Rebecca Sarker

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Rebecca Sarker
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Sarker in 2005
Born1975 (age 45–46)
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England[1]
OccupationActress
Years active1998–present
Television
Children1

Rebecca Sarker (born 1975) is an English actress. After portraying the role of Nita Desai in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 1999 to 2000, she made various appearances in television series including Doctors, Holby City, The Golden Hour and EastEnders. In 2018, she began appearing in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as Manpreet Jutla.

Career[]

Sarker made her acting debut in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as Nita Desai in 1999.[2] Following her exit from the soap in 2000, she appeared in various television series, including two guest appearances on the BBC soap opera Doctors, appearances in the BBC medical dramas Holby City and Casualty and portraying Dr Newton in two episodes of the BBC soap opera EastEnders.[3] She then starred in the ITV miniseries The Golden Hour as Nina Osbourne in 2005.[4] In 2012, she made her film debut in the feature film John Carter.[1] In 2018, it was announced that she had been cast as series regular Manpreet Jutla in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.[5]

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
1999–2000 Coronation Street Nita Desai Series regular
2002 Believe Nothing PC Haywain Episode: "May as Well Face It, You're Addicted to Fudge"
2003, 2009 Doctors Tepali Sharma / Deborah Mortimer 3 episodes
2003, 2006, 2017 Holby City Nina Sharma / Carla Harris / Gayle Travis 3 episodes
2004 Fallen Dr. Nisha Mehta Main role
2005 The Golden Hour Nina Osbourne Main role
2005 The Brief DI Joan Fernandes Episode: "The Architect's Wife"
2005 Broken News Correspondant Episode: "Hijack"
2006 Rosemary & Thyme Blanca Parfitt Episode: "Racquet Espanol"
2007 EastEnders Dr Newton 2 episodes
2010, 2014 Casualty Alison Roberts / DCI Jackie Prior 2 episodes
2012 John Carter Stayman #1 / Navigator Film
2012 Twenty Twelve Hilary Recurring role
2018 Dark Heart Smita Williams 1 episode
2018–present Emmerdale Manpreet Sharma Series regular

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Hulme, Charlotte (28 September 2020). "Everything you need to know about Emmerdale's Manpreet Jutla actress Rebecca Sarker". OK!. Reach plc. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  2. ^ Lindsay, Duncan (2 April 2019). "Remember when Emmerdale's Jai and Manpreet were brother and sister in Coronation Street?". Metro. DMG Media. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  3. ^ Westbrook, Caroline (27 March 2019). "Who is Emmerdale's Rebecca Sarker – who plays Manpreet – and where have you seen her before?". Metro. DMG Media. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  4. ^ Allcock, Beth (31 October 2018). "Rebecca Sarker career: Emmerdale's Manpreet Jutla actress' Hollywood roles before playing Rishi Sharma's love interest on ITV soap and why fans recognise her". OK!. Reach plc. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  5. ^ Rodrigues, Charlotte (29 January 2021). "Who is Manpreet's daughter in Emmerdale? What happened to Aiesha?". Entertainment Daily. Digitalbox. Retrieved 24 February 2021.

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