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Nargis Fakhri

Birth name
Birthplace
Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of birth
October 20, 1979
Date of death
Ethnicity
* father – Punjabi Pakistani * mother – Czech
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Fakhri in 2015, photo by Prphotos

Place of Birth: Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: October 20, 1979

Ethnicity: * father – Punjabi Pakistani * mother – Czech

Nargis Fakhri is an American model and actress. She has appeared in the U.S. films Spy (2015) and 5 Weddings , and starred in the Hindi films Rockstar (2011), Madras Cafe , Main Tera Hero , Azhar , Housefull 3 , Banjo , Amavas , and Torbaaz .

She is the daughter of Marie, a police officer, and Mohammed Ayub Fakhri. Her father was originally from Pakistan. Her mother is Czech. Nargis began modeling at sixteen, and appeared as a contestant on America’s Next Top Model . She began working in India around 2009.

Nargis’s maternal grandfather’s surname was Potucek.

Sources: https://tribune.com.pk http://fridaymagazine.ae