Nalini Krishan

Nalini Krishan
Nalini Krishan
Born	30 August 1977 (age 47); Suva, Fiji
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1998–present

Nalini Krishan (born 30 August) is a Fiji-born Australian actress best known for role as Barriss Offee in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones.^[1]^[2]

Early life

Nalini Krishan is an Indo-Fijian who was raised in Australia.^{[citation needed]}

Early career

Nalini Krishan is currently filming reality TV series called Bollywood Factor in Australia, airing on Divya TV and c31 Indian Cable TV network in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia in April 2014.^{[citation needed]}

Krishan is an Australian actress who has had roles in Swift Shift couriers Love Pizza, an array of TV commercials and starred in some Bollywood films such as Prem Aggan and Soldier,^{[citation needed]} just to name a few.

Krishan has been acting and modeling for the last 18 years. She is a former miss Fiji Indian Sun winner and also has graced the catwalk through many Indian community events. Nalini has travelled around the world meeting many fans at conventions in USA, Canada, Europe, Japan, New Zealand, and Australia from her most notable role in the second Star Wars episode where she played Jedi Barriss Offee.^{[citation needed]}

Krishan’s bio includes lead roles such as the lead in short film Noise, a guest star role in Love you Krishna, the feature film coming out in cinemas 2014 and before that she played the lead in the theatre play Curry for Lunch. Her most recent debut is in the reality TV series Bollywood Factor, where she is one of the five finalists. Airing on US, UK, and Australian Indian cable networks in 2014.^{[citation needed]}

Krishan moved to the United States after her role in Star Wars,^[3] where she is based in Los Angeles.^{[citation needed]}

Nalini Krishan was on 2 June 2017 inducted as an honorary member of The Galactic Academy Tatooine largest campus in the caribbean. The Galactic Academy is a worldwide organization with over 30 campuses around the world . She spoke to around 150 graduating padawans plus family members at one of the largest meetings of educators on the island of Puerto Rico that very same day.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Soldier	Unknown role
1998	Prem Aggan	Pooja	Uncredited
1999	Holy Smoke!	Poor Beggar Girl / Voiceovers	Uncredited
2002	Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones	Barriss Offee	Uncredited
2007	The Benvenuti Family	Mrs. Rahabi	Television film
2012	Posey	Bollywood Dancer	Short film
2014	Love You Krishna	Vishakha
2015	One Less God	Ambulance officer
2017	Blood Sucka Jones	Nurse Elvira

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Pizza	Elevator Girl	Episode: "Love Pizza"

References

^ Krishnan's Profile on Fedcon.de Archived 2014-01-12 at the Wayback Machine Fedcon.de Retrieved on 2014-01-12.
^ Nalini portrayed Jedi, "Barriss Offee" in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. Archived 2014-01-11 at the Wayback Machine Geekcal.com Retrieved on 2014-01-12.
^ Braunschweig, Christopher (14 September 2017). "Life after 'Star Wars': Nalini Krishan's small part brought big opportunities". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

External links

[1] Krishnan's Profile on Fedcon.de Archived 2014-01-12 at the Wayback Machine Fedcon.de Retrieved on 2014-01-12.

[2] Nalini portrayed Jedi, "Barriss Offee" in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. Archived 2014-01-11 at the Wayback Machine Geekcal.com Retrieved on 2014-01-12.

[3] Braunschweig, Christopher (14 September 2017). "Life after 'Star Wars': Nalini Krishan's small part brought big opportunities". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

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Authority control databases
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