Mishqah Parthiephal

Mishqah Parthiephal (born 21 September 1989) is a South African actress, model and filmmaker. After her first film role in White Gold (2010), she primarily worked in television and advertising until 2015.^[1] She starred in the CTV and Netflix series The Indian Detective (2017)^[2][3] as well as the Kandasamys film series (2017–2023).^[4]

Mishqah Parthiephal
Parthiephal in 2019
Born	(1989-09-21) 21 September 1989 (age 35) Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Alma mater	University of KwaZulu-Natal
Occupation(s)	Actress, model and filmmaker
Years active	2010–present
Spouse	Tarlan Baker ​ (m. 2021)​
Children	1

Early life

Born and raised in Verulam, just north of Durban, Parthiepal is Hindu of Indian descent.^[5] She attended Durban Girls' High School. She studied drama and media at the University of KwaZulu-Natal before moving to Johannesburg.^[6]

Personal life

Parthiephal gave birth to a son, Jude, in 2022. ^[7] She currently resides in the USA.

Filmography

Parthiephal in 2016

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	White Gold	Noor Jehan
2015	Himmat	Esha Maharaj	Short film
	The Dance
2016	Foreigner	Nirvana	Short film
	Paraya
2017	Keeping Up with the Kandasamys	Jodi Kandasamy
2019	Kandasamys: The Wedding	Jodi Kandasamy
2020	Fruitful Emission	—	Director, writer
2021	Trippin' with the Kandasamys	Jodi Kandasamy Naidoo
2023	Kandasamys: The Baby	Jodi Naidoo

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014–2015	Snake Park	Chris Laurenson
2017	The Indian Detective	Priya Sehgal	Lead role
2020	Vagrant Queen	Hannah	Episode: "Temple of Doom"