Ayesha Dharker
Acting1978Bombay, India
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
Acting History
2026
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
as Gertrude
2022
National Theatre Live: The Book of Dust — La Belle Sauvage
as Marisa Coulter
Vera
TVas Anika Naidu• 1 eps
2020
The Father
as Dr. Sarai
2019
Richard II
as Aumerle
2016
2015
RSC Live: Othello
as Emilia
Critical
TVas Mrs. Alice Murkherjee
2010
2009
Jubilee
as Rani Mehta
Mad Sad & Bad
as Roxy
2008
Doctor Who
TVas Solana Mercurio• 1 eps
2007
Outsourced
as Asha
Loins of Punjab Presents
as Opama Menon
2005
Colour Me Kubrick: A True...ish Story
as Dr Stukeley
The Mistress of Spices
as Hameeda - Haroun's neighbor
Waking the Dead
TVas Mary Sharman• 2 eps
2002
Anita and Me
as Mrs. Daljeet Kumar
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Queen Jamillia
The House Across The Street
as Mala
Cutting It
TVas Sunni Khadir
2001
The Mystic Masseur
as Leela
2000
Arabian Nights
TVas Coral Lips• 2 eps
1999
1998
The Terrorist
as Malli
1997
Saaz
as Kuhu Vrundavan
1992
City of Joy
as Amrita H. Pal
1989
Manika, the Girl Who Lived Twice
as Manika Kallatil