TVJunkie101
04-28-2003, 01:18 PM
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - Fresh off the success of Fox Searchlight's "Bend It Like Beckham," Parminder Nagra will trade her soccer kit for medical scrubs, joining the cast of NBC's long-running hit "ER."
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Nagra will join the series next season as a regular, playing a new medical student.
The Leicester, England-born actress of Indian decent is currently onscreen in "Beckham," playing a young girl whose infatuation with soccer and Manchester United star David Beckham disappoints her traditional family. Through this weekend, the sleeper hit has grossed $9.1 million in the United States, with further expansions planned.
Nagra has also appeared in the British series "A&E" and will appear with Anne Hathaway and Cary Elwes in the upcoming Miramax release "Ella Enchanted."
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Nagra will join the series next season as a regular, playing a new medical student.
The Leicester, England-born actress of Indian decent is currently onscreen in "Beckham," playing a young girl whose infatuation with soccer and Manchester United star David Beckham disappoints her traditional family. Through this weekend, the sleeper hit has grossed $9.1 million in the United States, with further expansions planned.
Nagra has also appeared in the British series "A&E" and will appear with Anne Hathaway and Cary Elwes in the upcoming Miramax release "Ella Enchanted."
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