1. Indira Anne Varma was born on 27 September 1973 and is a British actress.
17 Facts About Indira Varma
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Indira Varma has worked extensively in the theatre, winning a Laurence Olivier Award for her performance in Present Laughter and receiving an additional nomination for her performance in Oedipus.
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Indira Varma's mother was a graphic designer and her father was an illustrator.
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Indira Varma was a member of Musical Youth Theatre Company and graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, in 1995.
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Indira Varma then went on to act in Jinnah in 1998, and Bride and Prejudice in 2004.
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Indira Varma's character appeared briefly in the second series when it was shown on 14 January 2007.
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Indira Varma appeared as Dr Adrienne Holland in the CBS medical drama 3 lbs which premiered on 14 November 2006 and was cancelled on 30 November 2006 due to poor ratings.
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Indira Varma guest starred in the fourth-season premiere of hit US detective drama Bones as Scotland Yard Inspector Cate Pritchard.
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Indira Varma played the role of Zoe Luther in the first series of the BBC drama Luther.
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Indira Varma played the role of Ilsa Pucci in the second season of the Fox series Human Target until the show was cancelled on 10 May 2011.
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In 2014, Indira Varma was cast as Ellaria Sand, the paramour of Oberyn Martell in season 4 of the HBO series Game of Thrones.
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Indira Varma lent her voice to the Circle mage Vivienne, in the 2014 role-playing video game Dragon Age: Inquisition.
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In 2022, Indira Varma began narrating the Witches series of audio books by Terry Pratchett.
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In May 2023, it was announced that Indira Varma would portray The Duchess in the first season of Doctor Who in the episode Rogue.
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In 1997, Indira Varma appeared in two Shakespeare plays: she portrayed Audrey in As You Like It at the Nottingham Playhouse, and later that year played Bianca in Othello at the National Theatre, London.
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In 2014, Indira Varma played Tamora, Queen of the Goths, in Lucy Bailey's "gore-fest" production of Titus Andronicus at Shakespeare's Globe.
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Indira Varma met actor Colin Tierney in 1997 while they were performing together in Othello at the National Theatre.