Sarena Parmar

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| birth_place = Prince George, British Columbia, Canada

| occupation = Actress

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| yearsactive = 2009–present

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Sarena Parmar is a Canadian actress.

Early life

Parmar was born in Prince George and raised in Kelowna, British Columbia, Parmar later went on to graduate from The National Theatre School of Canada. Her family is originally from Punjab, India.{{cite web |url=http://www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/Desi-News-Corp/desi-news---november-2009/2009110501// |title=Sarena Parmar stars in Beneath the Banyan Tree |location=CA-QC |publisher=Myvirtualpaper.com |accessdate=2012-02-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220111331/http://www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/Desi-News-Corp/desi-news---november-2009/2009110501// |archivedate=2012-02-20 }}

Career

Parmar is best known for her role as Chandra Mehta on the television show How to Be Indie.{{cite news |last1=Pascal |title=LA SÉRIE HOW TO BE INDIE SUR CANAL J DÈS AUJOURD'HUI. |url=https://www.leblogtvnews.com/article-la-serie-how-to-be-indie-sur-canal-j-a-la-rentree-54980155.html |access-date=16 November 2021 |work=leblogtvnews |date=29 August 2010 |language=French |quote=Sarena Parmar (Chandra Mehta)}} She has also starred in Disney Channel Original Movie Radio Rebel, as Audrey Sharma.{{cite news |last1=Caramanica |first1=Jon |title='Radio Rebel,' With Debby Ryan on Disney Channel |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/17/arts/television/radio-rebel-with-debby-ryan-on-disney-channel.html |access-date=15 November 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=16 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223170411/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/17/arts/television/radio-rebel-with-debby-ryan-on-disney-channel.html |archive-date=23 February 2012 |location=New York NY |quote=the caffeinated best friend, Audrey (Sarena Parmar)}}

In 2013, she starred in The Animal Project, which premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theartsguild.com/tag/sarena-parmar/|title=Sarena Parmar Archives {{!}} The Arts Guild|website=The Arts Guild|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-14}}

In the Summer of 2018, she starred in "The Orchard (After Chekhov)", a play she also wrote, at the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada.

Filmography

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Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2009 \|Word on the Street \|Various \|TV film
2009 \|Flashpoint \|Jasmine Amiri \|Episode: "Just a Man"
2009 \|{{sortname\|The\|Border\|The Border (TV series)}} \|Mina Diwan \|Episode: "Bride Price"
2009–2011 \|How to Be Indie \|Chandra Mehta \|Main role (33 episodes)
2010 \|Degrassi: The Next Generation \|Farrah Hassan \|Episodes: "Why Can't This Be Love?: Parts 1 & 2"
2012 \|Radio Rebel \|Audrey Sharma \|TV film
2013 \|The Animal Project \|Mira \|Feature film
2015 \|Suits \|Fiancé \|Episode: "Privilege"
2021–2023 \|Pretty Hard Cases \|Detective Breann Chattopadhyay \|Recurring
2022 \|Far Cry 6 \|Ishwari Ghale \|Pagan Min: Control DLC Video game
2024 \|Code 8: Part II \|Stephanie Kingston \|Feature film

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Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2009

|Word on the Street

|Various

|TV film

2009

|Flashpoint

|Jasmine Amiri