Rakhee Thakrar
- Acting
- February 29, 1984 · Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
Biography
Rakhee Thakrar (born 29 February 1984) is an English actress. She is known for portraying the roles of Shabnam Masood in the long-running BBC One soap opera EastEnders (2014–2016) and Emily Sands in the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education (2019–present). She also plays the Eighth Doctor's companion, Bliss in Big Finish's Doctor Who: The Time War audio dramas. THEATRE includes Paradise Now! At The Bush; There or Here at the Park Theatre; Astronauts of Hartlepool at the VAULT Festival; Free Booze at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival; Retalisation at the Peepul Centre; Somewhere Over The Rainbow at the Phoenix Theatre. TELEVISION includes Man Like Mobeen, Karen Pirie, I Jack White, Finders Keepers, Sex Education, Rules of the Game, The Girl Before, Criminal: UK, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Eastenders, Peep Show, The Jury, Doctors and Banglatown Banquet. FILM includes September Says, Spirit of Place, Wonka, My Happy Ending, End-O, 23 Walks, Summerland, Running Naked, Juliet Remembered, and Page Eight.
Known for
Filmography
- The Oresteia · Chandra
- Mouse! · Priya
- I, Jack Wright · Laura Johnstone
- September Says · Sheela
- Spirit of Place
- Finders Keepers · DS Doyle
- Wonka · Lottie Bell
- My Happy Ending · Imaan
- Karen Pirie · Bel Richmond
- Rules of the Game · Maya Benshaw
- The Girl Before · Mia
- Running Naked · Jade
- 23 Walks · Registrar
- Summerland · Mrs. Evans
- End-O · Dr. Womaan
- Criminal: UK · Nasreen Shah
- Extinction
- Four Weddings and a Funeral · Fatima
- Sex Education · Emily Sands
- Man Like Mobeen · Uncle Shady's Daughter
- Invizimals · Jazmin (Voice)
- DCI Banks · Lab Assistant
- Page Eight · Muna Hammami
- No Signal! · Self
- The One Show · Self
- Banglatown Banquet · Rozena
- Peep Show · Waitress