Amara Karan

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Amara Karan
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Karan (age 24) during the Olympic Torch Relay in London (2008)
Born
Amara Karunakaran

(1984-01-01) 1 January 1984 (age 41) [1]
Wimbledon, London, England
Years active2007–present

Amara Karunakaran [2] (born 1 January 1984) is an English stage and film actress. [3]

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Biography

Karan was born to Sri Lankan Tamil parents who had emigrated from Zambia to Britain two years before she was born. She was brought up in Wimbledon and attended Wimbledon High School. [4]

Karan went on to study at St Catherine's College, Oxford [5] and while there began acting in amateur plays including Sunday Morning at the Centre of the World at the Burton Taylor Theatre for which she received rave reviews [6] and was also singled out for her performance in When We Are Married at the Old Fire Station theatre. [7] During her time at Oxford, Karan wrote, directed, produced, and acted in a short film, By Myself, which came in second place in the 2002 Shoestring Shorts Competition. [8]

Karan began her career as an investment banker (at Hawkpoint and CIBC World Markets) specialising in mergers and acquisitions,[ citation needed ] before studying for an MA degree in acting[ citation needed ] at The Arts Educational Schools London. [9]

In 2007, Karan made her film debut as Rita in Wes Anderson's The Darjeeling Limited (2007), which premiered at the Venice Film Festival, and as Peaches in St Trinian's (2007). [10] In 2008, Karan made her stage debut as Jessica in an RSC production of The Merchant of Venice and as Bianca in an RSC production of The Taming of the Shrew . With the latter, she made her West End debut at the Novello Theatre.[ citation needed ]

In 2008, Karan carried the Olympic Torch during its time in London. [11]

In 2016, Karan co-starred on the HBO crime drama mini-series, The Night Of . In 2012, she co-starred in the film A Fantastic Fear of Everything .[ citation needed ]

Since 2016, Karan has been in a relationship with the actor Jamie de Courcey. [12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2007 The Darjeeling Limited Rita
St Trinian's Peaches
2011 The Task Toni
2012 All in Good Time Vina
A Fantastic Fear of Everything Sangeet
2013 Jadoo Shalini [13]
2017Those Four WallsJasmine
2018 The Death and Life of John F. Donovan Mrs. Kureishi
2023 T.I.M. Rose
2024 House of Spoils Hiral Sen

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2007 The Bill Abha ChaudhariSeason 23, Episode 46 "Match Day Violence"
2008 Agatha Christie's Poirot Princess ShaistaSeason 11, Episode 2 "Cat Among the Pigeons" [14]
2011 Doctor Who RitaSeason 6, Episode 11 "The God Complex"
2011–2012 Kidnap and Ransom Carrie Heath, Dominic's assistant5 episodes
2013 Ambassadors IsabelMain cast, three-episode serial
2014 Goodness Gracious Me various rolesReunion special
2016 The Night Of Chandra Kapoor6 episodes
2016–2018 Stan Lee's Lucky Man DS Suri Chohan28 episodes [15]
2017 Bancroft Anya Karim4 episodes
2019 The Twilight Zone RenaEpisode 1 "The Comedian"
2021 Midsomer Murders Adele PaigeEpisode 1 "Scarecrow Murders"
2021–2022 Hope Street DC Leila HussainMain cast
2022 Moonhaven Indira MareMain cast
2023 Culprits DoctorRecurring role

Radio

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2007 The Making of a Marchioness Lady AgathaFrances Hodgson Burnett for BBC Radio 4
2017The BeardThea CollinsTimothy X Atack for BBC Radio 4

Theatre

YearTitleRoleVenue(s)Production
company		Ref.
2008 The Taming of the Shrew BiancaThe Courtyard Theatre
Stratford-Upon-Avon, England		Royal Shakespeare Company
The Merchant of Venice JessicaThe Courtyard Theatre
Stratford-Upon-Avon, England		Royal Shakespeare Company
2009The Taming of the ShrewBiancaThe Novello Theatre
London, England		Royal Shakespeare Company
2012 Much Ado About Nothing HeroThe Courtyard Theatre
Stratford-Upon-Avon, England		 [16]
2022Bloody Difficult Women Gina Miller Riverside Studios
London, England		 [17]

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleRef.
2017 Dark Souls III Sister Friede

References

  1. ↑ "Amara Karan". The Times of India . Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "The desi British 'Hottie' in Darjeeling Limited". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Amara Karan". The Times of India . Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "SW – Back to school". Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2007.
  5. ↑ "Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody and Natalie Portaman Finish Filming for Wes Anderson's New Movie 'Darjeeling Limited' | Gauravonomics Diary". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007.
  6. ↑ "Sunday Morning at the Centre of the World". www.dailyinfo.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "Drama Podcast". 18 May 2011.
  8. ↑ oxford : multimedia & digital video
  9. ↑ http://www.artsed.co.uk/students.asp Arts Ed Students
  10. ↑ "St. Trinian's (2007)". Archived from the original on 17 November 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Amara Karan to carry Olympic torch". Your Local Guardian. 26 February 2008.
  12. ↑ Jimi Famurewa: Amara Karan, The Night Of interview: 'I've not signed for a Season 2, but there's a huge appetite for more'. Evening Standard, 26 August 2016
  13. ↑ Dawtrey, Adam (10 February 2012). "Karan cast in 'Jadoo'". Variety. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  14. ↑ "Cat among pigeons – Poirot". IMDb. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  15. ↑ Plunkett, John (30 March 2015), "Stan Lee creates superhero for Sky1 series starring James Nesbitt", The Guardian, retrieved 17 November 2022
  16. ↑ Billington, Michael (2 August 2012). "Much Ado About Nothing – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  17. ↑ Longman-Rood, Eleanor (4 March 2022). "Theatre Review: Bloody Difficult Women is a bloody good show". The New European. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
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