Rakhee Thakrar
February 29, 1984 (40 years old) in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · September Says as Sheela
- 2024 · Spirit of Place as
- 2024 · Finders Keepers as DS Doyle
- 2023 · Wonka as Lottie Bell
- 2023 · Choked Up as Saskia
- 2023 · My Happy Ending as Imaan
- 2022 · Karen Pirie as Bel Richmond
- 2022 · Rules of the Game as Maya Benshaw
- 2021 · The Girl Before as Mia
- 2020 · Running Naked as Jade
- 2020 · 23 Walks as Registrar
- 2020 · Summerland as Mrs. Evans
- 2019 · End-O as Dr. Womaan
- 2019 · Criminal: UK as Nasreen Shah
- 2019 · Extinction as
- 2019 · Four Weddings and a Funeral as Fatima
- 2019 · Sex Education as Emily Sands
- 2014 · Invizimals as Jazmin (voice)
- 2012 · Honest Trailers as Lottie Bell (archive footage)
- 2011 · DCI Banks as Lab Assistant
- 2011 · Page Eight as Muna Hammami
- 2009 · No Signal! as Self
- 2006 · Banglatown Banquet as Rozena
- 2003 · Peep Show as Waitress