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Ayesha Dharker

Acting · Born March 16, 1978 · Bombay, India

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.

Movies with Ayesha Dharker

• Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) — Queen Jamillia
• The Father (2020) — Dr. Sarai
• The Mistress of Spices (2005) — Hameeda - Haroun's neighbor
• City of Joy (1992) — Amrita H. Pal
• National Theatre Live: The Jungle Book (2027)
• Manika, the Girl Who Lived Twice (1989) — Manika Kallatil
• Colour Me Kubrick (2005) — Dr Stukeley
• Outsourced (2007) — Asha
• Anita and Me (2002) — Mrs. Daljeet Kumar
• National Theatre Live: Hamlet (2026) — Gertrude
• National Theatre Live: The Book of Dust — La Belle Sauvage (2022) — Marisa Coulter
• RSC Live: Othello (2015) — Emilia

TV shows with Ayesha Dharker

• The Indian Doctor (2010) — Kamini Sharma