1984Born, Wimbledon
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Amara Karan (born Amara Karunakaran, 1 January 1984, Wimbledon, London, England) is a British actress of Sri Lankan Tamil descent, whose parents emigrated from Zambia to the UK two years before her birth. She attended Wimbledon High School before studying Politics, Philosophy and Economics at St. Catherine's College, Oxford, where she began acting in amateur plays. After graduating, she worked as an investment banker at Hawkpoint and CIBC World Markets before pursuing acting, training at The Arts Educational Schools London. She made her film debut in 2007 in Wes Anderson's The Darjeeling Limited and her stage debut the following year in RSC productions of The Merchant of Venice and The…
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The Darjeeling LimitedRita
Doctor WhoRita
The Night OfChandra Kapoor
The Upside
The Death & Life of John F. DonovanMiss Kureshi2024House of SpoilsHiral SenMovie
2023CulpritsDoctor · 4 episodesShow
2023T.I.M.RoseMovie
2023Fired on MarsCrystal (voice) · 5 episodesShow
2022MoonhavenIndira Mare · 6 episodesShow
2021Hope StreetDC Leila Hussain · 10 episodesShow
2019The Twilight ZoneRena · 1 episodeShow
2019The Death & Life of John F. DonovanMiss KureshiMovie
2019The UpsideMovie
2017BancroftAnya Karim · 4 episodesShow
2016The Night OfChandra Kapoor, Chandra · 8 episodesShow
2016Stan Lee's Lucky ManSuri Chohan · 28 episodesShow
2013AmbassadorsIsabel · 3 episodesShow
2013JadooShalini ChandanaMovie
2012A Fantastic Fear of EverythingSangeetMovie
2012All in Good TimeVinaMovie
2011The TaskToniMovie
2011Kidnap and RansomCarrie Heath · 6 episodesShow
2007St Trinian'sPeachesMovie
2007The Darjeeling LimitedRitaMovie
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