Amrita Acharia

Amrita Acharia
Native name अमृता आचार्य
Born (1990-12-24) 24 December 1990
Kathmandu, Nepal
Nationality Nepalese
Occupation Actress
Notable work Game of Thrones
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)

Amrita Acharia (Nepali: अमृता आचार्य, also spelled Acharya) is a Norwegian Nepalese actress.[1] She is best known for her role as Irri in HBO series Game of Thrones.

Early life

Acharia was born in Kathmandu, Nepal to a Nepalese father and Ukrainian mother. Her father Dr. Acharya left the job at Patan Hospital and moved to England when Amrita was just six years old. Now her family is based in Norway where Ganesh Acharya currently works as a Professor (Head of Obstetrics & Gynaecology) at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, Norway and leads the Women's Health and Perinatology Research Group. Amrita grew up in Kathmandu, Ukraine, England and Norway. She speaks Nepali, Ukrainian, Russian, English, and Norwegian.[2][3] After finishing high school in Norway, she moved to England at age 19 to pursue her acting career.[4]

Career

Acharia played the role of the Dothraki handmaiden Irri in the first two seasons of Game of Thrones. Her character died during the second season.[2] In 2011, Acharia starred in the one off BBC Christmas show, Lapland.[5] She also made appearance as a school girl in the biographical film The Devil's Double.

In 2017 she appeared as Dr Ruby Walker in the ITV series The Good Karma Hospital. She is also the lead in British psychological thriller Welcome to Curiosity due for release in late 2017.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ↑ "Nepalese actress Amrita Acharya born in Nepal".
  2. 1 2 "Amrita Acharia talks Game of Thrones".
  3. ↑ Norske Amrita (23) i ny HBO-satsing (Norwegian)
  4. ↑ "Her er Norges ukjente filmstjerne (Norwegian)".
  5. ↑ "Lapland – Christmas Special". The British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
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