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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) — Queen Jamillia
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The Father (2020) — Dr. Sarai
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Doctor Who (2005) — Solana Mercurio
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Vera (2011) — Anika Naidu
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Outsourced (2007) — Asha
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The Mistress of Spices (2005) — Hameeda - Haroun's neighbor
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City of Joy (1992) — Amrita H. Pal
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Colour Me Kubrick (2005) — Dr Stukeley
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Arabian Nights (2000) — Coral Lips
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Waking the Dead (2001) — Mary Sharman
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Waterloo Road (2006) — Yasmeen Khan
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Anita and Me (2002) — Mrs. Daljeet Kumar
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The Terrorist (1998) — Malli
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Critical (2015) — Mrs. Alice Murkherjee
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Mad Sad & Bad (2009) — Roxy
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The Mystic Masseur (2001) — Leela
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The Indian Doctor (2010) — Kamini Sharma
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Cutting It (2002) — Sunni Khadir
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Loins of Punjab Presents (2007) — Opama Menon
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Red Alert: The War Within (2010) — Radhaka
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Split Wide Open (1999)
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Little Crackers (2010) — Mama
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RSC Live: Othello (2015) — Emilia
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Manika, the Girl Who Lived Twice (1989) — Manika Kallatil
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Saaz (1997) — Kuhu Vrundavan
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National Theatre Live: Hamlet (2026) — Gertrude
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Hideous Man (2002)
- Original Comedy Shorts (2014)
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National Theatre Live: The Book of Dust — La Belle Sauvage (2022) — Marisa Coulter
- The children trapped in Bangladesh's brothel village (2016) — Narrator
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Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee (2005)
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The House Across The Street (2002) — Mala
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National Theatre Live: The Father and the Assassin (2024) — Aai
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Richard II (2019) — Aumerle
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Jubilee (2009) — Rani Mehta
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CBeebies Presents: Romeo and Juliet (2021) — Lady Capulet