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Indira Anne Varma is an English stage and screen actress. She was a member of Musical Youth Theatre Company and graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, in 1995. Her film debut and first major role was in Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love. She has gone on to appear in the television series The Canterbury Tales, Rome, Luther, Human Target, and Game of Thrones (as Ellaria Sand).
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- Frank & Louis2026
- The Other Bennet Sister — Mrs. Gardiner2026
- The Assessment — Ambika2025
- Coldwater — Fiona2025
- The Trouble with Jessica — Jessica2024
- Macbeth — Lady Macbeth2024
- Maya: Birth of a Superhero — Maya (Superhero)2024
- Creature Commandos — The Bride (voice)2024
- Doctor Who — Duchess of Pemberton2024
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Indira Anne Varma (born 27 September 1973) is a British actress and narrator. Her film debut and first major role was in Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996). She is known for her television roles, such as playing Niobe in the BBC and HBO series Rome (2005–07), Suzie Costello in the BBC series Torchwood (2006), Zoe Luther in the BBC series Luther (2010), Ilsa Pucci in Human Target (2010–11), Ellaria Sand in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2014–2017), and The Bride in the DCU/Max adult animated series Creature Commandos (2024–present).
In September 2016 she began starring in the ITV/Netflix series Paranoid as DS Nina Suresh. She has also worked extensively in the theatre, winning a Laurence Olivier Award for her performance in Present Laughter (2019) and receiving an additional nomination for her performance in Oedipus (2025).
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1973 births20th-century English actresses20th-century Swiss actresses21st-century English actresses21st-century Swiss actressesActors from the London Borough of HaringeyActresses from Bath, SomersetAlumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic ArtAudiobook narratorsBritish Shakespearean actressesEnglish film actressesEnglish people of Indian descent