Native name শেফালী চৌধুরী Name Shefali Chowdhury Occupation Actress | Ethnicity Bengali Nationality British Role Actress | |
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Alma mater Solihull Sixth Form CollegeBirmingham City University Education Waverley School, London, Birmingham City University, The Sixth Form College, Solihull, Waverley School, Birmingham Movies Harry Potter and the Goble, Harry Potter and the Order, Harry Potter and the Half‑B, Kannathil Muthamittal Similar People Afshan Azad, Katie Leung, Sitara Shah, Mike Newell, David Yates |
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Shefali Chowdhury (Bengali: শেফালী চৌধুরী; born 20 June 1988) is a British actress of Bangladeshi descent best known for playing the role of Parvati Patil in the Harry Potter film series, except for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), in which the character is played by Sitara Shah.
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Early life

The youngest of five siblings, Chowdhury was born in Denbigh, Wales to Bangladeshi parents who migrated to the United Kingdom in 1980. At the age of six, she moved to Birmingham, England.
Career

Chowdhury is known for her performances as Parvati Patil in four of the Harry Potter films, starting with 2005's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. She acquired the role when she was in her last year at the Waverley School in Birmingham. She and Afshan Azad, (who played the character of Chowdhury's twin sister Padma Patil) are also good friends, according to Azad.

