Lolita Chakrabarti (born 1 June 1969 in Kingston upon Hull) is a British actress and writer.
Chakrabarti graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 1990.
Her screen credits include Riviera Season 2 , Delicious , Defending the Guilty , All Is True , 'Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands, The Casual Vacancy, Jekyll and Hyde, Intruders (2011), Bodies, Vera, Outnumbered, Hustle, Born to Kill, Extras Christmas Special, William and Mary, Fortysomething, Holby City, Silent Witness, and as WPC Jamila Blake in the long running ITV drama The Bill.
Her theatre credits include Fanny and Alexander for the Old Vic (2018) Gertrude in Hamlet starring Tom Hiddleston, directed by Kenneth Branagh for RADA (2017), The Great Game: Afghanistan for the Tricycle Theatre (2009), Last Seen for the Almeida (2009) (which she co-wrote), Free Outgoing for the Royal Court (2008) and John Gabriel Borkman for the Donmar Warehouse (2007).
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