Balinder Johal

Balinder Johal is an Indo-Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles in the films of Deepa Mehta, including Heaven on Earth, for which she was a Leo Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in 2009, and Beeba Boys, for which she garnered a Canadian Screen Award nomination as Canadian [Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress] at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards in 2016.
Originally from Punjab, Johal was educated in India before moving to Canada to pursue a master's degree in education at the University of British Columbia.
As a stage actress, her most noted performances included Here and Now, a forum theatre play about urban gang violence in Vancouver, and Anosh Irani's play My Granny the Goldfish. She has also performed in guest appearances in the television series The [Chris Isaak Show], Da Vinci's Inquest, 49th & Main, Aliens in America, Psych, Smallville and Sanctuary, and minor roles in the films Freddy Got Fingered, Josie and the [Pussycats (film)|Josie and the Pussycats], No Men Beyond This Point and Donkeyhead.