Rita Wolf

Rita Wolf (born 25 February 1960 in Calcutta, India) is a British-Indian actress and theatre producer. She moved to London at an early age and trained at the prestigious Royal Court Youth Theatre. She has appeared on British television and in many theatre productions. Her first leading film role came in 1984 in the movie Majdha, the real starting point of her career. Since then, she has had major parts on stage and screen in both the United States and the United Kingdom.

In 1990, Wolf and Rukhsana Ahmad founded the Kali Theatre Company in London, which is a registered charity whose goal is to encourage, develop, promote and produce the works of Asian female writers. The Kali is supported in part by grants from the London Arts and the Arts Council of England. She now lives in New York City with her two children, Kiran and Anjeli. Anjeli Chapman had a major role in The War Within, a film that provides an in-depth look at terrorism and its impact on society. Kiran Chapman was in A Heartbeat to Baghdad, a play about war and its effect on people.

Filmography

• Majdha (1984) -- as Fauzia Kahn (lead role)
• The Chain (1984) -- as Carrie
• My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) – as Tania
• Slipstream (1989) -- as Maya
• Girl 6 (1996)
• Second Generation (2003)

Television

• A Wing and a Prayer (UK)
• Calling the Shots (UK)
• Coronation Street (UK) (1990) - Felicity 'Flick' Khan
• Law & Order (USA)
• Tandoori Nights (UK)
• The Goodwife (US)

Theatre

• Borderline
• Homebody / Kabul
• The House of Bernarda Alba
• The American Pilot
• Chaos Theory

References

• BBC: "The bbc.co.uk Guide to Comedy", accessed 15 October 2005
• British Film Institute: "screenonline: Wolf, Rita Biography", accessed 14 October 2005
• The Kali Theatre: "About Us: The People: Rita Wolf", accessed 14 October 2005
• The New York Times: "The New York Times: Movies: Rita Wolf", accessed 15 October 2005

The American Pilot

External links

• Rita Wolf at the Internet Movie Database