Biography
Who is Amrita Acharia?
Background and early years
Amrita Acharia was born in Patan, Nepal. Her father is Nepalese, and her mother is from Ukraine. The two met while her father was studying in Lviv. During her childhood, she lived in several different countries, including Ukraine, Nepal, England, and Norway. She spent the first seven years of her life in Nepal before her father's work relocated the family to England. Later, she moved to Tromsø, Norway, as a teenager.
After completing high school in Norway, she decided to pursue an acting career at age 19. She moved to England to study at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts. Her diverse international background helped shape her early life before she began her professional acting training.
Television and film career
Amrita Acharia gained significant attention for her role as Irri, a servant to Daenerys Targaryen, in the first two seasons of the HBO series Game of Thrones. Her character was a Dothraki handmaiden who met her end in the second season. Following this, she appeared as a school girl in the movie The Devil's Double.
In 2016, she played a State Prosecutor in the Norwegian television show Frikjent. She is also known for starring as Dr. Ruby Walker in the ITV series The Good Karma Hospital from 2017 to 2022. Although the show depicts a hospital in Kerala, India, filming took place in Sri Lanka. For this performance, she earned a longlist nomination for the 2019 National Television Awards.
Personal interests and charity work
Outside of her acting work, Amrita Acharia is involved in charitable efforts. She serves as an ambassador for ChoraChori, an organization focused on supporting displaced and trafficked children from Nepal who are found in India. Her dedication to this cause is a significant part of her public profile.
She is also an athlete who completed the 2016 London Marathon with a finish time of 03:46:07. Regarding her linguistic abilities, she is fluent in Russian, Ukrainian, Norwegian, and English. While she does not currently speak Nepali, she has expressed an interest in learning the language in the future.
Birthday and age
Amrita Acharia was born on July 31, 1987, which makes Amrita 39 years old today. That birthday falls under the Leo sign. Amrita shares the date with 35 other famous people.
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