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.[1] She has appeared as Shireen in the Mike Bartlett drama The Town[2] and Amar Akbar & Tony a comedy Brit flick on Netflix.[3] She is currently in the 6 part ITV series Beecham House, directed by Gurinder Chadha.
Goldy Notay | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Early life
editGoldy was born in the Punjab. She later moved to Canada and finally settled in London[4]
She speaks Punjabi and English.
Career
editAfter 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 Kali theatre group specialising in stories by Asian Women.[5]
She is best known for her role as Roopi in It's A Wonderful Afterlife. Roopi was written with her in mind by the writer/director Gurinder Chadha after she saw her perform in a play.[6]
It's A Wonderful Afterlife was a British feature film where she worked with the director of Bend it like Beckham, Gurinder Chadha who cast a range of British and Indian actors, including Shabana Azmi, Sally Hawkins, Sendhil Ramamurthy and Zoë Wanamaker. She gained two stone (28 pounds) for the role of Roopi which she promptly lost to appear with Sarah Jessica Parker in Sex and the City 2[7] This was a challenge for the actress who is described as "quite an organic-loving, gym-going kind of girl".[8]
Selected filmography
edit| Year | Film/TV | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | It's a Wonderful Afterlife | Roopi | Film |
| 2010 | Sex and the City 2 | Basimah | Film |
| 2011 | Beloved | Nandita | Film |
| 2012 | The Town | Shireen | TV series |
| 2013 | Warehouse 13 | Beatrice | TV series |
| 2015 | Amar Akbar & Tony | Sonia | Film |
| 2019 | Beecham House | Bindu | TV series |
| 2021 | Ackley Bridge | Miriam Akhtar | Recurring role; fourth series |
References
edit- ^ IMDB. "IMDB - it's a wonderful afterlife". Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ ITV. "ITV - the town".
- ^ Malhotra, Atul (17 April 2015), Amar Akbar & Tony (Comedy, Drama, Romance), Rez Kempton, Sam Vincenti, Martin Delaney, Karen David, Sash Media, AAT Films, retrieved 6 December 2020
- ^ Bollywoodhungama. "born in India". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "There's more to South Asian theatre than Bollywood drama". The Guardian. 7 December 2012. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019.
- ^ ""Working with Gurinder was dream come true for me" - Goldy Notay | Goldy Notay | Latest Celebrity Features". Bollywood Hungama. 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ imdb. "imdb - sex and the city2". Archived from the original on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ Roz Laws (2 May 2010). "Actress Goldy Notay talks pasta, snogging and Sex And The City". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 14 May 2013.