Lolita Chakrabarti is an actress and writer based in London, United Kingdom.

As an actress she has worked extensively on stage and screen. Her most recent theatre credits include '"The Great Game, Afghanistan" for The Tricycle, "Last Seen - Joy" for The Almeida, "Free Outgoing" for The Royal Court, "John Gabriel Borkman" for The Donmar Warehouse,

Her screen credits include "Vera", "Outnumbered", "Hustle", "Extras, Christmas Special", "Holby City", Silent Witness

Silent Witness

Silent Witness is a BBC crime thriller series focusing on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes. First broadcast in February 1996, the series is still airing to the present day, with a fifteenth series expected to air in January 2012. The series was...

, Amnesia

Amnesia

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, William and Mary

William and Mary

The phrase William and Mary usually refers to the coregency over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, of King William III & II and Queen Mary II...

, Forty Something, Bodies

Bodies

Bodies may refer to:* The plural of body* Bodies , BBC television program* "Bodies" , 2003 episode of Law & Order* BODIES.....

, Forgiven and WPC Jamila Blake in the long running ITV

ITV

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 drama The Bill

The Bill

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Writing credits include The Goddess for Woman's Hour

Woman's Hour

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  BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...

, Faith, Hope and Blue Charity BBC Radio 4. Last Seen - Joy for Slung Low and the Almeida.

Lolita runs Lesata Productions with Rosa Maggiora. They produced "Of Mary" a short film in 2011.

She is married to British actor Adrian Lester

Adrian Lester

-Personal life:Lester was born in Birmingham, England, the son of Jamaican immigrants Monica, a medical secretary, and Reginald, a manager for a contract cleaning company. He sang as a boy treble in the choir of St. Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham...

. They have two children, both born in Southwark

London Borough of Southwark

The London Borough of Southwark is a London borough in south east London, England. It is directly south of the River Thames and the City of London, and forms part of Inner London.-History:...

, London: Lila Harvey Chakrabarti (born 2001) and Jasmine Harvey Chakrabarti (born 2004).

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