Amita Dhiri
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Amita Emmanuelle Dhiri is an Anglo-Indian
actress. She has two younger brothers, Viney and Sanjay. She speaks fluent French
and Hindi
. She has also performed ballet, contemporary and modern dance.
drama series This Life
. Milly was a sensible legal high-flyer who had been with Egg, played by Andrew Lincoln
, since university. In the second series, 1997, she was involved in the iconic ending to This Life when she punched Rachel, played by Natasha Little
, for telling Egg about her affair.
She has subsequently gone on to many other appearances on British television, including roles in Absolute Power, The Last Train
, Dalziel and Pascoe
, Holby City
where she undertook the role of the raging ex of General Surgical Consultant Daniel Clifford, played by Peter Wingfield
, Silent Witness
and McCallum
. More recently, she has 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'.
On June 14, 2007, Amita Dhiri joined the long-running British police drama The Bill
as DC Grace Dasari, staying in the show until it was axed, the last episode being broadcast on 31 August 2010.
Anglo-Indian
Anglo-Indians are people who have mixed Indian and British ancestry, or people of British descent born or living in India, now mainly historical in the latter sense. British residents in India used the term "Eurasians" for people of mixed European and Indian descent...
actress. She has two younger brothers, Viney and Sanjay. She speaks fluent French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
. She has also performed ballet, contemporary and modern dance.
Career
She first found fame in 1996 as Jarmila "Milly" Nassim in the acclaimed BBC TwoBBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
drama series This Life
This Life
This Life is a BBC television drama that was produced by World Productions and screened on BBC Two. Two series were broadcast in 1996 and 1997 and a reunion special in 2007....
. Milly was a sensible legal high-flyer who had been with Egg, played by Andrew Lincoln
Andrew Lincoln
Andrew Lincoln is an English actor, known for his roles in the TV series This Life, Teachers and Afterlife, and the films Love Actually and Heartbreaker...
, since university. In the second series, 1997, she was involved in the iconic ending to This Life when she punched Rachel, played by Natasha Little
Natasha Little
Natasha Little is a British actress. She is best known for her work on British television, but has also featured in many film and theatre roles.- Early life :...
, for telling Egg about her affair.
She has subsequently gone on to many other appearances on British television, including roles in Absolute Power, The Last Train
The Last Train
The Last Train is a British six-part post-apocalyptic television drama serial first broadcast on the ITV network in 1999. It has since been repeated on ITV2 in 1999/2001 and on numerous occasions on the UK Sci-Fi Channel...
, Dalziel and Pascoe
Dalziel and Pascoe (BBC TV series)
Dalziel and Pascoe is a popular British television crime drama based on the Dalziel and Pascoe books by Reginald Hill, which was first broadcast in March 1996. It is set in Yorkshire, and is about two detectives...
, Holby City
Holby City
Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
where she undertook the role of the raging ex of General Surgical Consultant Daniel Clifford, played by Peter Wingfield
Peter Wingfield
Peter Wingfield is a Welsh born television actor, well known for his television roles as Dan Clifford in Holby City, Dr. Robert Helm in Queen of Swords and Inspector Simon Ross in Cold Squad...
, Silent Witness
Silent Witness
Silent Witness is a BBC crime thriller series focusing on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. First broadcast in February 1996, the series is still airing to the present day, with a fifteenth series expected to air in January 2012. The series was...
and McCallum
McCallum
McCallum is a British television series that was produced by STV Productions .Dr Iain McCallum was the original lead character, played by John Hannah. McCallum was a forensic pathologist who traveled by Triumph Motorcycle, and solved murders...
. More recently, she has had a recurring role as Rachel Crawchek in Judge John Deed
Judge John Deed
Judge John Deed is a British legal drama television series produced by the BBC in association with One-Eyed Dog for BBC One. It was created by G.F. Newman and stars Martin Shaw as Sir John Deed, a High Court judge who tries to seek real justice in the cases before him. It also stars Jenny Seagrove...
. In early 2007 she reunited with original cast members of This Life in a reunion special called This Life +10'.
On June 14, 2007, Amita Dhiri joined the long-running British police drama The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
as DC Grace Dasari, staying in the show until it was axed, the last episode being broadcast on 31 August 2010.