Mandeep Dhillon

Mandeep Dhillon (born 21 December 1990) is a British actress who has appeared in Some Dogs Bite (2010), Tears of Kali (2004), and the BBC Three comedy TV series Some Girls and Fried.

Mandeep Dhillon
Born (1990-12-21) 21 December 1990
Letchworth, Hertfordshire, UK
NationalityBritish
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present

She is also known for her appearances in the British romantic comedy Finding Fatimah in 2017, and as Constable Lizbyet Corwi in The City and the City in 2018. She also appears as Sandy in Ricky Gervais's Netflix Original dark-comedy After Life.

Early life and career

Mandeep Dhillon attended Wilbury Primary School and Fearnhill School, Letchworth.[1] Her first television appearance was in Some Dogs Bite (2010),[2] and she made her film debut in Tears of Kali (2004). She starred as the character Saz Kaur, a sarcastic high school student from a strict Indian family, in Some Girls, which aired on BBC Three. Mandeep went on to appear as a guest character in 7 episodes of the 2014 TV series 24: Live Another Day, alongside Kiefer Sutherland, and in 2017 she appeared in the British romantic comedy film Finding Fatimah.[3] Dhillon played the main character Constable Lizbyet Corwi in of the four part BBC Drama The City and the City in 2018, alongside David Morrissey who played her police partner, Inspector Tyador Borlú.[4]

Filmography

Film
Year Film Character Notes
2004 Tears of Kali Clerk at Teehouse (segment "Shakti")
2014 A Wonderful Christmas Time Mandi
2016 David Brent: Life on the Road Kaz
2017 Freehold Mel
2017 Finding Fatimah Nayna
2019 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Lieutenant Garan
2020 Red Dwarf: The Promised Land Luna TV movie

Television
Year Programme Role Notes
2008 The Inbetweeners Prom Extra TV series
2010 Some Dogs Bite Seema TV movie
2012 The Thick Of It Rohinka 1 episode
2012–2014 Some Girls Saz Kaur Three series (18 episodes)[4]
2013 Whitechapel Sabima Masud 2 episodes
2014 24: Live Another Day Chell 7 episodes[5]
Wolfblood Dacia TV series
2015 The Revolution Will Be Televised Herself 1 episode
Fried Amara TV series
2016 Stan Lee's Lucky Man Indira Kemal 1 episode
2017 Hospital People Shaz Dutta TV series[4]
Doctor Who [4] Shireen 1 episode: "Knock Knock"
2018 The City and the City Constable Lizbyet Corwi [4] TV series
Bulletproof Kamali Khan TV series
Hounslow Diaries Tash TV Series
2019–present After Life Sandy TV series

References
  1. "Letchworth actress stars in BBC Three teen comedy". thecomet.net. 2012.
  2. "Some Dogs bite". BBC. 2011.
  3. "Finding Fatimah official website". Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  4. "The City And The City star Mandeep Dhillon: Corwi is a pitbull – I wish I was like her". Radio Times. 2018.
  5. "Young Brits land role in 24". Screen Terrier. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
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