Amrita Acharia
Known For
Acting
Born
1987-07-31 in Kathmandu, Nepal
Biography
Amrita Acharia (also spelled Acharya) is a Norwegian actress of Ukrainian and Nepalese background. Acharia was born in Nepal to a Nepalese father and Ukrainian mother. She grew up in Kathmandu, Ukraine, England and Tromsø. She speaks Ukrainian, Russian and English, in addition to learning Norwegian when she moved to Norway at age thirteen. After finishing high school in Norway, she moved to England at age nineteen to pursue her acting career. Acharia played the role of the Dothraki handmaiden Irri in the first two seasons of Game of Thrones. Her character was written out of the series during the second season, despite surviving far longer in the books upon which the series is based. In 2011, Acharia starred in the one off BBC Christmas show, Lapland.
Most Known For
Game of Thrones
as Irri
Casualty
as Neela Sarin
Red Dwarf
as Waitress Greta
Van der Valk
as Inge Palmberg
The Serpent Queen
as Aabis
The Good Karma Hospital
as Dr. Ruby Walker
Missing Link
as Ama Lhamu (voice)
Lapland
as Bride
Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead
as Mary
Acquitted
as Amina Sahir
The Sister
as Holly Fox
The Devil's Double
as School Girl
There's Something in the Barn
as Carol Nordheim
Sameeram
as Sameera
White Chamber
as Ruth
Black Dog
as Doctor
Welcome to Curiosity
as Zoe
I Am Yours
as Mina
Camouflage
as Amira
Amar Akbar & Tony
as Richa