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Quick Info

Date of birth20 July 1980

Age43 Years

BirthplaceDelhi

ProfessionActor

NationalityIndian

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyFather - Swaran Singh; Mother - Late Verjinder Kaur; Brother - Rubal Singh; Sister - Lisa Singh

Gracy Singh Biography

Gracy Singh is an Indian actress and trained classical dancer known for her performances in mainstream Bollywood and regional cinema. She rose to wide fame

Early life and background

Gracy Singh was born on 20 July 1980 in Delhi into a Sikh family. She attended Manav Sthali School in Delhi and went on to complete a graduation in arts. From a young age she trained in Bharatanatyam during school holidays and developed an early interest in both acting and classical dance.

While pursuing her degree she joined a dance group called Planets, which provided an early platform for performance and continuity in dance training.

Career

Gracy began her screen career on television. In 1997 she auditioned for and was cast in the Zee TV serial Amanat, appearing as the character Dinky. Her film debut in Hindi came the following year in Sar Utha Ke Jiyo (1998). Over the next decade she built a career across multiple Indian film industries, taking roles in Telugu, Punjabi, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati and Bengali cinema.

Her profile rose significantly after she played Gauri in the acclaimed 2001 film Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India, a project that won awards and received an Academy Award nomination in 2002. She went on to appear in other high-profile Hindi films, including Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2004), and continued to take leading and supporting roles across regional cinema such as Santosham (Telugu, 2002), Chooriyan (Punjabi, 2006), Loudspeaker (Malayalam, 2009), Rama Rama Krishna Krishna (Telugu, 2010) and Samadhi (Bengali, 2013). Her regional film work spans titles in Kannada, Marathi and Gujarati as well.

Beyond film and television, Gracy has maintained an active connection with dance. In 2006 she performed in Radhika, a theatre dance drama, and in 2009 she formed her own dance troupe focused on presenting elements of Indian culture through performance.

Her television work includes mythological roles; she headlined the &TV serials Santoshi Maa (2015) and Santoshi Maa – Sunaye Vrat Kathayein (2019) in the title role.

Public profile

Gracy is a vegetarian and does not smoke or drink, details she has shared publicly. She is unmarried. Her parents are Swaran Singh and the late Verjinder Kaur; she has a brother, Rubal Singh, and a sister, Lisa Singh. Gracy lists Sridevi as an admired actress and has named Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch as a favourite book. Her preferred travel destinations include Goa, Dubai and New York.

Spiritual life has been a visible part of her public identity. In 2013 she joined the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University and has spoken about the peace and support she found through the organisation. The Brahma Kumaris influence aligns with a public association to celibacy as encouraged for active members of the group.

Latest updates

In recent years Gracy has continued to work in television and regional cinema while leading cultural dance efforts. Her most recent noted screen appearances in the excerpt include the 2013 Bengali film Samadhi and the 2019 run of Santoshi Maa on television. She remains active in both performing and spiritual communities.
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Recent Work

Santoshi Maa – Sunaye Vrat Kathayein

Title role in the &TV mythological serial (2019)

2019
Samadhi

Appeared in the Bengali film (2013)

2013
Santoshi Maa

Title role in the &TV mythological serial (2015)

2015
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Career Highlights

  1. Played Gauri in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001), a film nominated for an Academy Award in 2002
  2. Worked across multiple Indian film industries including Hindi, Telugu, Punjabi, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati and Bengali
  3. Formed her own dance troupe in 2009 and performed in the theatre dance drama Radhika in 2006
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Gracy Singh born?

20 July 1980

What is Gracy Singh known for?

Actor

What is Gracy Singh’s marital status?

Unmarried