Rakhee Thakrar
Biography
Rakhee Thakrar is an English actress born on 29 February 1984 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England. She has appeared in television and audio productions, most notably portraying Shabnam Masood in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders from 2014 to 2016, and Emily Sands in the Netflix comedy‑drama Sex Education, a role she has continued since 2019. In addition to screen work, Thakrar provides the voice of Bliss, the companion of the Eighth Doctor, in Big Finish Productions’ Doctor Who: The Time War audio drama series. Her TMDB profile lists 26 credited acting roles. Alternate spellings of her name appear in Japanese (ラキー・ターケラー) and Korean (라키 타크라).
Career overview
Rakhee Thakrar (born 29 February 1984) is an English actress from Leicester, Leicestershire, England. The Movie Database records her primary occupation as acting and lists twenty‑six credited appearances across film and television. Thakrar first achieved broad public attention through her role as Shabnam Masood in the long‑running BBC One soap opera EastEnders, a character she portrayed from 2014 until 2016.
Since 2019 she has been a regular cast member of the Netflix comedy‑drama series Sex Education, playing the part of Emily Sands, a role she continues to inhabit. In addition to her on‑screen work, Thakrar expands her repertoire into audio drama, providing the voice of Bliss, the companion of the Eighth Doctor in Big Finish Productions’ Doctor Who: The Time War series.
Her career, as documented by TMDB, reflects a focus on contemporary British drama across both visual and audio formats. The profile also notes that she is identified as female and includes alternate renderings of her name in Japanese and Korean scripts. Thakrar’s body of work demonstrates versatility within the UK entertainment industry, encompassing long‑form television narratives and serialized audio storytelling.
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- I, Jack Wright (2025) as Laura Johnstone
- September Says (2025) as Sheela
- Mouse! (2025) as Priya
- Finders Keepers (2024) as DS Doyle
- Spirit of Place (2024)
- Wonka (2023) as Lottie Bell
- My Happy Ending (2023) as Imaan
- Karen Pirie (2022) as Bel Richmond
- Rules of the Game (2022) as Maya Benshaw
- The Girl Before (2021) as Mia
- Running Naked (2020) as Jade
- Summerland (2020) as Mrs. Evans
- 23 Walks (2020) as Registrar
- Sex Education (2019) as Emily Sands
- Criminal: UK (2019) as Nasreen Shah
- Four Weddings and a Funeral (2019) as Fatima
- Extinction (2019)
- End-O (2019) as Dr. Womaan
- Man Like Mobeen (2017) as Uncle Shady's Daughter
- Invizimals (2014) as Jazmin (voice)
- DCI Banks (2011) as Lab Assistant
- Page Eight (2011) as Muna Hammami
- No Signal! (2009) as Self
- The One Show (2006) as Self - Guest
- Banglatown Banquet (2006) as Rozena
- Peep Show (2003) as Waitress