Rhona Mitra (born 9 August, 1976 in Paddington, London, England) is a British actress of half-Indian, half-Irish descent. She is sometimes credited as Rona Mitra. Rhona Mitra is the daughter of Nora and Anthony Mitra. In 1984, Mitra's parents got divorced and, as part of an overall lifestyle change, eight-year-old Mitra was sent off to boarding school. Several years passed at two different all-girls schools, but Mitra was eventually expelled from both of them.

Mitra is most famous for her roles as paralegal Tara Wilson on the legal drama The Practice (and its spin-off, Boston Legal) and as a live action model for Lara Croft from Eidos Interactive's Tomb Raider video game series. After becoming the official living embodiment of the video game character Lara Croft, she underwent breast implant surgery in an effort to properly "become" the fictional character. Her father is a renowned cosmetic surgeon, and at the time of her surgery, there was some controversy over whether or not it had been performed by her father.

Partial filmography

• Nip/Tuck (2005) (TV) .... Detective Kit McGraw
• Boston Legal (2004) .... Tara Wilson
• Spartacus (2004) (TV) .... Varinia
• Highwaymen (2003) .... Molly
• The Practice (joined cast in 2003).... Tara Wilson
• The Life of David Gale (2003) .... Berlin ... aka Leben des David Gale, Das (Germany)
• Sweet Home Alabama (2002) .... Tabatha Wadmore-Smith
• Ali G Indahouse (2002) .... Kate Hedges... aka Ali G in da House (Germany) (UK: alternative spelling)... aka Ali G Indahouse: The Movie (Australia)
• Gideon's Crossing (2000) .... Dr. Alejandra 'Ollie' Klein
• Get Carter (2000) .... Geraldine
• Hollow Man (2000).... Sebastian's Neighbor ... aka Hollow Man - Unsichtbare Gefahr (Germany)
• Party of Five (joined cast in 1999).... Holly Beggins
• Croupier (1998).... Girl with Joint... aka Croupier, Der (Germany)
• Beowulf (1999) .... Kyra
• A Kid in Aladdin's Palace (1998) .... Sheherazade
• Monk Dawson (1998) .... Mollie... aka Passion of the Priest (USA: video title)

Notable TV guest appearances

• "Nip/Tuck" playing Kit McGraw 2003
• "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn" playing "Herself" 30 September 2004
• "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" playing "Herself" 17 April 2004
• "The Sharon Osbourne Show" playing "Herself" 5 January 2004
• "The Sharon Osbourne Show" playing "Herself" 19 December 2003
• "Secret Agent Man" playing "Lacey Sullivan" in episode: "Supernaked" (episode # 1.5) 4 April 2000
• "The Big Breakfast" playing "Herself" 10 August 1997
• "Ghostbusters of East Finchley" playing "Cass" (as Rona Mitra) (episode # 1.5) 14 December 1995

Quote

"It's a confusing heritage. I never know if I want to be running across the fields with no clothes on or sitting in the pub drinking Guinness." -Rhona Mitra, on her Indo-Irish background.

External links

• Rhona Mitra at the Internet Movie Database
• Rhona Mitra at Starpulse
• Rhona Mitra - Pics and info
• Filmographyde:Rhona Mitra