Manpreet Bambra (born 10 July 1992) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Katie Lord on the
CBBC series ''
Wizards vs Aliens'' and Jade in the
Netflix series ''
Free Rein''.
Early life and education
Bambra grew up in
Water Oakley in
Bray, Berkshire. She attended
St. George's School, Ascot
St George's School, Ascot is an independent boarding and day school in Ascot, Berkshire, England. It was founded as a boys' school and later became a girls' school.
History
The school was founded in 1877 as a boys' preparatory school. Among i ...
where she took
LAMDA acting classes offered by the school. She was accepted to the
National Youth Theatre
The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain (NYT) is a youth theatre and registered charity in London. Its aim is to develop and nurture young people through creative arts and theatrical productions. Founded in 1956 as the world's first youth th ...
. She took a gap year before university and later graduated with a
Master of Science in Cosmetic Science from the
London College of Fashion
The London College of Fashion is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London, in London, England. It offers undergraduate, postgraduate, short courses, study abroad courses and business-training in fashion, make-up, beauty-therap ...
.
Career
Bambra made her acting debut in ''Our Time Alone'', a short film in 2009, portraying the role of Harpreet. Between 2012 and 2014, Bambra played the recurring role of Katie Lord in
CBBC drama
''Wizards Vs Aliens''. Since then, Bambra had short stints in ''
Corner Shop Show'', ''
Doctors'', ''
So Awkward'', ''
The Dumping Ground'' and ''
Casualty''. In 2017, Bambra began portraying the role of Jade in
Netflix original series ''
Free Rein''.
In October 2019, she made her third appearance in the
BBC soap opera ''
Doctors'' as Sonia Gill for one episode.
Filmography
References
External links
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Living people
1992 births
21st-century English actresses
Actresses from Berkshire
Actresses from London
Alumni of the London College of Fashion
English film actresses
English television actresses
National Youth Theatre members
People educated at St. George's School, Ascot
People from Bray, Berkshire
People from Ealing
British actresses of Indian descent