Milanka Brooks (born 12 September 1983) is an English actress, known for her roles as Ionela for 2 seasons of ''

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'' (2015–2016) and Elena Tulaska in "

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" from ''

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'' (2017) and as Princess Svetlana in the

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British royal family

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'' in 2020.

Education

Milanka Brooks was born in

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, England, on 12 September 1983, to her mother Mileva Brooks, who was a model, and father Harry Brooks Jr., an actor/writer. Brooks graduated from The

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, Class of 2008/2009.

Career

Brooks first appeared on screen in 2009 in two French films: ''Spy(ies)'' and ''King Guillaume''. Her first appearance on British television was in 2011, and was in her role as Francesca in series 11 of the BBC TV sitcom ''

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''. In 2012, Brooks appeared as a model in episode 1 of

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's TV comedy series ''

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'', and as Elena in the BBC comedy ''Boomers'' in 2014. From 2015 to 2016, Brooks in the seventh and eighth series of ITV's ''

'', portraying Ionela the fiancée of Geoff Maltby, who was played by

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. Brooks appeared as Svetlana in the

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television film '' Do Not Disturb'' in 2016. In 2017, Brooks portrayed a TV presenter in the

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funded film '' Gun Shy'' alongside

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. In December 2017 she appeared as the blue-skinned Elena Tulaska in "

", the first episode of series 4 of ''

'' alongside

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. Milanka also appeared in the Disney feature film ''

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'' in 2018. In 2019, Brooks had a role in the

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drama ''Cleaning Up'', and starred as Stasia in episode 3 of ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' alongside

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in 2019. Brooks portrayed the role of Princess Svetlana in the series 3 episode 4 of the

British royal family

'' in 2020.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Milanka Brooks twitter
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