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Indira Varma

Acting · Born 1973-09-27 · Bath, Somerset, England, UK

Biography

Indira Anne Varma is an English stage and screen actress. She was a member of Musical Youth Theatre Company and graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, in 1995. Her film debut and first major role was in Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love. She has gone on to appear in the television series The Canterbury Tales, Rome, Luther, Human Target, and Game of Thrones (as Ellaria Sand).

Known for

Filmography

2026The Other Bennet SisterMrs. Gardiner
2026Young Sherlock
2026Frank & LouisDr Watts
2025ColdwaterFiona
2025The AssessmentAmbika
2024Creature CommandosThe Bride (voice)
2024Dune: Prophecy
2024DisclaimerNarrator (voice)
2024Doctor WhoDuchess of Pemberton
2024National Theatre Live: MacbethLady Macbeth
2024The Trouble with JessicaJessica
2024Maya: Birth of a SuperheroMaya (Superhero)
2023Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part OneDIA
2023ObsessionIngrid Farrow
2023ExtrapolationsGita Mishra
2022National Theatre Live: The SeagullArkadina
2022Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's ReturnSelf - Tala Durith
2022Obi-Wan KenobiTala Durith
2022The Legend of Vox MachinaLady Allura Vysoren (voice)
2021Silent HoursDr. Catherine Benson
2021INVINCIBLEVolcanikka (voice)
2021CrisisMadira Brower
2020Spitting ImageVoice Artist
2020Faith HealerGrace
2020The One and Only IvanDr. Maya Wilson
2020Lost Pyramids of the AztecsNarrator (Voice)
2020Rebuilding Notre-DameNarrator - (Voice)
2020For LifeSafiya Masry
2019National Theatre Live: Present LaughterLiz Essendine
2019The CaptureKhadija Khan
2019Official SecretsShami Chakrabarti
2019Carnival RowPiety Breakspear
2019This Way UpCharlotte
2019Secrets of Egypt's Valley of the KingsNarrator (Voice)
2019CloseRima Hassine
2018Early DaysExecutive Producer
2018Patrick MelroseAnne Moore
2017UnspeakableJo
2017Reported MissingSelf - Narrator (voice)
2017The Great British Skinny DipHost
2017The MachineHannah
2017UnaSonia
2017Silent HoursDr. Catherine Benson
2016ParanoidNina Suresh
2016New BloodLisa Douglas
2016The Night ManagerMayra Cavendish
2015Vintage BloodIzzy
2015National Theatre Live: Man and SupermanAnn Whitefield/Ana
2015Indian SummersExecutive Producer
2014Hampstead Theatre At Home: Tiger CountryVashti
2014Exodus: Gods and KingsHigh Priestess
2014Creature CommandosThe Bride (Voice)
2014Titus Andronicus - Live at Shakespeare's GlobeTamora
2013AnnaJudith Morrow
2013What RemainsElaine
2012HuntedNatalie Thorpe
2012World Without EndMattie Wise
2011Game of ThronesEllaria Sand
2011SilkGeorge Duggan
2010LutherZoe Luther
2010Harold Pinter: A CelebrationSelf
2010Human TargetIlsa Pucci
2009Moses JonesDolly
2009Inside the BoxCatherine Powell
2008Comanche MoonTherese Wanz
2007The WhistleblowersAlisha Cole
2007Sex and Death 101Devon Sever
20063 lbsAdrianne Holland
2006TorchwoodSuzie Costello
2006Basic Instinct 2Denise Glass
2005A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His SonnetsLucie "The dark lady"
2005Broken NewsMelanie Bellamy
2005Bring Something Back: The Making of 'The Quatermass Experiment'Self
2005Love SoupSuzanne Daley
2005BonesInspector Cate Pritchard
2005RomeNiobe of the Voreni
2005The Quatermass ExperimentJudith Carroon
2004Peppa PigFemale Phone Voice (voice)
2004HustleD.C.I. Lucy Britford
2004Bride & PrejudiceKiran
2004DonovanCara Mathis
2003ReversalsKathy Irwin
2003Little BritainActress
2003Canterbury TalesMeena
2002Mad DogsNarendra
2002The Inspector Lynley MysteriesMelissa Booth
2002RockfaceAlison
2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentBela Khan
2001One for the RoadGila
2001The Whistle-BlowerDiane Crossman
2001In a Land of PlentySonali
2000AttachmentsSasha
2000Other People's ChildrenAmy
2000Zehn wahnsinnige TageRa
1999PsychosDr Martine Nichol
1998JinnahRuttie Jinnah
1997Sixth HappinessAmy
1997Clancy's KitchenKitty
1997Kama Sutra: A Tale of LoveMaya
1996Crucial TalesManreet
1975ArenaGila
—The Beacon
—Mother Daughter

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