Poppy Jhakra
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Poppy Jhakra is an actress from West Yorkshire
in England
. She is currently in the cast of Waterloo Road as English Teacher, Eleanor Chaudry.
Jhakra has appeared in Holby City
, Waking the Dead
and Doctors, and she got the role of Minnie in Coronation Street
.
She graduated from Rose Bruford College
with a 1st Class degree in American Theatre Arts in 2005, spending a year on American conventions and techniques in Texas.
Jhakra has appeared in Holby City
, Waking the Dead
, Doctors, and Peter Kosminsky
s two part Channel 4 docu-film Britz
. Following this she landed the part of the rebellious teenager Minnie Chandra in Coronation Street
, who she played for eighteen months. She initially auditioned for a different part, but impressed producers so much so in her meeting that the role of 'Minnie' was written in for her.
Jhakra was also cast in Scallywagger and Inn Mates starring Neil Morrisey, comedy sketch shows for the BBC playing various characters.
In July 2010 Jhakra was cast as a new young ambitious English teacher 'Eleanor Chaudry' in Waterloo Road
.
Jhakra has also given a one-woman show called Dance Without Movement
in which she took her audiences through a journey of a young Asian woman's life in England as well as performing as Princess Jasmine in Aladdin at the Theatre Royal, Windsor for Bill Kenwright
during Christmas 2009.
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. She is currently in the cast of Waterloo Road as English Teacher, Eleanor Chaudry.
Jhakra has appeared in Holby City
Holby City
Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
, Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead (TV series)
Waking the Dead is a British television police procedural crime drama series produced by the BBC featuring a fictional Cold Case Unit comprising CID police officers, a psychological profiler and a forensic scientist. A pilot episode aired in September 2000 and there have been a total of nine series...
and Doctors, and she got the role of Minnie in Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
.
She graduated from Rose Bruford College
Rose Bruford College
Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance is a British drama school, offering university-level and professional vocational training for theatre and performance and the BA and MA degrees, based in Sidcup, Southeast London.-History:Founded in 1950, Rose Bruford "pioneered the first acting degree...
with a 1st Class degree in American Theatre Arts in 2005, spending a year on American conventions and techniques in Texas.
Jhakra has appeared in Holby City
Holby City
Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
, Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead (TV series)
Waking the Dead is a British television police procedural crime drama series produced by the BBC featuring a fictional Cold Case Unit comprising CID police officers, a psychological profiler and a forensic scientist. A pilot episode aired in September 2000 and there have been a total of nine series...
, Doctors, and Peter Kosminsky
Peter Kosminsky
Peter Kosminsky is a British writer, director and producer. He has directed Hollywood movies such as White Oleander and television films like Warriors, The Government Inspector and The Promise.- Biography :...
s two part Channel 4 docu-film Britz
Britz (TV serial)
Britz is a two-part drama serial written and directed by BAFTA-winning director Peter Kosminsky and first screened by Channel 4 in the UK in October and November 2007....
. Following this she landed the part of the rebellious teenager Minnie Chandra in Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
, who she played for eighteen months. She initially auditioned for a different part, but impressed producers so much so in her meeting that the role of 'Minnie' was written in for her.
Jhakra was also cast in Scallywagger and Inn Mates starring Neil Morrisey, comedy sketch shows for the BBC playing various characters.
In July 2010 Jhakra was cast as a new young ambitious English teacher 'Eleanor Chaudry' in Waterloo Road
Waterloo Road (TV series)
Waterloo Road is an award-winning British television drama series, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 9 March 2006. Set in a troubled comprehensive school in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, the series focuses on the lives of the school's teacher and students, and confronts social...
.
Jhakra has also given a one-woman show called Dance Without Movement
Dance Without Movement
Dance Without Movement is a play by Sophia Rashid. Commissioned by Peshkar Productions, it is a one-woman piece focussed on Zuleikha, a British Asian woman of Pakistani descent who is in the midst of a personal breakdown...
in which she took her audiences through a journey of a young Asian woman's life in England as well as performing as Princess Jasmine in Aladdin at the Theatre Royal, Windsor for Bill Kenwright
Bill Kenwright
Bill Kenwright CBE is a leading West End theatre producer and film producer.He is also the Chairman of Everton Football Club, an English professional football club from the city of Liverpool....
during Christmas 2009.
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