An Emmy-nent win

It's celebration time. Actor Archie Panjabi has just won her first Emmy award

It's celebration time. Actor Archie Panjabi has just won her first Emmy award. Archie, who has Indian roots, is famous for her roles in Bend It Like Beckham and East is East. We give you more information on this rising star:

>>u00a0Her first Hollywood role was in 2005 in the Oscar-winning The Constant Gardener. That year, she won the Shooting Star Award for her role in Yasmin at the Berlin Film Festival, and the Best Actress award at the Reims Film Festival.

>>u00a0In 2007, Archie appeared with Angelina Jolie in A Mighty Heart. The role earned her The Chopard Trophy for a Breakout Performance at the Cannes Film Festival.



>>u00a0When she changed her first name from Archana to Archie, casting directors initially mistook her to be a man.

>>u00a0Her character Megan Sharma on Sea of Souls was the first role she played that wasn't written for an Asian.

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