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Vineeta Rishi
Vineeta Rishi
Born	Newcastle upon Tyne
Education	Walkergate Primary School; Benfield Comprehensive School
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2002–present

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Vineeta Rishi (born 15 February 1981), is a British actress of Indian descent, best known for playing Jas Khella in the BBC One soap opera Doctors.^[1]

Raised in Walkergate, she was educated at Walkergate Primary and Junior School and Benfield Comprehensive School. She then undertook a business degree at Bradford University. After graduation she began working as a computer programmer, including for British Airways in London. During her spare time she discovered a passion for acting in Amateur Dramatics, and then choosing to change professions trained at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.^[2]

Since graduation she has played PC Kapoor on ITV's The Last Detective, and is regular on the BBC radio soap Silver Street. In 2005 she guest-starred in the Doctor Who spin-off audio drama UNIT: The Longest Night and in 2007 appeared in the television episode Smith and Jones. In 2007 she toured, in the Pravesh Kumar comedy There's Something About Simmy. Rishi played Dona Marina (La Malinche) in BBC2's film "Cortes" which aired in March 2008. In late June and early July 2008, Rishi appeared in the BBC thriller Criminal Justice, playing lawyer Frances Kapoor who is assigned to fight for a murder suspect in court.

References

^ Kilkelly, Daniel (11 August 2012). "'Doctors': New regular Jas Khella joins soap". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
^ Sonia Sharma (6 April 2013). "Geordie actresses battle for British Soap Award for sexiest female". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

External links

Vineeta Rishi at the Internet Movie Database
Profile of her character Jodie Howard on BBC Web Site

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[jas-1] Kilkelly, Daniel (11 August 2012). "'Doctors': New regular Jas Khella joins soap". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 24 August 2012.

[2] Sonia Sharma (6 April 2013). "Geordie actresses battle for British Soap Award for sexiest female". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

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-'''Vineeta Rishi''', is a British actress of Indian descent. She currently plays [[Jas Khella]] in the [[BBC]] [[soap opera]] ''[[Doctors (soap opera)|Doctors]]''.<ref name="jas">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s16/doctors/scoop/a398791/doctors-new-regular-jas-khella-joins-soap.html|title='Doctors': New regular Jas Khella joins soap|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|date=11 August 2012|work=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=[[Hearst Magazines UK]]|accessdate=24 August 2012}}</ref>
+'''Vineeta Rishi''' (born 15 February 1981), is a [[British people|British]] actress of [[British Indian|Indian]] descent, best known for playing [[Jas Khella]] in the [[BBC One]] [[soap opera]] ''[[Doctors (soap opera)|Doctors]]''.<ref name="jas">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s16/doctors/scoop/a398791/doctors-new-regular-jas-khella-joins-soap.html|title='Doctors': New regular Jas Khella joins soap|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|date=11 August 2012|work=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=[[Hearst Magazines UK]]|accessdate=24 August 2012}}</ref>
+Raised in [[Walkergate]], she was educated at [[Walkergate Primary School|Walkergate Primary and Junior School]] and [[Benfield Comprehensive School]]. She then undertook a business degree at [[Bradford University]]. After graduation she began working as a computer programmer, including for [[British Airways]] in [[London]]. During her spare time she discovered a passion for acting in [[Amateur Dramatics]], and then choosing to change professions trained at the [[Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/geordie-actresses-battle-british-soap-2522961|title=Geordie actresses battle for British Soap Award for sexiest female|author=Sonia Sharma|publisher=Chronicle Live|date=6 April 2013|accessdate=10 January 2014}}</ref>
-Rishi trained at the [[Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts]] and is best known as PC Kapoor on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]'s ''[[The Last Detective]]''. She is a regular on the BBC radio soap ''[[Silver Street]]''. In 2005 she guest-starred in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' spin-off [[audio drama]] ''[[UNIT: The Longest Night]]'' and in 2007 appeared in the television episode ''[[Smith and Jones (Doctor Who)|Smith and Jones]]''. In 2007 she toured, in the Pravesh Kumar comedy ''There's Something About Simmy''. Rishi played Dona Marina ([[La Malinche]]) in BBC2's film "Cortes" which aired in March 2008. In late June and early July 2008, Rishi appeared in the BBC thriller ''[[Criminal Justice (TV series)|Criminal Justice]]'', a five-part crime series. She played the role of Frances Kapoor, a lawyer assigned to fight for a murder suspect in court.
+Since graduation she has played PC Kapoor on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]'s ''[[The Last Detective]]'', and is regular on the BBC radio soap ''[[Silver Street]]''. In 2005 she guest-starred in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' spin-off [[audio drama]] ''[[UNIT: The Longest Night]]'' and in 2007 appeared in the television episode ''[[Smith and Jones (Doctor Who)|Smith and Jones]]''. In 2007 she toured, in the Pravesh Kumar comedy ''There's Something About Simmy''. Rishi played Dona Marina ([[La Malinche]]) in BBC2's film "Cortes" which aired in March 2008. In late June and early July 2008, Rishi appeared in the BBC thriller ''[[Criminal Justice (TV series)|Criminal Justice]]'', playing lawyer Frances Kapoor who is assigned to fight for a murder suspect in court.
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