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| − | '''Amrita Acharia''' is a young Norwegian actress resident in the UK. She moved to Norway when she was thirteen years old |
+ | '''Amrita Acharia''' is a young Norwegian actress resident in the UK. She moved to Norway when she was thirteen years old. She is half-Ukranian and half-Nepalese. She grew up in Kathmandu, Nepal, before moving to London, England, and ultimately to northern Norway with her family.<ref>[http://winteriscoming.net/2012/05/interview-with-amrita-acharia/ WinterIsComing.net interview with Amrita Acharia]</ref> |
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| + | She has a small number of stage and screen roles to her name, most notably an appearance in the play ''Elevator'', a role in the short film ''In the Company of Wolves'' and a brief role in the British drama series ''[[wikipedia:Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''. |
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In ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' Acharia was playing the role of [[Irri]]. She was confirmed in the role on 28 July 2010. She initially appeared as a guest star in the [[Season 1|first season]] and returned in this role for the [[Season 2|second season]]. |
In ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' Acharia was playing the role of [[Irri]]. She was confirmed in the role on 28 July 2010. She initially appeared as a guest star in the [[Season 1|first season]] and returned in this role for the [[Season 2|second season]]. |
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| − | Acharia's character Irri was killed off in the middle of Season 2, even though the character Irri is alive as of the end of the fifth novel. |
+ | Acharia's character Irri was killed off in the middle of Season 2, even though the character Irri is alive as of the end of the fifth novel. Acharia apparently had to leave production on the TV series because she wasn't able to obtain Norwegian citizenship (even though most of her family has it), and thus wasn't about to extend her EU work visa.<ref>[http://winteriscoming.net/2012/05/curtain-call-amrita-acharia/ WinterIsCominet.net report] on Amrita Acharia's departure</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:09, 19 May 2012
Amrita Acharia is a young Norwegian actress resident in the UK. She moved to Norway when she was thirteen years old. She is half-Ukranian and half-Nepalese. She grew up in Kathmandu, Nepal, before moving to London, England, and ultimately to northern Norway with her family.[1]
She has a small number of stage and screen roles to her name, most notably an appearance in the play Elevator, a role in the short film In the Company of Wolves and a brief role in the British drama series Casualty.
In Game of Thrones Acharia was playing the role of Irri. She was confirmed in the role on 28 July 2010. She initially appeared as a guest star in the first season and returned in this role for the second season.
Acharia's character Irri was killed off in the middle of Season 2, even though the character Irri is alive as of the end of the fifth novel. Acharia apparently had to leave production on the TV series because she wasn't able to obtain Norwegian citizenship (even though most of her family has it), and thus wasn't about to extend her EU work visa.[2]
Credits
Guest starring
Template:Season one credits Template:Season two credits
See also
References
- ↑ WinterIsComing.net interview with Amrita Acharia
- ↑ WinterIsCominet.net report on Amrita Acharia's departure