| Shefali Chowdhury | |
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| Born | 20 June 1988 Denbigh, Wales |
| Years active | 2002-present |
Shefali Chowdhury (born 20 June 1988) is a British actress.
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Chowdhury was born in Denbigh, Wales: and shifted to Birmingham when she was six. She was brought up, along with her five siblings, in a Bangladeshi Bengali family. Shefali is of Bangladeshi origin; her parents immigrated to England from Sylhet, Bangladesh in the 1980s.
Chowdhury landed the coveted role of Parvati Patil whilst she was still a student in her final year at Waverley School in Birmingham. She is currently completing her A Levels, in English Language, Literature, Sociology, and Religious Studies at The Sixth Form College, Solihull. Her studies coincide with shooting of the current installment of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.
As of 2007, she is studying Photography in Birmingham, UK as a course.
She appeared in an uncredited role in a Tamil film Kannathil Muthamittal. Shefali plays Harry Potter's Yule Ball date,Parvati Patil, in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry Potter in the film, spoke at the launch of Goblet of Fire in London and said, "I had a dance scene with Shefali. She was completely gorgeous". Shefali reprised her role in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince[1]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | Kannathil Muthamittal | Refugee | uncredited |
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Parvati Patil | |
| 2006 | Preparing for the Yule Ball | ||
| 2007 | Trailing Tonks | Herself | |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Parvati Patil | Video Game | |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | |||
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |
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