Background
Lena Kaur grew up in Almondbury in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire and is of Asian descent.
Lena Kaur grew up in Almondbury in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire and is of Asian descent.
She studied acting at Rose Bruford College, Sidcup, Kent, graduating in 2007.
She is the god-daughter of magician"s assistant Debbie McGee. Later that year she was part of the original cast of British Broadcasting Corporation Three comedy sketch show Scallywagga, in which she played multiple characters. After successfully being cast as Leila Roy, she joined the cast of Hollyoaks in summer 2008.
In August 2008, Lena Kaur praised Hollyoaks producer Bryan Kirkwood for not stereotyping Asians on the programme.
Speaking to Take 5 magazine, she stated, "The storylines for me and Stephen (Ravi) aren"t being dictated by the colour of our skin. We"re both British Asians in real life as well as in the show.
We are both totally westernised. We"ve been brought up in Britain, so the storylines will reflect people like Stephen and medical " Kaur announced her decision to leave to pursue new challenges in late 2009, and made her last appearance as Leila in January 2010.
In 2011 she appeared as Doctor Alicia Patel in Torchwood"s fourth series.
Torchwood: Miracle Day airing on British Broadcasting Corporation One and United States premium television network Starz.
