
Ayesha Dharker
Known for Acting · 35 credits
- Born
- 1978-03-16 (age 48)
- Place of birth
- Bombay, India
- Also known as
- Ayesha Dharkar
Biography
Ayesha Dharker (born March 16, 1978 in Mumbai, India) is an Indian actress. She is known for her performance in the Tamil Indian film, The Terrorist (1999), for which she was awarded Best Artistic Contribution by an Actress at the Cairo International Film Festival and nominated for a Chlotrudis Award and National Film Award for Best Actress. She has also appeared in Hollywood films such as Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and The Mistress of Spices, television series such as Arabian Nights, and the West End and Broadway musical Bombay Dreams.
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Known For
TV Shows (10)

Doctor Who
2005
as Solana Mercurio

Vera
2011
as Anika Naidu

Waking the Dead
2001
as Mary Sharman

Cutting It
2002
as Sunni Khadir

Arabian Nights
2000
as Coral Lips

Critical
2015
as Mrs. Alice Murkherjee

The Indian Doctor
2010
as Kamini Sharma

Little Crackers
2010
as Mama
Original Comedy Shorts
2014

Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee
2005
Movies (25)

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
as Queen Jamillia

The Father
2020
as Dr. Sarai

The Mistress of Spices
2005
as Hameeda - Haroun's neighbor

City of Joy
1992
as Amrita H. Pal

Outsourced
2007
as Asha

Anita and Me
2002
as Mrs. Daljeet Kumar

Colour Me Kubrick
2005
as Dr Stukeley
Hideous Man
2002

The Mystic Masseur
2001
as Leela

Manika, the Girl Who Lived Twice
1989
as Manika Kallatil

Loins of Punjab Presents
2007
as Opama Menon

National Theatre Live: The Book of Dust — La Belle Sauvage
2022
as Marisa Coulter

Red Alert: The War Within
2010
as Radhaka

Saaz
1997
as Kuhu Vrundavan

The Terrorist
1998
as Malli

Split Wide Open
1999

Richard II
2019
as Aumerle

National Theatre Live: The Father and the Assassin
2024
as Aai

RSC Live: Othello
2015
as Emilia

The House Across The Street
2002
as Mala

National Theatre Live: Hamlet
2026
as Gertrude

Jubilee
2009
as Rani Mehta

Mad Sad & Bad
2009
as Roxy
The children trapped in Bangladesh's brothel village
2016
as Narrator

CBeebies Presents: Romeo and Juliet
2021
as Lady Capulet
About Ayesha Dharker
Ayesha Dharker (born March 16, 1978 in Mumbai, India) is an Indian actress. She is known for her performance in the Tamil Indian film, The Terrorist (1999), for which she was awarded Best Artistic Contribution by an Actress at the Cairo International Film Festival and nominated for a Chlotrudis Award and National Film Award for Best Actress. She has also appeared in Hollywood films such as Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and The Mistress of Spices, television series such as Arabian Nights, and the West End and Broadway musical Bomba… With 35 credits spanning from 1989 to 2026, Ayesha Dharker has appeared in 25 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ayesha Dharker Movies
- Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) — as Queen Jamillia
- The Father (2020) — as Dr. Sarai
- The Mistress of Spices (2005) — as Hameeda - Haroun's neighbor
- City of Joy (1992) — as Amrita H. Pal
- Outsourced (2007) — as Asha
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