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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.
Filmography17 titles
Sex Education
2019as Emily Sands
2019as Emily Sands
Peep Show
2003as Waitress
2003as Waitress
Summerland
2020as Mrs. Evans
2020as Mrs. Evans
Criminal: UK
2019as Nasreen Shah
2019as Nasreen Shah
DCI Banks
2010as Lab Assistant
2010as Lab Assistant
Wonka
2023as Lottie Bell
2023as Lottie Bell
Karen Pirie
2022as Bel Richmond
2022as Bel Richmond
Four Weddings and a Funeral
2019as Fatima
2019as Fatima
23 Walks
2020as Registrar
2020as Registrar
Man Like Mobeen
2017as Uncle Shady's Daughter
2017as Uncle Shady's Daughter
My Happy Ending
2023as Imaan
2023as Imaan
The Girl Before
2021as Mia
2021as Mia
Rules of the Game
2022as Maya Benshaw
2022as Maya Benshaw
I, Jack Wright
2025as Laura Johnstone
2025as Laura Johnstone
Running Naked
2020as Jade
2020as Jade
The One Show
as Self - Guest
as Self - Guest
Banglatown Banquet
2006as Rozena
2006as Rozena