Rita Wolf
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Born
Rita Ghose
Kolkata, India
OccupationsActress, director
ChildrenAnjeli Chapman
Kiran Chapman
Kiran Chapman
AwardsBeinecke Fellowship (2024)
Drama Desk Award Nomination (Featured Actress)
Drama Desk Award Nomination (Featured Actress)
Rita Wolf | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rita Ghose Kolkata, India |
| Occupations | Actress, director |
| Children | Anjeli Chapman Kiran Chapman |
| Awards | Beinecke Fellowship (2024) Drama Desk Award Nomination (Featured Actress) |
Rita Wolf (born Rita Ghose[1]) is a British-Indian actress born in Kolkata, India.
She and writer Rukhsana Ahmad founded the Kali Theatre Company in London, a registered charity that has a goal to encourage, develop, promote and produce the works of Asian female writers. Wolf directed the company's first production, Song for a Sanctuary in 1991, written by Ahmad.[2] Kali is supported by the Arts Council of England.[3]
Wolf has lived in New York City for over three decades. As a child, her daughter, Anjeli Chapman had a major role in the independent film The War Within. Her son, Kiran Chapman was featured as a child in A Heartbeat to Baghdad, a play about the US/Iraq War at The Flea Theatre NYC.
Filmography
- Majdhar (1984) as Fawzia Khan
- The Chain (1984) as Carrie
- My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) as Tania
- Slipstream (1989) as Maya
- Khush (1991)
- Girl 6 (1996)
- Second Generation (2003)
Television
- Wing and a Prayer (UK)
- Calling the Shots (UK)
- Coronation Street (UK) (1990) as Felicity 'Flick' Khan
- Law & Order (US)
- Tandoori Nights (UK)
- The Good Wife (US)
