Namrata Singh Gujral , Namrata Singh Gujral Born (1976-02-26) February 26, 1976 (age 37), Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India Nationality American Occupation Film, television actress Namrata Singh Gujral (born February 26, 1976) is an American actress of Indian and Tibetan descent. A Sikh by faith, she was born in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh and graduated in 1998 from the University of West Florida. Gujral was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer in 2008. She is featured in UniGlobe Entertainment's breast cancer docu-drama titled 1 a Minute released in 600 theaters. This is the largest release to date for a cancer-related film in cinema history. The docudrama is directed and produced by Gujral and also stars breast cancer survivors Olivia Newton-John, Diahann Carroll, Melissa Etheridge, Mumtaz and Jaclyn Smith. This marked Gujral's directorial debut. Roles edit: Producer/Director for breast cancer docu-drama titled 1 a Minute, which was scheduled for release in October 2010., "Shalini Singh/Shelley" in WB's Americanizing Shelley, "Vidi" in 2009 release Mitsein, "Fari Bin Ghori" on CBS's The Agency, "Nurse Kathy" on NBC's Passions, "Renu Mathur" in Bollywood blockbuster Kaante, German-Samoan beauty, Anna Kraus in the staged reading of The Shark Hunter where she co-starred with Yancey Arias (of King Pins and Miss Saigon)., Cameo appearance in the Ben Kingsley/Jennifer Connelly starrer House of Sand and Fog, "Jaya Kushala" in Microsoft's Xbox game Quantum Redshift, Saira Ahmed in Family Law (TV series), Yossi Saadi in Dragnet (series), CMT edit: Gujral made her singing debut with her recently recorded single Dancin' In The Clouds, a never-been-done-before American Country rock meets Bollywood style duet, with country star Steve Azar ("Waitin' On Joe w/ Morgan Freeman), currently playing on Country Music Television. The single also features on MTV and VH1. Well known Hollywood composer Jay Ferguson of Spirit and Jo Jo Gunne fame produced the single, reportedly making her the first American artist with Eastern roots to be featured on CMT. Awards edit: AskMen.Com's "Actress-Of-The-Week" in November 2007., For her role of Pakistani-American "Saira Ahmed" on the CBS series Family Law, Gujral, along with co-stars Tony Danza and Kathleen Quinlan, were Columbia Tristar's official nomination for the 2002 Emmy Awards., Filmography edit: 1 a Minute (2010), STILL (2010), Americanizing Shelley (2007), Kaante (2002), House of Sand and Fog (2003), Mitsein (2009), The Agency CBS - (2001-2002), Passions NBC - (2001-2005), Family Law (2001), Dragnet (2004), Training Day (2001), Music videos edit: Year Video 2007 "Dancin' in the Clouds" (with Steve Azar)

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