Name: Parminder Kaur Nagra. Her middle name, Kaur, means "princess", and is the middle name of every Sikh girl. Her full name can be translated as "Supreme Goddess Princess of Snakes." Age: 29 Birthday: October 5, 1975 Ethnicity: Indian Original Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK Current Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Languages: Fluent Punjabi, Some Hindi and Bengali Family: Her parents emigrated from India to Great Britain in the '60s. Her father is a bookkeeper and her mother works in a factory. She has three younger siblings. Awards: Parminder won a Golden Wave award in 2002 for Best Actress in Bend it Like Beckham - tied with Kiera Knightley. Parminder was nominated for a British Independent Film Award in 2002 for Most Promising Newcomer for BILB. Role Models: Holly Hunter, Jodie Foster and Edward Norton