Amita Dhiri

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Amita Dhiri
Born1965 (age 58–59) [1]
Brighton, England [1]
Occupation Actress
SpouseBradley Carroll [2]
Children2

Amita Emmanuelle Dhiri (born 1965 in Brighton, England) [1] is a British actress.

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Personal life

Dhiri was born to a French mother, Antonia and Ugandan-Indian accountant father, Vinod Dhiri. [3] She has two younger brothers and speaks fluent French and Hindi. [2]

She married Bradley Carroll in 1994 [4] and has two daughters. [3]

Career

Dhiri has said that she was very shy when she was little and that this led her into acting. [3] Her first experience of acting came about when a friend of hers who was at film school had a friend who was doing a film for their degree, and asked Dhiri to be in it. [5]

Before going to drama school, Dhiri sang in a touring cabaret group for about 18 months, doing Tina Turner and Janet Jackson impressions [6] [7]

Television

In 1996 she played the role of Djamila "Milly" Nassim in the acclaimed BBC Two drama series This Life , three years after leaving drama college. [4] Milly was a sensible legal high-flyer who had been in a relationship with Egg (played by Andrew Lincoln), since university. [8] One of her notable scenes was in the last episode, when her character punched her colleague Rachel in the jaw. [4]

She has subsequently had many other appearances on British television, including roles in Absolute Power , The Last Train , Dalziel and Pascoe , Holby City wherein she undertook the role of the raging former partner of General Surgical Consultant Daniel Clifford (played by Peter Wingfield), Silent Witness , Being April [9] and McCallum . In 2003, she had a recurring role as Rachel Crawchek in Judge John Deed .

In early 2007, she reunited with original cast members of This Life in a reunion special called This Life +10. [10] Then on 14 June 2007, Dhiri joined the long-running British police drama The Bill as DC Grace Dasari. In preparation for the role, she spent time with Kennington police in South London, and had a lesson in driving a police patrol car. [3] She remained in the show until its final episode, broadcast on 31 August 2010. In 2013 she played Mrs Rattigan in Sky TV's Talking To The Dead [11]

She played Deputy Commissioner Vanita in Ragdoll in 2021, and Mrs Khanna in season 3 of Bridgerton in 2024.

Film

She appeared in the film 24 Hours in London , released in 2000. [12]

Credits

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesProduction Company
1996       Casualty Julia KaashEpisode: "Vital Signs"BBC Television
1996–97 This Life Milly Naseem32 episodes.BBC Television
1998 McCallum Delia VineTwo episodes. [7] STV Productions
1998 The Last Train [4] Jandra Nixon6 episodes.Granada Television
1998Macbeth - Shakespeare ShortsFirst WitchBBC Television
1999 Dalziel And Pascoe Shaz KendallEpisode: "A Sweeter Lazarus"BBC Television
2000The Law [6] Helen GallowayITV
2002 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Yumna MalikEpisode: "Deception on His Mind"BBC Television
2002 Holby City Jenny StephensEpisode: "Time to Kill".BBC Television
2002 Happiness NeelaBBC Television
2002Grease MonkeysMinaBBC Television
2002Being AprilNikshita [13] 6 episodes.BBC Television
20022nd GenerationRinaChannel 4
2003–05 Judge John Deed Rachel CrawcheckEpisodes: "Judicial Review", "Conspiracy", "Economic Imperative" and "In Defence of Others"BBC Television
2004 Silent Witness Diana BakerEpisode: "Body 21"BBC Television
2006 This Life + 10 Milly NaseemBBC Television
2006 Holby City CamillaTwo episodes: "The Bitterest Pill"; "It's Been a Long Day"BBC Television.
2010 The Bill Grace Dasari95 episodes. [14] Talkback Thames
2013 Talking to the Dead Mrs RattiganSky TV

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 The Crucible ElizabethLeicester Haymarket Theatre [5]
2001FeelgoodAashaHampstead/Garrick Theatre [15]
2002After the GodsSandiHampstead Theatre [16]
2005 Whose Life Is It Anyway Helen HillComedy Theatre
2012PackNasreenFinborough Theatre - Papatango Festival [17]

Radio

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997Devices And Desires [6] Caroline AmphletteBBC Radio
2013When Greed Becomes HungerSunita [18] BBC Radio 4 Drama
2013The AeneidAnna [19] BBC Radio 4 Drama
2013SkiosAnnuka Vos [20] BBC Radio 4 Drama
2013Invasion - Dangerous VisionsJenna [21] BBC Radio 4 Drama

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994Indian TalesLeadStudent film written and directed by Asif Kapadia, Oscar winning director of Amy (2015) [22]
199824 Hours in LondonHelen Lucas
2006Acts of GodDI Mansfield

Voiceover

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999The Canterbury Tales/The Squire’s TaleCanaceeAnimated film
2001DreamSarah
2002John Adams: A Portrait and a Concert of American MusicNarrator [23]

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