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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1984-02-29 (41 years old)

Place of Birth

Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK

Rakhee Thakrar

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.

Known For

Acting

2025

September Says as Sheela
I, Jack Wright as Laura Johnstone

2024

Finders Keepers as DS Doyle

2023

Wonka as Lottie Bell

2022

Rules of the Game as Maya Benshaw
Karen Pirie as Bel Richmond

2021

2020

23 Walks as Registrar
Summerland as Mrs. Evans

2019

End-O as Dr. Womaan
Sex Education as Emily Sands
Criminal: UK as Nasreen Shah

2017

Man Like Mobeen as Uncle Shady's Daughter

2014

Invizimals as Jazmin (voice)

2012

Honest Trailers as Lottie Bell (archive footage)

2011

Page Eight as Muna Hammami
DCI Banks as Lab Assistant

2009

No Signal! as Self

2006

2003

Peep Show as Waitress