Amita Dhiri
Amita Emmanuelle Dhiri is a British actress.
Personal life
Dhiri was born to a French mother, Antonia and Ugandan-Indian accountant father, Vinod Dhiri. She has two younger brothers and speaks fluent French and Hindi.She married Bradley Carroll in 1994 and has two daughters.
Career
Dhiri has said that she was very shy when she was little and that this led her into acting. 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.Before going to drama school, Dhiri sang in a touring cabaret group for about 18 months, doing Tina Turner and Janet Jackson impressions
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. Milly was a sensible legal high-flyer who had been in a relationship with Egg, since university. One of her notable scenes was in the last episode, when her character punched her colleague Rachel in the jaw.She has subsequently had many other appearances on British television, including roles in Absolute Power, The [Last Train (TV series)|The Last Train], Dalziel and Pascoe, Holby City wherein she undertook the role of the raging former partner of General Surgical Consultant Daniel Clifford, Silent Witness, Being April 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. 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. 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 (TV series)|Talking to the Dead].
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.Credits
Television| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Production company |
| 1996 | Casualty | Julia Kaash | Episode: "Vital Signs" | BBC Television |
| 1996–97 | This Life | Milly Naseem | 32 episodes. | BBC Television |
| 1998 | McCallum | Delia Vine | Two episodes. | STV Productions |
| 1998 | ' | Jandra Nixon | 6 episodes. | Granada Television |
| 1998 | Macbeth - Shakespeare Shorts | First Witch | BBC Television | |
| 1999 | Dalziel And Pascoe | Shaz Kendall | Episode: "Dalziel and Pascoe episodes#A Sweeter Lazarus|A Sweeter Lazarus]" | BBC Television |
| 2000 | ' | Helen Galloway | ITV | |
| 2002 | ' | Yumna Malik | Episode: "The [Inspector Lynley Mysteries#Deception on His Mind|Deception on His Mind]" | BBC Television |
| 2002 | Holby City | Jenny Stephens | Episode: "Time to Kill". | BBC Television |
| 2002 | Happiness | Neela | BBC Television | |
| 2002 | Grease Monkeys | Mina | BBC Television | |
| 2002 | Being April | Nikshita | 6 episodes. | BBC Television |
| 2002 | 2nd Generation | Rina | Channel 4 | |
| 2003–05 | Judge John Deed | Rachel Crawcheck | Episodes: "List of [Judge John Deed episodes#Judicial Review|Judicial Review]", "Conspiracy", "Economic Imperative" and "In Defence of Others" | BBC Television |
| 2004 | Silent Witness | Diana Baker | Episode: "List of [Silent Witness episodes#ep58|Body 21]" | BBC Television |
| 2006 | This Life + 10 | Milly Naseem | BBC Television | |
| 2006 | Holby City | Camilla | Two episodes: "List of [Holby City episodes#The Bitterest Pill|The Bitterest Pill]"; "It's Been a Long Day" | BBC Television. |
| 2010 | ' | Grace Dasari | 95 episodes. | Talkback Thames |
| 2013 | Talking to the Dead | Mrs Rattigan | Sky TV | |
| 2021 | Ragdoll | Deputy Commissioner Vanita in Ragdoll | AMC Networks | |
| 2024 | Bridgerton | Mrs Khanna | Season 3 episodes 1 and 2 | Shondaland |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | The Crucible | Elizabeth | Leicester Haymarket Theatre |
| 2001 | Feelgood | Aasha | Hampstead/Garrick Theatre |
| 2002 | After the Gods | Sandi | Hampstead Theatre |
| 2005 | Whose [Life Is It Anyway? (play)|Whose Life Is It Anyway] | Helen Hill | Comedy Theatre |
| 2012 | Pack | Nasreen | Finborough Theatre - Papatango Festival |
Radio
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | Devices And Desires | Caroline Amphlette | BBC Radio |
| 2013 | When Greed Becomes Hunger | Sunita | BBC Radio 4 Drama |
| 2013 | The Aeneid | Anna | BBC Radio 4 Drama |
| 2013 | Skios | Annuka Vos | BBC Radio 4 Drama |
| 2013 | Invasion - Dangerous Visions | Jenna | BBC Radio 4 Drama |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | Indian Tales | Lead | Student film written and directed by Asif Kapadia, Oscar winning director of Amy |
| 1998 | 24 Hours in London | Helen Lucas | |
| 2006 | Acts of God | DI Mansfield |
Voiceover
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | The Canterbury Tales/The Squire’s Tale | Canacee | Animated film |
| 2001 | Dream | Sarah | |
| 2002 | John Adams: A Portrait and a Concert of American Music | Narrator |