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Amrita Acharia
अमृता आचार्य
Born (1987-07-31) 31 July 1987 (age 37)
Kathmandu, Nepal
NationalityNepalese
OccupationActress
Notable workGame of Thrones
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)

Amrita Acharia (Nepali: अमृता आचार्य, also spelled Acharya) is a Norwegian Nepalese actress.[1] She is best known for her role as Irri in HBO series Game of Thrones.

Early life

Acharia was born in Kathmandu, Nepal to a Nepalese father and Ukrainian mother. Her family migrated to England when she was six years old. Amrita grew up in Kathmandu, Ukraine, England and Norway. She speaks Nepali, Ukrainian, Russian, English, and Norwegian.[2][3] After finishing high school in Norway, she moved to England at age 19 to pursue her acting career.[4]

Career

Acharia played the role of the Dothraki handmaiden Irri in the first two seasons of Game of Thrones. Her character died during the second season.[2] In 2011, Acharia starred in the one off BBC Christmas show, Lapland.[5]

Acharia played the lead in the Norwegian feature film "I Am Yours", a role which landed her a nomination for Best Actress at the Norwegian Amanda Awards. Amrita also made an appearance as a school girl in the biographical film The Devil's Double.

In 2017 she starred as Dr Ruby Walker in the ITV series The Good Karma Hospital. She is also the lead in the British psychological thriller Welcome to Curiosity due for release in late 2017.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Nepalese actress Amrita Acharya born in Nepal". 18 June 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b Daniel Feinberg (29 April 2012). "Amrita Acharia talks Game of Thrones". Uproxx. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Norske Amrita (23) i ny HBO-satsing" [Norwegian Amrita (23) in a new HBO initiative]. Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 7 September 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  4. ^ Tommy H. Brakstad (24 January 2012). "Her er Norges ukjente filmstjerne" [Here is Norway's unknown film star]. Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Lapland – Christmas Special". The British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
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