandard.com|language=en}} in Prince Caspian, The Playboy of the Western World, The Russian Play,{{Cite web|date=2019-07-28|title=SCRUTINY {{!}} Shaw Festival's The Russian Play An Impressive Mainstage Debut|url=https://www.ludwig-van.com/toronto/2019/07/28/scrutiny-shaw-festivals-the-russian-play-an-impressive-mainstage-debut/|access-date=2020-07-24|website=Ludwig van Toronto}}{{Cite web|author=BWW News Desk|title=Dangerous Love In The Time Of Stalin Presented In Hannah Moscovitch's THE RUSSIAN PLAY|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/toronto/article/Dangerous-Love-In-The-Time-Of-Stalin-Presented-In-Hannah-Moscovitchs-THE-RUSSIAN-PLAY-20190606|access-date=2020-07-24|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en}} Brigadoon, and O’Flaherty V.C.{{Cite web|date=2018-06-27|title="O'Flaherty V.C." The Shaw Festival Stumbles With Its Namesake's Satirical Take On The First World War|url=https://thetheatretimes.com/oflaherty-v-c-the-shaw-festival-stumbles-with-its-namesakes-satirical-take-on-the-first-world-war/|access-date=2020-07-24|website=The Theatre Times|language=en-US}} She was also the director for Sisterhood (Secret Theatre, 2018).

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