Anya Chalotra

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Anya Chalotra
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Chalotra at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con
Born1994or1995(age 28–29)
Wolverhampton, England
Education London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Guildhall School of Music and Drama (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active2016–present

Anya Chalotra (born 1994 or 1995) [1] is a British actress primarily known for her role as Yennefer of Vengerberg in the Netflix original series The Witcher . [2] She is also known for appearing in Wanderlust . [3]

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Early life

Chalotra was born in Wolverhampton, England, [1] to an Indian father and English mother. [4] She grew up in the village of Lower Penn, in South Staffordshire, where she lived with her parents and two siblings, an elder sister and a younger brother. [5] Chalotra completed her schooling at the St Dominic's Grammar School in Brewood [5] and later completed the one-year foundation course at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art [5] before training for three years at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. [6] [7]

Career

Chalotra has starred in several stage productions, including Much Ado About Nothing until 15 October 2017 [8] and The Village until 6 October 2018. [9]

Chalotra currently stars in a main role as Yennefer of Vengerberg in the Netflix fantasy drama The Witcher . [10] She has featured in all three seasons released to date; the first season premiered on 20 December 2019, [11] with the second following on 17 December 2021 [12] and the third on 29 June 2023. [13]

Chalotra was listed as one of Screen Daily's Stars of Tomorrow 2020. [14]

On 15 July 2020, it was announced that Chalotra would be headlining the voice cast of a sci-fi animation series NEW-GEN. [15]

On 30 September 2020, Chalotra starred in a television short film special called No Masks that aired on Sky Arts. The special is based on real-life testimonies of key frontline workers in East London during the COVID-19 pandemic. [16] [17]

First released on 26 December 2020, Chalotra voiced Sabrina in BBC Sounds sci-fi podcast The Cipher . [18] [19]

In January 2024, it was announced that Chalotra will play Circe in the DC Universe, starting with the animated series Creature Commandos. [20]

Filmography

Feature film roles
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2024 The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep Yennefer of Vengerberg (voice)In production
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2018 Wanderlust Jennifer AshmanMiniseries
The ABC Murders Lily MarburyMiniseries
2019 Sherwood Robin LoxleyMain voice role
2019–present The Witcher Yennefer of Vengerberg Main role
2020No MasksDr. AnujaShort film (TV special)
2024 Creature Commandos Circe Voice role

Theatre

YearTitleRoleTheaterRef.
2017 Much Ado About Nothing Hero Globe Theatre
2018The VillageJyoti Theatre Royal Stratford East [21]
2019Peter GyntSabine Royal National Theatre
2021MarylandMary 2 Theatre Royal Stratford East
2023-2024Cold WarZula Almeida Theatre [22]

Podcast

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2020–2021 The Cipher SabrinaLead role

Video Games

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2024Unknown 9: AwakeningHaroonaLead role

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
2017 The Stage Awards Best Actress in a Play Much Ado About Nothing , Shakespeare's Globe Nominated [23]
2018 BroadwayWorld UK AwardsBest Actress in a New Production of a PlayThe Village, Theatre Royal Stratford East Nominated [24]
2020 IMDb STARmeter AwardsBreakout StarWon [25]
2023Break Tudo AwardsCrush InternacionalNominated [25]

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