Dinita Gohil is a British actress. She is best known for her performance as Amanda in the satirical film ''

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'' (2019), and on-stage as

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in the

Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and produces around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, St ...

production of ''

Twelfth Night ''Twelfth Night'', or ''What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Vio ...

'' (2017–2018).

Early life

Dinita Gohil was born in

Hodge Hill Hodge Hill is an area 4 miles east of Birmingham City Centre, England. It is also a council constituency, managed by its own district committee. The MP of Hodge Hill is currently Liam Byrne. The constituency includes the smaller constituency w ...

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West ...

. She was educated at

Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls (formerly Sutton Coldfield High School and Sutton Coldfield Girls School) is an 11–18 girls secondary grammar school and sixth form with academy status in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, ...

, and later studied Spanish and French language at

Royal Holloway, University of London Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL), formally incorporated as Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, is a public research university and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It has six schools, 21 academic departm ...

. Gohil received a

Master of Arts A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...

from the

Guildhall School of Music and Drama The Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a conservatoire and drama school located in the City of London, United Kingdom. Established in 1880, the school offers undergraduate and postgraduate training in all aspects of classical music and jazz ...

, where she studied acting for three years.

Career

Before acting, Gohil worked as a translator. In 1999, Gohil began her on-screen acting career in the post-apocalyptic miniseries, '' The Last Train'' as Anita Nixon. In 2017, Gohil played Sajani in the

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documentary and science fiction television series, ''

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''. From 2017 to 2018, Gohil played

in the

production of ''

'', written by

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

. In a three-star review for ''

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'', Michael Billington called Gohil's performance "the best performance of the evening, ..a bright-eyed figure who surrenders happily to Orsino's kisses and who delivers the famous "willow cabin" speech with a level of rapture I have not heard in ages." In 2019, Gohil played a leading role in the 2019 satirical film ''

'' as Amanda, a personal assistant of Sir Richard McCreadie (played by

Steve Coogan Stephen John Coogan (; born 14 October 1965) is an English actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter. He is most known for creating original characters such as Alan Partridge, a socially inept and politically incorrect media personality, which ...

). In April 2020, The Royal Shakespeare Company released the 2017 production of ''Twelfth Night'' which Gohil features in as Viola, on the streaming service Marquee TV.

Filmography

Television

Film

Stage

References

External links

* {{IMDb name, 0324743 Living people 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses Actresses from Birmingham, West Midlands Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Alumni of Royal Holloway, University of London British comedy actresses British actresses of Indian descent English film actresses English stage actresses English Shakespearean actresses English television actresses People educated at Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls Year of birth missing (living people)