Anya Chalotra
Anya Chalotra | |
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![]() Chalotra at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con | |
Born | 1994/1995 (age 26–27) Wolverhampton, England |
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Education | LAMDA Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2016–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]
Early life[edit]
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 Reeya and a younger brother Arun.[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[edit]
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 both seasons released to date; the first season premiered on 20 December 2019,[11] with the second following on December 17, 2021.[12]
Chalotra was listed as one of Screen Daily's Stars of Tomorrow 2020.[13]
On 15 July 2020, it was announced that Chalotra would be headlining the voice cast of a sci-fi animation series NEW-GEN.[14]
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.[15][16]
First released on 26 December 2020, Chalotra voiced Sabrina in BBC Sounds sci-fi podcast The Cipher.[17][18]
Filmography[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2018 | Wanderlust | Jennifer Ashman | Main role | |
The ABC Murders | Lily Marbury | Miniseries | ||
2019 | Sherwood | Robin Loxley | Main voice role | |
2019–present | The Witcher | Yennefer of Vengerberg | Main role | |
2020 | No Masks | Dr. Anuja | Short film (TV special) | |
TBA | NEW-GEN | TBA | Main voice role | |
TBA | Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas[19] | Lucilia | Main voice role |
Theatre[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Theater | Ref. |
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2017 | Much Ado About Nothing | Hero | Globe Theatre | |
2018 | The Village | Jyoti | Theatre Royal Stratford East | |
2019 | Peter Gynt | Sabine | Royal National Theatre | |
2021 | Maryland | Mary 2 | Theatre Royal Stratford East |
Podcast[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2020 | The Cipher | Sabrina | Lead role |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "'The Witcher' Star Anya Chalotra Shares A Few Of Her Favourite Things With Vogue". British Vogue. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ Radulovic, Petrana (1 July 2019). "Netflix Reveals First Look at The Witcher Cast". Polygon.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "BBC One famous for acting in - Wanderlust - Jennifer". BBC. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ Dabral, Anupam (3 June 2020). "Who is Anya Chalotra, the Indian-Origin Actor from The Witcher?". Lifestyleasia.com. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ a b c St. Dominic's Grammar School Staff (13 September 2017). "Heroic Role for Actress Anya". StDominicsGrammarSchool.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Guildhall School of Music & Drama | Anya Chalotra (2017)". gsmd.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Anya Chalotra". www.nationaltheatre.org.uk. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ Wolf, Matt (24 August 2017). "A Mexican-Style 'Much Ado About Nothing'". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ Billington, Michael (15 September 2018). "The Village review – teenage firebrand leads resistance against patriarchy". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ Wise, Louis (15 December 2019). "Anya Chalotra is The Witcher's secret weapon". The Times. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ Gonzalez, Oscar (31 October 2019). "Netflix's The Witcher begins streaming in December". Cnet. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ Gartenberg, Chaim (29 October 2021). "Geralt fights giant monsters, and Jaskier befriends rats in new Witcher season 2 trailer". The Verge. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Screen unveils the 2020 Stars of Tomorrow". Screen. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (15 July 2020). "'Stranger Things' Star Finn Wolfhard, 'Witcher's' Anya Chalotra Set For Sci-Fi Animation 'New-Gen' (EXCLUSIVE)".
- ^ "Anya Chalotra joins coronavirus play No Masks". Outlook India.
- ^ "No Masks - Stratford East". Stratford East. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "BBC - Anya Chalotra and Chance Perdomo star in new sci-fi podcast The Cipher - Media Centre". BBC.
- ^ "The Cipher Episode 1 - Media Centre". BBC Sounds.
- ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (1 October 2020). "'Army Of The Dead: Lost Vegas': Netflix Anime Series Adds Joe Manganiello, Christian Slater, Vanessa Hudgens & More". Deadline. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
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- 1990s births
- English television actresses
- Living people
- Actresses from London
- 21st-century English actresses
- British Shakespearean actresses
- English stage actresses
- English people of Indian descent
- British actresses of Indian descent
- Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
- Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama
- People educated at St Dominic's Grammar School