Rhona Mitra
- Actress
Mitra was born in Paddington, London, England, the daughter of Nora Downey and Anthony Mitra, a cosmetic surgeon. She has an older and a
younger brother. Her father is of Bengali Indian and English descent,
and her mother is Irish. In 1984, when Mitra was eight, her parents
divorced, and she was sent to boarding school. She spent several years
at two different schools, including Roedean, but Mitra claims she was
eventually expelled from both of them.
Mitra's first main role came as
Scott Wolf's illicit love interest on
Party of Five (1994). In 2000,
Mitra had a small, key role in the film
Hollow Man (2000), as the rape victim
of Kevin Bacon, an incident that
drives his character insane. She had a main role in the medical drama
Gideon's Crossing (2000),
as "Dr. Alejandra Ollie Klein". Mitra then had roles in
Ali G Indahouse (2002);
Sweet Home Alabama (2002);
Stuck on You (2003), and leading
roles in Highwaymen (2004) and
Spartacus (2004). Mitra
appeared in the final season of
The Practice (1997) as "Tara
Wilson", and continued that role into its spin-off
Boston Legal (2004), but left
not long into the second season. In 2005, Mitra played the role of "Kit
McGraw" during Season 3 of
Nip/Tuck (2003). Mitra then went on
to appear in Skinwalkers (2006),
The Number 23 (2007) and
Shooter (2007). In 2008, Mitra
starred in the lead role of the science fiction/action film
Doomsday (2008) as "Major Eden
Sinclair", and, in 2009, went on to star in
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)
as "Sonja", the daughter of the powerful vampire elder, "Viktor"
(played by Bill Nighy).
Mitra appeared as the live action model for "Lara Croft", the lead
character in Eidos Interactive's Tomb Raider video game series. She was
ranked #46 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2001.
younger brother. Her father is of Bengali Indian and English descent,
and her mother is Irish. In 1984, when Mitra was eight, her parents
divorced, and she was sent to boarding school. She spent several years
at two different schools, including Roedean, but Mitra claims she was
eventually expelled from both of them.
Mitra's first main role came as
Scott Wolf's illicit love interest on
Party of Five (1994). In 2000,
Mitra had a small, key role in the film
Hollow Man (2000), as the rape victim
of Kevin Bacon, an incident that
drives his character insane. She had a main role in the medical drama
Gideon's Crossing (2000),
as "Dr. Alejandra Ollie Klein". Mitra then had roles in
Ali G Indahouse (2002);
Sweet Home Alabama (2002);
Stuck on You (2003), and leading
roles in Highwaymen (2004) and
Spartacus (2004). Mitra
appeared in the final season of
The Practice (1997) as "Tara
Wilson", and continued that role into its spin-off
Boston Legal (2004), but left
not long into the second season. In 2005, Mitra played the role of "Kit
McGraw" during Season 3 of
Nip/Tuck (2003). Mitra then went on
to appear in Skinwalkers (2006),
The Number 23 (2007) and
Shooter (2007). In 2008, Mitra
starred in the lead role of the science fiction/action film
Doomsday (2008) as "Major Eden
Sinclair", and, in 2009, went on to star in
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)
as "Sonja", the daughter of the powerful vampire elder, "Viktor"
(played by Bill Nighy).
Mitra appeared as the live action model for "Lara Croft", the lead
character in Eidos Interactive's Tomb Raider video game series. She was
ranked #46 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2001.