1. Manjinder Virk has appeared in the television series Holby City, Doctors, The Bill, The Ghost Squad, Runaway, Skins, Monroe, Hunted and Midsomer Murders.
17 Facts About Manjinder Virk
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Manjinder Virk has written and directed the short films Forgive and Out of Darkness, the latter of which she won the Best of Fest award at the Aesthetica Short Film Festival.
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Manjinder Virk began acting at the Belgrade Youth Theatre in Coventry and went on to become artistic director of Pangram Dance Theatre with her brother, Hardish.
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Manjinder Virk went on to earn a degree in contemporary dance at De Montfort University in Leicester.
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In 1999, Virk began her television career on the British TV series Holby City.
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Manjinder Virk appeared in the soap opera Doctors, as Karen Slater in 2000.
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Also in 2007, Manjinder Virk appeared in Britz as Nasima Wahid.
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In 2008, Manjinder Virk wrote and directed the short film Forgive starring Sacha Dhawan and Abdi Gouhad.
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Manjinder Virk portrayed Lorraine Dunbar in the 2010 documentary The Arbor.
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Manjinder Virk later had recurring roles on the British medical drama show Monroe in 2011, and the BBC One spy drama series Hunted in 2012.
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Manjinder Virk had a recurring role as the coroner the popular detective series Midsomer Murders, from 2016 to 2018.
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In 2022, Manjinder Virk appeared as DI Samira Desai in the thriller series Trigger Point alongside Vicky McClure.
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Manjinder Virk met husband Neil Biswas on the set of the TV drama Bradford riots in 2007.
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Manjinder Virk was nominated in 2010 for Best Newcomer at the BFI London Film Festival Awards and Best Actress and Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards, both for her role in The Arbor.
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Manjinder Virk was one of the UK Stars of Tomorrow in Screen International in 2007.
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Manjinder Virk was nominated for Asian Woman of Achievement Award in 2008.
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In 2013, for her short film Out of Darkness, Manjinder Virk won Best of Fest award at the Aesthetica Short Film Festival.