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Vineeta Rishi

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Vineeta Rishi
Born
Alma materUniversity of Bradford
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
OccupationActress
Years active2002–present
Known forJas Khella in Doctors[1]

Vineeta Rishi is known for playing Jas Khella in the BBC One soap opera Doctors.[1]

Early life

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Born in Bracknell, Berkshire to Indian parents, Rishi grew up in Walkergate, Newcastle upon Tyne where she attended Walkergate Primary and Junior School and Benfield School. She then undertook a business degree at the University of Bradford in 1998.[2] After graduation she began working as a computer programmer, including for British Airways in Newcastle Business Park.[2] During her spare time she discovered a passion for acting in Amateur Dramatics, and then choosing to change professions took a postgraduate course at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.[3]

Career

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Since graduation, Rishi has played PC Kapoor on ITV's The Last Detective, and is regular on the BBC radio soap Silver Street. In 2005 she guest-starred in the Doctor Who spin-off audio drama UNIT: The Longest Night and in 2007 appeared in the television episode Smith and Jones. In 2007 she toured, in the Pravesh Kumar comedy There's Something About Simmy. Rishi played Dona Marina (La Malinche) in BBC2's film "Cortes" which aired in March 2008. In late June and early July 2008, Rishi appeared in the BBC thriller Criminal Justice, playing lawyer Frances Kapoor who is assigned to fight for a murder suspect in court. In 2018, Rishi played DC Rakhee Shah in the British TV drama series Collateral.[4]

Rishi joined the cast of Holby City as Lucky Simpson, a mental health nurse, in November 2020, during the drama's twenty-second series.[5]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 Berry's Way Meena Television film
2012 Stud Life Indian Bride
2016 Murdered by My Father Maheen Television film
2017 Collateral Rakhee Shah Short film
The Boy with the Topknot Puli Television film
2019 Hobbs & Shaw Eteon Assistant
2020 Earwigger Sarah Short film
Corrina Susan Short film

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2002 The Bill Samina Ghundar Recurring role; 2 episodes
2002 Doctors Meena Patel Episode: "Circle of Life"
2004 Lawless Journalist Miniseries
The Bill Nina Omar Recurring role; 2 episodes
2005-07 The Last Detective WPC Kapoor Recurring role; 9 episodes
2006 Where the Heart Is Registrar Episode: "Don't Look Back in Anger"
2007 Doctor Who Julia Swales Episode: "Smith and Jones"
Outnumbered Kuj Episode: "The Dinner Party"
2008 Heroes and Villains Dona Marina Episode: "Cortes"
Criminal Justice Frances Kapoor Recurring role; 4 episodes
2011 Waking the Dead DI Meenah Khan Episode: "Waterloo: Part 2"
2012-13 Doctors Dr. Jas Khella Series regular; 172 episodes
2015-16 Boy Meets Girl Anji Series regular; 11 episodes
2017 Line of Duty Rupal Recurring role; 3 episodes
Three Girls Grace Miniseries
2018 Collateral DC Rakhee Shah Miniseries
2019 Vera Nita Dajani Episode: "Cuckoo"
Absentia M.E. Sophia Ortiz Episode: "Guilty"
2020 Van der Valk Therese Remecker Episode: "Love in Amsterdam"
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Parthi Raja Episode: "A Serpent's Tooth"
2020-21 Holby City Lucky Simpson Series regular; 41 episodes
2021 Angela Black Dr. Priya Gurinda Episode: "Series 1, Episode 4"
2023 The Hunt for Raoul Moat Nisha Roberts Miniseries
2024 Bridgerton (Season 3) Lady Malhotra Recurring role

Video games

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Year Game Role Notes
2019 GreedFall Aphra Voice only
2023 Baldur's Gate 3 Cashguard Taslim / Fevrokis / Fist of Bane Gudrun Voice only

Theatre credits

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Year Title Role Venue Notes
2001 The Tempest Ariel Tynemouth Priory, Tynemouth
2003 Hobson's Choice Sunita Hobson Young Vic, London
2004 Beasts and Beauties Kari Bristol Old Vic, Bristol
2005 What We Did to Weinstein Yasmin / Samira Menier Chocolate Factory, London
2007 There's Something About Simmy Simmy Theatre Royal Stratford East, London & UK Tour
Weights Guapa Blue Elephant Theatre, London
2015 Who Cares Lisa / Jack Davis Royal Court Theatre, London
2019 Alys, Always Julia Price Bridge Theatre, London

References

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  1. ^ a b Kilkelly, Daniel (11 August 2012). "'Doctors': New regular Jas Khella joins soap". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b Sonia Sharma (1 June 2005). "Detecting her first big break on telly". Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  3. ^ Sonia Sharma (6 April 2013). "Geordie actresses battle for British Soap Award for sexiest female". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Collateral". Radio Times.
  5. ^ "Holby City trailer gives glimpse of series returning to BBC One soon" (Press release). BBC Media Centre. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
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