Anya Chalotra

Anya Chalotra (born 21 July 1996) is an English actress primarily known for her role as Yennefer of Vengerberg in the Netflix original series The Witcher.[1] Before that she had a role in Wanderlust.[2]

Anya Chalotra
Chalotra at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1996-07-21) 21 July 1996
Lower Penn, England
Nationality
  • British
  • Indian
EducationLAMDA
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
OccupationActress
Years active2016–present

Early life

Chalotra was born to an Indian father and English mother.[3] She grew up in the village of Lower Penn, in South Staffordshire, where she lived with her parents and two siblings, an elder sister Reeya and a younger brother Arun.[4] She was raised as a Hindu.[5] Chalotra completed her schooling at the St. Dominic's Grammar School for Girls in Brewood[4] and later trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA)[4] and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.[6][7]

Career

Chalotra has starred in several West End theatre productions including Much Ado About Nothing[8] and The Village.[9]

In 2019, Chalotra starred in a main role as Yennefer of Vengerberg in the Netflix fantasy drama The Witcher.[10] The series premiered on 20 December 2019.[11]

Filmography
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2018 Wanderlust Jennifer Ashman Main role
2018 The ABC Murders Lily Marbury 3 episodes
2019 Sherwood Robin Loxley Web series; main voice role
2019–present The Witcher Yennefer of Vengerberg Main role

Stage
Year Title Role Theater
2017 Much Ado About Nothing Hero Globe Theatre
2018 The Village Jyoti Theatre Royal Stratford East
2019 Peter Gynt Sabine Royal National Theatre

References
  1. Radulovic, Petrana (1 July 2019). "Netflix reveals first look at The Witcher cast". Polygon. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  2. "BBC One famous for acting in - Wanderlust - Jennifer". BBC. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  3. lifestyleasia.com https://www.lifestyleasia.com/ind/culture/entertainment/anya-chalotra-the-witcher-star-is-the-biggest-celebrity-to-know/. Retrieved 18 March 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Heroic role for actress Anya". St Dominic's Grammar School. 13 September 2017. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  5. https://www.tvovermind.com/anya-chalotra
  6. "Guildhall School of Music & Drama | Anya Chalotra (2017)". gsmd.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  7. "Anya Chalotra". www.nationaltheatre.org.uk. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  8. Wolf, Matt (24 August 2017). "A Mexican-Style 'Much Ado About Nothing'". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  9. Billington, Michael (15 September 2018). "The Village review – teenage firebrand leads resistance against patriarchy". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  10. Wise, Louis (15 December 2019). "Anya Chalotra is The Witcher's secret weapon". The Times. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  11. Gonzalez, Oscar (31 October 2019). "Netflix's The Witcher begins streaming in December". Cnet. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
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