1. Mandip Kaur Gill was born on 5 January 1988 and is an English actress and narrator.
16 Facts About Mandip Gill
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In October 2017, the BBC announced that Mandip Gill had been cast as companion Yasmin Khan in the 2018 series of Doctor Who.
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Mandip Gill appeared in every episode of Series 11,12 and 13.
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Mandip Gill was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, on 5 January 1988.
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Mandip Gill is of Indian Punjabi descent, and is a Sikh.
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Mandip Gill graduated from the University of Central Lancashire in 2009 with a BA in Acting.
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Mandip Gill appeared in several theatre productions, before landing her first television role as Phoebe Jackson in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.
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Mandip Gill had attended a number of auditions for the soap in the past, and she was unsure if the character of Phoebe was right for her, but after a number of callbacks, Mandip Gill was given the role.
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Mandip Gill chose to leave the show in 2015 and Phoebe was killed off as part of the long-running "Gloved Hand Killer" storyline.
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In 2017, Mandip Gill appeared in The Good Karma Hospital, and an episode of Casualty.
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Mandip Gill appeared in Kay Mellor's BBC drama Love, Lies and Records as Talia, a junior registrar.
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In October 2017, the BBC announced that Mandip Gill had been cast in the eleventh series of Doctor Who, as a companion to the Thirteenth Doctor, played by Jodie Whittaker, starting in 2018.
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Mandip Gill was joined by her former Hollyoaks colleague Tosin Cole, who plays Ryan Sinclair, another of the Doctor's companions.
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Mandip Gill has appeared in the twelfth and thirteenth series, as well as a series of specials airing in 2022.
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In May 2022, Mandip Gill made her West End theatre debut in the play 2:22 A Ghost Story.
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In September 2023, Mandip Gill starred in the BBC Radio 4 afternoon drama Janey Takes Off.