Vineeta Rishi

English actress

Vineeta Rishi

Born|

Bracknell, Berkshire, England

Alma mater| University of Bradford
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Occupation| Actress
Years active| 2002–present
Known for| Jas Khella in Doctors[1]

Vineeta Rishi, is an English actress, known for playing Jas Khella in the BBC One soap opera Doctors.[1]

## Early life[edit]

Born in Bracknell, Berkshire to Indian parents, Rishi grew up in Walkergate, Newcastle upon Tyne where she attended Walkergate Primary and Junior School and Benfield School. She then undertook a business degree at the University of Bradford in 1998.[2] After graduation she began working as a computer programmer, including for British Airways in Newcastle Business Park.[2] During her spare time she discovered a passion for acting in Amateur Dramatics, and then choosing to change professions took a postgraduate course at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.[3]

## Career[edit]

Since graduation, Rishi has played PC Kapoor on ITV's The Last Detective, and is regular on the BBC radio soap Silver Street. In 2005 she guest-starred in the Doctor Who spin-off audio drama UNIT: The Longest Night and in 2007 appeared in the television episode Smith and Jones. In 2007 she toured, in the Pravesh Kumar comedy There's Something About Simmy. Rishi played Dona Marina (La Malinche) in BBC2's film "Cortes" which aired in March 2008. In late June and early July 2008, Rishi appeared in the BBC thriller Criminal Justice, playing lawyer Frances Kapoor who is assigned to fight for a murder suspect in court. In 2018, Rishi played DC Rakhee Shah in the British TV drama series Collateral.[4]

Rishi joined the cast of Holby City as Lucky Simpson, a mental health nurse, in November 2020, during the drama's twenty-second series.[5]

## Filmography[edit]

### Film[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2006  | Berry's Way | Meena  | Television film
2012  | Stud Life | Indian Bride  |
2016  | Murdered by My Father | Maheen  | Television film
2017  | Collateral | Rakhee Shah  | Short film
The Boy with the Topknot | Puli  | Television film
2019  | Hobbs & Shaw | Eteon Assistant  |
2020  | Earwigger | Sarah  | Short film
Corrina | Susan  | Short film

### Television[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2002  | The Bill | Samina Ghundar  | Recurring role; 2 episodes
2002  | Doctors | Meena Patel  | Episode: "Circle of Life"
2004  | Lawless | Journalist  | Miniseries
The Bill | Nina Omar  | Recurring role; 2 episodes
2005-07  | The Last Detective | WPC Kapoor  | Recurring role; 9 episodes
2006  | Where the Heart Is | Registrar  | Episode: "Don't Look Back in Anger"
2007  | Doctor Who | Julia Swales  | Episode: "Smith and Jones"
Outnumbered | Kuj  | Episode: "The Dinner Party"
2008  | Heroes and Villains | Dona Marina  | Episode: "Cortes"
Criminal Justice | Frances Kapoor  | Recurring role; 4 episodes
2011  | Waking the Dead | DI Meenah Khan  | Episode: "Waterloo: Part 2"
2012-13  | Doctors | Dr. Jas Khella | Series regular; 172 episodes
2015-16  | Boy Meets Girl | Anji  | Series regular; 11 episodes
2017  | Line of Duty | Rupal  | Recurring role; 3 episodes
Three Girls | Grace  | Miniseries
2018  | Collateral | DC Rakhee Shah  | Miniseries
2019  | Vera | Nita Dajani  | Episode: "Cuckoo"
Absentia | M.E. Sophia Ortiz  | Episode: "Guilty"
2020  | Van der Valk | Therese Remecker  | Episode: "Love in Amsterdam"
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators | Parthi Raja  | Episode: "A Serpent's Tooth"
2020-21  | Holby City | Lucky Simpson | Series regular; 41 episodes
2021  | Angela Black | Dr. Priya Gurinda  | Episode: "Series 1, Episode 4"
2023  | The Hunt for Raoul Moat | Nisha Roberts  | Miniseries

### Video games[edit]

Year  | Game  | Role  | Notes

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2019  | GreedFall | Aphra  | Voice only
2023  | Baldur's Gate 3 | Cashguard Taslim / Fevrokis / Fist of Bane Gudrun  | Voice only

## Theatre credits[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Venue  | Notes

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2001  | The Tempest | Ariel | Tynemouth Priory, Tynemouth  |
2003  | Hobson's Choice | Sunita Hobson  | Young Vic, London  |
2004  | Beasts and Beauties | Kari  | Bristol Old Vic, Bristol  |
2005  | What We Did to Weinstein | Yasmin / Samira  | Menier Chocolate Factory, London  |
2007  | There's Something About Simmy | Simmy  | Theatre Royal Stratford East, London & UK Tour  |
Weights | Guapa  | Blue Elephant Theatre, London  |
2015  | Who Cares | Lisa / Jack Davis  | Royal Court Theatre, London  |
2019  | Alys, Always | Julia Price  | Bridge Theatre, London  |

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Kilkelly, Daniel (11 August 2012). "'Doctors': New regular Jas Khella joins soap". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
2. ^ a b Sonia Sharma (1 June 2005). "Detecting her first big break on telly". Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
3. ^ Sonia Sharma (6 April 2013). "Geordie actresses battle for British Soap Award for sexiest female". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
4. ^ "Collateral". Radio Times.
5. ^ "Holby City trailer gives glimpse of series returning to BBC One soon" (Press release). BBC Media Centre. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.

## External links[edit]

* Vineeta Rishi at IMDb