Rhona Mitra Biography

Rhona Mitra
Rhona Mitra in 2007
Born	9 August 1976 (1976-08-09) (age 32) Paddington, London
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Rhona Mitra (born August 9, 1976) is a British actress, sometimes credited as Rona Mitra.

Biography

Early life

Mitra was born in Paddington, London, England, the daughter of Nora and Antony Mitra, who is a cosmetic surgeon. She has an older and younger brother.¹ Her father is of Indian descent while her mother is Irish.² In 1984, when Mitra was eight, her parents divorced and she was sent to boarding school. Several years passed at two different all-girls schools, including Roedean, but Mitra claims she was eventually expelled from both of them.

Career

Perhaps her first exposure to American audiences came as Scott Wolf's illicit love interest on Party of Five. In 2000, Mitra had a small, non-speaking part as a victim of the title role villain in the film Hollow Man. She appeared in the final season of The Practice as Tara Wilson, and continued that role into its spin-off Boston Legal, but left not long into the second season. She also appeared as the live action model for Lara Croft, the lead character in Eidos Interactive's Tomb Raider video game series. Mitra was ranked #46 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2001.³ In 2005, she had a recurring role of Kit McGraw during Season 3 of Nip/Tuck.

In 2008, Mitra starred in the lead role of the science fiction/action film Doomsday.

Filmography

• Ghostbusters of East Finchley (1995) as Cass (as "Rona Mitra")
• Lust for Glorious (1997) as French girl #1
• The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous (1997) as Flora Seymour
• The Pepsi Chart (1998) as herself (co-presenter)
• A Kid in Aladdin's Palace (1998) as Sheherazade
• Croupier (1998) as Girl with joint
• Monk Dawson (1998) as Mollie
• Beowulf (1999) as Kyra
• Secret Agent Man (2000) as Lacey Sullivan
• Party of Five (2000) as Holly Begins
• Hollow Man (2000) as Sebastian's Neighbor
• Get Carter (2000) as Geraldine
• Gideon's Crossing (2000) as Dr. Alejandra 'Ollie' Klein
• Ali G Indahouse (2002) as Kate Hedges
• Sweet Home Alabama (2002) as Tabatha Wadmore-Smith
• Highwaymen (2003) as Molly
• The Life of David Gale (2003) as Berlin
• Stuck on You (2003) as Bus Stop Bombshell
• The Practice (2003) as Tara Wilson
• Spartacus (2004) as Varinia
• Boston Legal (2004) as Tara Wilson
• Nip/Tuck (2005) as Detective Kit McGraw
• Skinwalkers (2006) as Rachel
• The Number 23 (2007) as Laura Tollins
• Shooter (2007) as Alourdes Galindo
• Doomsday (2008) as Eden Sinclair
• The Boy in the Box (2008) as Barbara
• Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) as Sonja
• The Truth About Men (2009) as Katrine

Notable TV guest appearances

• The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn playing "Herself" 30 September, 2004
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien playing "Herself" 17 April, 2004
• The Sharon Osbourne Show playing "Herself" 5 January, 2004
• The Sharon Osbourne Show playing "Herself" 19 December, 2003
• The Big Breakfast playing "Herself" 10 August, 1997

References

External links

• Official website
• Rhona Mitra at the Internet Movie Database