Indira Varma is a sought-after British actress who has built her career not only in film and television, but also in theater. The most successful projects with her participation are: Luther, Game of Thrones, Exodus: Kings and Gods, Torchwood.
In the city of Bath, which is located in the UK, Indira Anna Varma was born. Date of birth: September 27, 1973. Indira is the only child in the family.
To date, Indira Varma is a sought-after and recognized theater, film and television actress. She is not a hostage to any one genre, brilliantly coping with roles in comedy films, thrillers, dramas and detectives.
Facts from Indira Varma's Biography
Little is known about the parents and the artist’s family as a whole. Her father was an Indian by nationality. The mother was originally from Switzerland, but among her relatives there are many Italians. This combination of blood gave Indira an unusual, very memorable appearance.
The girl began to show interest in creativity and art as a child. While studying at school, she attended a drama club and with pleasure went on stage, participating in amateur performances.
The professional career of actress Indira Varma began during the period of higher education. After graduating from school, a talented girl entered the Royal Academy of Art and Drama. And literally from the very first year she began to perform on the theater stage. The girl graduated from the academy in 1995. And a year later she got her first role in a big movie. As a theater actress, Indira managed to work on the stage in London and Dublin.
To date, the filmography of the actress has more than fifty roles in film and television. Many of the projects in which she participated did not receive wide publicity, they came out only in Europe. However, there are a number of particularly noteworthy television series and films, thanks to which Indira Varma has become famous literally throughout the world.
Careers in film and television
In 1996, Varma made his debut in cinema. She got a role in the movie Kama Sutra: A Love Story, playing a character named Maya. After that, for quite some time Indira Varma starred in series, television and feature films, which did not become famous around the world. However, among her works, roles in the following projects can be distinguished: "Gina", "Children of Other People", "Attachments", "The Whistle-Blower", "Treachery of the Mountains", "Donovan", "Bride and Prejudice", "The Enigma of Sonnets" Shakespeare."
In 2005, the television series Little Britain went on sale. In this show, the actress starred in three episodes, having received a small role as a nurse. This was followed by longer work in the series "Rome", which was produced from 2005 to 2007.
In 2006, the filmography of the actress replenished with roles in the famous television series Torchwood, in the movie Basic Instinct 2 and in the show 3 Pounds. A few years later, Indira appeared in one series of the rating television series "Bones". In this project, she played the role of Inspector Kate Pritchard.
A certain success came to the actress when she got into the castes of the British detective series Luther. Varma starred in seven episodes that aired in 2010. She played the role of the wife of the protagonist - Zoe Luther. In the same year, the TV series Live Target began to appear on the screens, in which Indira Varma starred in thirteen episodes.
In subsequent years, the already recognized artist continued to work actively in big films and on television. It can be seen in such films as “The World Without End”, “Silk”, “What Remains After You?”, “Exodus: Kings and Gods”.
The popularity came to Indira after she got into the cast of the rating series "Game of Thrones." For the first time on the screen as part of this show, she appeared in 2014. Varma played the role of a character named Ellaria Sand, in all, she starred in thirteen episodes. You can see her in the 4th and 7th seasons of the series.
After working in a sensational TV project, the actress replenished her filmography with roles in films and television shows such as New Blood, Una, Paranoid, Unspeakable, Silent Hours.
The most recent projects Indra Varma has participated in are the series Patrick Melrose (2018) and Carnival Row (2019).
