Lolita Chakrabarti

Lolita Chakrabarti is an actress and writer based in London, England. She has worked extensively in theatre, television and radio. her theatre credits include A Midsummer Nights Dream for the Royal National Theatre, directed by Robert Lepage, As You Like It for Actor, King Lear for Talawa Theatre Company, Grimm Tales for the Young Vic, John Gabriel Borkman for the Donmar Warehouse, Free Outgoing for the Royal Court, The Great Game - Afghanistan for the Tricycle, Last Seen for the Almeida.

Her Television credits include Silent Witness, Amnesia, William and Mary, Forty Something, Bodies, Forgiven and WPC Jamila Blake in the long running ITV drama The Bill.

In 2007, Chakrabarti played the Maitre D at The Ivy restaurant in Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's Extras Christmas Special. Writing credits include The Goddess for Woman's Hour BBC Radio 4, Faith, Hope and Blue Charity BBC Radio 4. Last Seen - Joy for Slung Low and the Almeida. "Joy’s tale, written and performed by the magnetic Lolita Chakrabarti, is an echo chamber of literary allusion, resonant of fairytales, Blake and Greek and Norse mythology." Sam Marlowe, The Times.

She is married to British actor Adrian Lester. They have two children, both born in Southwark, London: Lila Harvey Chakrabarti (born 2001) and Jasmine Harvey Chakrabarti (born 2004).