Anya Chalotra is a British actress primarily known for her role as Yennefer of Vengerberg in the Netflix original series The Witcher. Before that she had a role in Wanderlust.
Early life
Chalotra was born on 21st July 1996 in Wolverhampton to an Indian father and English mother. She grew up in the village of Lower Penn, in South Staffordshire, where she lived with her parents and two siblings, an elder sister Reeya and a younger brother Arun. Chalotra completed her schooling at the St. Dominic’s Grammar School for Girls in Brewood and later completed the one-year foundation course at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before training for three years at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Career
Chalotra has starred in several West End theatre productions including Much Ado About Nothing and The Village.
In 2019, Chalotra starred in a main role as Yennefer of Vengerberg in the Netflix fantasy drama The Witcher. The series premiered on 20 December 2019.
Chalotra was listed as one of Screen Daily’s ’Stars of Tomorrow’ 2020.
In 2020, Chalotra starred in a television short film special, aired on Sky Arts, No Masks that is based on the real-life testimonies of key frontlines workers in East London during the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 15 July 2020 it was announced that Chalotra would be headlining the voice cast of a sci-fi animation series NEW-GEN.
On 13 October 2020 it was announced that Chalotra will star in a new BBC Sounds sci-fi podcast The Cipher, to be released at Christmas.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Wanderlust | Jennifer Ashman | Main role |
| 2018 | The ABC Murders | Lily Marbury | Miniseries |
| 2019 | Sherwood | Robin Loxley | Main voice role |
| 2019–present | The Witcher | Yennefer of Vengerberg | Main role |
| 2020 | No Masks | Dr. Anuja | Short film (TV special) |
| 2021 | NEW-GEN | TBA | Main voice role |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Theater |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Much Ado About Nothing | Hero | Globe Theatre |
| 2018 | The Village | Jyoti | Theatre Royal Stratford East |
| 2019 | Peter Gynt | Sabine | Royal National Theatre |
Podcast
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The Cipher | Sabrina | Lead role |