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'' is a 2010 British comedy film directed by Gurinder Chadha. The screenplay centres on an Indian mother whose obsession with marrying off her daughter leads her into the realm of serial murder. It was filmed primaril ...

''. She has appeared as Shireen in the Mike Bartlett drama '' The Town'' and Amar Akbar & Tony a comedy Brit flick on Netflix. She is currently in the 6 part ITV series Beecham House, directed by Gurinder Chadha.

Early life

Goldy was born in the

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. She later moved to Canada and finally settled in

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She speaks

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and English.

Career

After completing drama school in Toronto, Canada, Goldy was spotted by director Mira Nair while performing on stage at the Tarragon Theatre. She was offered the role of a pre Med student opposite Naveen Andrews in the feature My Own Country. She subsequently moved to the UK and worked extensively with

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group specialising in stories by Asian Women. She is best known for her role as Roopi in ''

.'' Roopi was written with her in mind by the writer/director

Gurinder Chadha Gurinder Kaur Chadha, (born 10 January 1960) is a Kenyan-born British film director of Indian origin. Most of her films explore the lives of Indians living in England. The common theme in her work showcases the trials of Indian women residing ...

after she saw her perform in a play. ''

was a British feature film where'' she worked with the director of ''

Bend it like Beckham ''Bend It Like Beckham'' is a 2002 Sports film, sports comedy-drama film directed by Gurinder Chadha from a screenplay by Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges, and Guljit Bindra. The film stars Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anu ...

'',

who cast a range of British and Indian actors, including

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and

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. She gained two stone (28 pounds) for the role of Roopi which she promptly lost to appear with

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in ''

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'' This was a challenge for the actress who is described as "quite an organic-loving, gym-going kind of girl".

Selected filmography

References

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