Parveen Kaur is a Canadian actress. Her credits include The Strain (2015), Saving Hope (2015), American Gods (2017), Beyond (2016-2018), Workin' Moms (2018), and American Hangman (2019). However, she is most notable for playing scientist Saanvi Bahl in Manifest (2018-2023).

Parveen was born and raised in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada.^[1] She is Punjabi and a Sikh by religion. At the age of 18, she moved to Toronto.^[2][3]

Kaur only decided to pursue an acting career in her 20s after leaving high school early.^[4] Kaur’s first recurring role came in 2015, in Guillermo del Toro’s horror drama series The Strain.^[2] The same year she landed a recurring role as Doctor Asha Mirani in the Canadian supernatural medical drama television series Saving Hope.^[1]

In 2018, Kaur starred in the movie Through Black Spruce,^[5] which premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.^[6] Kaur starred in a main role as Saanvi for 4 seasons (62 episodes) of Manifest between 2018 and 2023.^[7][2]

Kaur received the 2017 MISAFF Star presented by ACTRA at the 6th annual Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival in Mississauga, Ontario.^[8]