Rhona Mitra

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Rhona Mitra
Mitra in 2009
Born
Rhona Natasha Mitra

(1976-08-09) 9 August 1976 (age 47)
Paddington, London, England
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1995–present

Rhona Natasha Mitra (born 9 August 1976) is a British actress.

Mitra is known for her roles as Sonja in

Detective Kit McGraw on the third season of Nip/Tuck (2005); in the lead role of the science fiction/action film Doomsday as Major Eden Sinclair (2008); as an assassin in the Netflix film Game Over, Man! (2018); and as Mercy Graves in the CW series Supergirl
(2018).

Early life

Rhona Mitra was born in 1976 in the Paddington area of London, the daughter of Anthony Mitra, a surgeon, and Nora Downey. Her father is of Bengali Indian descent, while her mother is Irish.[1]

Career

Mitra in 2007

In 1997, Mitra appeared as the live-action model for

Skinwalkers, The Number 23 and Shooter
.

In 2008, Mitra starred in the lead role of the science fiction/action film

Viktor (played by Bill Nighy). While filming, she grew fond of her vampire fangs, even declining to remove them when they couldn't be seen. "I put those fangs on the first day and I felt they should always have been there; it's strange. So I kept them in through the entire time of shooting, throughout all my dialogue and everything."[4] She also appeared in three episodes of Stargate Universe
.

She stars in the 2010 Anders Anderson thriller film Stolen, alongside Josh Lucas, Jon Hamm and James Van Der Beek.[5] She portrayed Claire Radcliff in the 2010 ABC supernatural series The Gates.[6] She played Major Rachel Dalton on Cinemax's series Strike Back: Project Vengeance, replacing Amanda Mealing.[7]

In 2014 and 2015, she played Rachel Scott in the first two seasons of Michael Bay's post-apocalyptic television series, The Last Ship.[8]

In 2017, she portrayed Charlotte in the fourth season of The Strain.

In 2018, Mitra was cast as Mercy Graves in the CW television series Supergirl.[9]

Mitra in 2023, in Comic Con Germany

In 2020, Mitra starred in the

science fiction film Skylines
as Dr Mal.

In 2022, she joined the film Hounds of War, alongside Frank Grillo, and historical film Prisoners of Paradise. She also stars in the lead role in science-fiction film The Experiment, alongside Famke Janssen and Stefanie Martini, where she plays Captain Ava Stone.

Personal life

Her life on the farm rescuing horses has been featured in 2023 on the BBC Earth TV show Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild.[10]

Nominations

Rhona Mitra was nominated in 2009 for Scream Awards for Best Actress for Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.[citation needed]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Eddie Izzard: Glorious Groupie Direct to video
A Kid in Aladdin's Palace Sheherazade Direct to video
1998 Croupier Girl with Joint
Monk Dawson Mollie Jolliffe
1999 How to Breed Gibbons Juliet Short film
Beowulf Kyra
2000 Hollow Man Sebastian's Neighbor
Get Carter Geraldine
2002 Ali G Indahouse Kate Hedges
Sweet Home Alabama Tabatha Wadmore-Smith
2003 The Life of David Gale Berlin
Stuck on You Bus Stop Bombshell
2004 Highwaymen Molly Poole
2006
Skinwalkers
 		Rachel Talbot
2007 The Number 23 Laura Tollins
Shooter Alourdes Galindo
2008 Doomsday Eden Sinclair
2009 Underworld: Rise of the Lycans Sonja Replacing Jázmin Dammak from the first film
Separation City Katrien Becker
Stolen Barbara Adkins
2010 Reuniting the Rubins Andie Rubin
2014 The Loft Allison Vanowen
2016 Hard Target 2 Sofia Direct to video
2018 Game Over, Man! Erma
The Fight Amanda Chadwick
2020 Archive Simone
Skylines Dr Mal
2022 The Other Me Martha
2023 Hounds of War Caterina Murino Post-production
2024 Red Sonja TBA Post-production
TBA Prisoners of Paradise Betty
The Experiment Ava Stone Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Ghostbusters of East Finchley Cass Episode: "1.5"
1996 The Bill Sarah Wickes Episode: "Outer"
1997
Lust for Glorious
 		La Dame Française TV film
1997 The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous Flora Seymour TV miniseries
1999–2000 Party of Five Holly Marie Beggins Recurring role (12 episodes)
2000 Secret Agent Man Lacey Sullivan Episode: "Supernaked"
2000–2001 Gideon's Crossing Dr Alejandra Ollie Klein Main role (20 episodes)
2003–2004 The Practice Tara Wilson Main role (22 episodes)
2004 Spartacus Varinia TV miniseries
2004 Boston Legal Tara Wilson Main role (20 episodes)
2005 Nip/Tuck Kit McGraw Recurring role (5 episodes)
2010 Stargate Universe Commander Kiva Episodes: "Subversion", "Incursion: Parts 1 & 2"
2010 The Gates Claire Radcliff Main role (13 episodes)
2012 Crisis Point Cameron Grainger TV film
2012–2013 Strike Back Maj. Rachel Dalton Regular role (14 episodes)
2014–2015 The Last Ship Dr Rachel Scott Main role (23 episodes)
2017 The Strain Charlotte 4 episodes
2018 Supergirl Mercy Graves Recurring role (4 episodes)
2023 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Herself[11]

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Tomb Raider II Lara Croft Promotional live-action model
2023 World of Warcraft: Dragonflight Vyranoth Voice
TBA Squadron 42 Executive Officer Sophia Kelly Voice

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

  • "Getting Naked" (1997)[2]

References

  1. ^ Mottram, James (3 May 2008). "Rhona Mitra: she's Mad Max in mascara for Brit thriller Doomsday". The Times. Archived from the original on 18 July 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b "The Laras: a look back in danger". BBC News. 20 November 2008. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  3. ^ "2001 Hot 100". Maxim. 1 May 2001. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Mitra Mad About Her Vampire Fangs". ContactMusic. 30 January 2009. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  5. ^ McNary, Dave (3 February 2010). "IFC pays for 'Stolen' rights Thriller to air on video on demand before theaters". Variety. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  6. ^ "ABC to Open the First Seventeen Minutes of The Gates". Dread Central. 17 June 2010. Archived from the original on 10 July 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (6 January 2012). "Rhona Mitra to Join Cinemax Action Drama 'Strike Back' as Female Lead in Season 2". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  8. ^ Mitra, Rhona. "The Last Ship Interview with Rhona Mitra". Collider (Interview). Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  9. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (27 July 2018). "'Supergirl': Rhona Mitra To Play Mercy Graves On The CW Series, Robert Baker Also Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild: Season 17, Episode 4 | Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.
  11. ^ "Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild - Episode 4: Uruguay - Rhona Mitra". radiotimes.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Lara-Model als Popstar?". Der Spiegel (in German). Spiegel-Verlag. 11 November 1999. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2009.

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Preceded by
Nathalie Cook
 Lara Croft model
1997–1998 		Succeeded by
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