Anya Chalotra

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Anya Chalotra
Chalotra in 2019
Born1994 or 1995 (age 30–31)
Wolverhampton, England
Alma materGuildhall School of Music and Drama
OccupationActress
Years active2017–present

Anya Chalotra (born 1994 or 1995) is an English actress. She began her career with a 2017 production of Much Ado About Nothing at Shakespeare's Globe, then made her screen debut in the BBC One drama series Wanderlust (2018) and The ABC Murders (2018).

Early life

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Anya Chalotra was born in Wolverhampton in either 1994 or 1995,[1] the daughter of an English mother and Indian father.[2] She grew up in nearby Lower Penn alongside her older sister and younger brother, and attended St Dominic's Grammar School in Brewood.[3] She started performing at school and youth theatre groups, then moved to London to complete a year-long foundation course at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art,[4] followed by a three-year degree at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.[5]

Career

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Chalotra has starred in several stage productions.[6][7] She was nominated for The Stage Debut Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance as Hero in Matthew Dunster's production of Much Ado About Nothing at Shakespeare's Globe in 2017,[8] and subsequently earned acclaim for her roles in April De Angelis' The Village at Theatre Royal Stratford East in 2018,[9] David Hare's Peter Gynt at the National Theatre in 2019,[10] and Rupert Goold's stage adaptation of Cold War at the Almeida Theatre from 2023 to 2024.[11][12]

Chalotra's first on screen role came in 2018 when she portrayed Jennifer Ashman in the BBC comedy-drama series Wanderlust. That same year, she appeared as Lily Marbury in the BBC adaptation of Agatha Christie's The ABC Murders.[13] In October 2018, it was announced that she had been cast as Yennefer of Vengerberg in the Netflix fantasy drama The Witcher.[14][15]

Chalotra was listed as one of Screen Daily's Stars of Tomorrow 2020.[16] On 15 July 2020, it was announced that she would be headlining the voice cast of the sci-fi animation series New-Gen.[17] On 30 September, she starred in a short film called No Masks that aired on Sky Arts, based on real-life testimonies of key frontline workers in East London during the COVID-19 pandemic in London.[18] She also voiced Sabrina in the 2020 BBC Sounds sci-fi podcast The Cipher,[19] Agatha in the 2023 Audible mystery drama podcast Moriarty,[20] Haroona in the 2024 action-adventure game Unknown 9: Awakening, and Circe in the 2024 animated series Creature Commandos.[21]

Acting credits

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2025 The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep Yennefer of Vengerberg (voice)
Two Neighbors † Becky Post-production

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Wanderlust Jennifer Ashman Miniseries
The ABC Murders Lily Marbury Miniseries
2019 Sherwood Robin Loxley (voice) Main role
2019–present The Witcher Yennefer of Vengerberg Main role
2020 No Masks Dr. Anuja Short film (TV special)
2024 Twilight of the Gods Sif (voice) 3 episodes
2024–present Creature Commandos Circe (voice) 3 episodes

Theatre

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Year Title Role Theater Ref.
2017 Much Ado About Nothing Hero Shakespeare's Globe
2018 The Village Jyoti Theatre Royal Stratford East [22]
2019 Peter Gynt Sabine Royal National Theatre
2021 Maryland Mary 2 Theatre Royal Stratford East
2023–2024 Cold War Zula Almeida Theatre [23]

Podcasts

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Year Title Role
2020–2021 The Cipher Sabrina (voice)
2023 Moriarty: The Silent Order Agatha (voice)

Video games

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Year Title Role
2024 Unknown 9: Awakening Haroona (voice)

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2017 The Stage Awards Best Actress in a Play Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare's Globe Nominated [24]
2018 UK / West End BroadwayWorld Awards Best Actress in a New Production of a Play The Village, Theatre Royal Stratford East Nominated [25]
2020 IMDb STARmeter Awards Breakout Star The Witcher Won [26]

References

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