Biography

Preeya Kalidas is an Actor and Singer.

Preeya originated the leading role of Priya in AR Rahman's/Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Bombay Dreams in London's West End. She has played leading roles in a number of musicals in London's West End including The Narrator in the revival of Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at The Adelphi Theatre, The Original London production of School of Rock, Everybody's Talking about Jamie, originated the role of Pinky in Bend it like Beckham the Musical of which she was nominated for a prestigious Olivier Award.

Also leading roles in plays, Margo in Jeremy Sam's ,The Good Life based on the iconic TV series, Chiaroscuro at Bush Theatre, Levi Addai 's Oxford Street, Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti's Khandan at London's prestigious Birmingham Rep/Royal Court Theatre and most recently opposite Juliette Stevenson in Robert Icke's The Doctor at Duke of York Theatre London & New York.

Preeya has starred in Award winning feature films including Four Lions alongside Riz Ahmed , International hit film Bend it like Beckham , Milady in The Three Musketeers and short films C4 Jump Boy, Tanika Gupta's The Fiancee, Sari and Trainers , Paso Doble alongside Aiden Turner and most recently One Punch written and directed by Emmy nominated director Huse Monfaradi.

Television credits include BBC's Eastenders as a series regular, Carmen in BAFTA nominated BBC Three Bollywood Carmen, Peter Kosminsky's BAFTA award winning C4 drama Britz , series regular in BBC's Mistresses and Jed Mercurio's BBC Series - Bodies. Preeya has also starred in single BBC drama Banglatown Banquet alongside Shabana Azmi and England Expects with Steven Mackintosh, BBC Pilot Hounslow Diaries and BBC Bedtime, BBC New Blood , And ITV Mr Eleven
- IMDb mini biography by: Preeya Kalidas