Amrita Acharia
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.
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Movie Appearances
There's Something in the Barn
as Carol Nordheim
2023
I Am Yours
as Mina
2013
Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead
as Mary
2014
Camouflage
as Amira
2014
The Devil's Double
as School Girl
2011
Black Dog
as Doctor
2023
Amar Akbar & Tony
as Richa
2015
Lapland
as Bride
2011
Welcome to Curiosity
as Zoe
2018
Missing Link
as Ama Lhamu (voice)
2019
White Chamber
as Ruth
2018
Queen's Mile
as Ania
2015
Sameeram
as Sameera
2018
Kiss the Devil in the Dark
as Lilly
2016
