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Rakhee Thakrar

Acting

  • Born
  • February 29, 1984
  • Place of birth
  • Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK

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.

As actor 27

Sex Education poster
Sex Education
2019
The One Show poster
The One Show
2006
Peep Show poster
Peep Show
2003
Wonka poster
Wonka
2023
DCI Banks poster
DCI Banks
2011
Criminal: UK poster
Criminal: UK
2019
The Girl Before poster
The Girl Before
2021
Karen Pirie poster
Karen Pirie
2022
Four Weddings and a Funeral poster
Four Weddings and a Funeral
2019
Man Like Mobeen poster
Man Like Mobeen
2017
I, Jack Wright poster
I, Jack Wright
2025
Summerland poster
Summerland
2020
Page Eight poster
Page Eight
2011
My Happy Ending poster
My Happy Ending
2023
Finders Keepers poster
Finders Keepers
2024
Rules of the Game poster
Rules of the Game
2022
Running Naked poster
Running Naked
2020
No Signal!
2009
Invizimals poster
Invizimals
2014
September Says poster
September Says
2025
23 Walks poster
23 Walks
2020
Mouse! poster
Mouse!
2025
Extinction poster
Extinction
2019
End-O poster
End-O
2019
Banglatown Banquet poster
Banglatown Banquet
2006
Spirit of Place poster
Spirit of Place
2024
The Oresteia poster
The Oresteia
2026