Ayesha Dharker
Biography
Ayesha Dharker (born March 16, 1978 in Mumbai, India) is an Indian actress. She is known for her performance in the Tamil Indian film, The Terrorist (1999), for which she was awarded Best Artistic Contribution by an Actress at the Cairo International Film Festival and nominated for a Chlotrudis Award and National Film Award for Best Actress. She has also appeared in Hollywood films such as Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and The Mistress of Spices, television series such as Arabian Nights, and the West End and Broadway musical Bombay Dreams. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ayesha Dharker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Ayesha Dharker
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Doctor Who
The Father
Vera
Waterloo Road
Waking the Dead
Outsourced
The Mistress of Spices
City of Joy
Colour Me Kubrick
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (39 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | National Theatre Live: The Jungle Book | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2027 |
 | National Theatre Live: Hamlet | Gertrude | Movie | 2026 |
 | National Theatre Live: The Father and the Assassin | Aai | Movie | 2024 |
 | National Theatre Live: The Book of Dust — La Belle Sauvage | Marisa Coulter | Movie | 2022 |
 | CBeebies Presents: Romeo and Juliet | Lady Capulet | Movie | 2021 |
 | Finding Alice | Tanvi Lal | TV Series | 2021 |
| Finding Alice | Tanvi Lal (voice) | TV Series | 2021 |
 | The Father | Dr. Sarai | Movie | 2020 |
 | Richard II | Aumerle | Movie | 2019 |
| The children trapped in Bangladesh's brothel village | Narrator | Movie | 2016 | |
 | RSC Live: Othello | Emilia | Movie | 2015 |
 | Critical | Mrs. Alice Murkherjee | TV Series | 2015 |
| Original Comedy Shorts | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2014 | |
 | Vera | Anika Naidu | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Little Crackers | Mama | TV Series | 2010 |
 | The Indian Doctor | Kamini Sharma | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Red Alert: The War Within | Radhaka | Movie | 2010 |
 | Jubilee | Rani Mehta | Movie | 2009 |
 | Mad Sad & Bad | Roxy | Movie | 2009 |
 | Outsourced | Asha | Movie | 2007 |
 | Loins of Punjab Presents | Opama Menon | Movie | 2007 |
 | Waterloo Road | Yasmeen Khan | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Colour Me Kubrick | Dr Stukeley | Movie | 2005 |
 | The Mistress of Spices | Hameeda - Haroun's neighbor | Movie | 2005 |
 | Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Doctor Who | Solana Mercurio | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Anita and Me | Mrs. Daljeet Kumar | Movie | 2002 |
 | The House Across The Street | Mala | Movie | 2002 |
 | Hideous Man | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2002 |
 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | Queen Jamillia | Movie | 2002 |
 | Cutting It | Sunni Khadir | TV Series | 2002 |
 | The Mystic Masseur | Leela | Movie | 2001 |
 | Waking the Dead | Mary Sharman | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Arabian Nights | Coral Lips | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Split Wide Open | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Terrorist | Malli | Movie | 1998 |
 | Saaz | Kuhu Vrundavan | Movie | 1997 |
 | City of Joy | Amrita H. Pal | Movie | 1992 |
 | Manika, the Girl Who Lived Twice | Manika Kallatil | Movie | 1989 |