Английская Википедия:Amara Karan
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:EngvarB Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox person Amara Karunakaran[1] (born 1 January 1984) is an English actress.[2] She made her film debut in 2007 as Rita in Wes Anderson's The Darjeeling Limited, which premiered Venice Film Festival, and Peaches in St Trinian's.[3]
She made her stage debut in 2008 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. In 2016, she 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.
Background
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]
She began her career as an investment banker (at Hawkpoint and CIBC World Markets) specialising in mergers and acquisitions,Шаблон:Cn before studying for an MA degree in actingШаблон:Citation needed at The Arts Educational Schools London.[9]
She carried the 2008 Olympic Torch during its time in London.[10]
Since 2016 she has been in a relationship with the actor Jamie de Courcey.[11]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Шаблон:Tooltip |
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| 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 | [12] | |
| 2017 | Those Four Walls | Jasmine | ||
| 2018 | The Death and Life of John F. Donovan | Mrs. Kureishi | ||
| 2023 | T.I.M. | Rose |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Шаблон:Tooltip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Bill | Abha Chaudhari | Season 23, Episode 46 "Match Day Violence" | |
| 2008 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Princess Shaista | Season 11, Episode 2 "Cat Among the Pigeons" | [13] |
| 2011 | Doctor Who | Rita | Season 6, Episode 11 "The God Complex" | |
| 2011–2012 | Kidnap and Ransom | Carrie Heath, Dominic's assistant | 5 episodes | |
| 2013 | Ambassadors | Isabel | Main cast, three-episode serial | |
| 2014 | Goodness Gracious Me | various roles | Reunion special | |
| 2016 | The Night Of | Chandra Kapoor | 6 episodes | |
| 2016–2018 | Stan Lee's Lucky Man | DS Suri Chohan | 28 episodes | [14] |
| 2017 | Bancroft | Anya Karim | 4 episodes | |
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone | Rena | Episode 1 "The Comedian" | |
| 2021 | Midsomer Murders | Adele Paige | Episode 1 "Scarecrow Murders" | |
| 2021–2022 | Hope Street | DC Leila Hussain | Main cast | |
| 2022 | Moonhaven | Indira Mare | Main cast | |
| 2023 | Culprits | Doctor | Recurring role |
Radio
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Шаблон:Tooltip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Making of a Marchioness | Lady Agatha | Frances Hodgson Burnett for BBC Radio 4 | |
| 2017 | The Beard | Thea Collins | Timothy X Atack for BBC Radio 4 |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Venue(s) | Production company |
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| 2008 | The Taming of the Shrew | Bianca | The Courtyard Theatre Stratford-Upon-Avon, England |
Royal Shakespeare Company | |
| The Merchant of Venice | Jessica | The Courtyard Theatre Stratford-Upon-Avon, England |
Royal Shakespeare Company | ||
| 2009 | The Taming of the Shrew | Bianca | The Novello Theatre London, England |
Royal Shakespeare Company | |
| 2012 | Much Ado About Nothing | Hero | The Courtyard Theatre Stratford-Upon-Avon, England |
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| 2022 | Bloody Difficult Women | Gina Miller | Riverside Studios London, England |
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Video games
| Year | Title | Voice role | Шаблон:Tooltip |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Dark Souls III | Sister Friede |
References
External links
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- ↑ 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
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