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Alice Amter

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Alice Amter
Alice Amter at the 2012 Alma Awards
Born
Alice Edwards[1]

(1966-05-11) 11 May 1966 (age 58)
Birmingham, England
EducationUniversity of Wolverhampton (BA)
OccupationActress
Known forMrs. Koothrappali
(The Big Bang Theory)

Alice Amter (born 11 May 1966) [2][3] is an English actress, best known for her character Mrs. Koothrappali in the American sitcom The Big Bang Theory and Dr. Kapoor on Hot in Cleveland.

Early life and education

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Born Alice Edwards, she grew up in Handsworth before moving to Edgbaston, Leamington Spa and Rubery. Whilst living in Leamington Spa, she spent time in a children's home in Warwick New Road. Her single German mother later cared for her. Amter attended Milverton Junior and Infant School and she received a Bachelor of Arts in modern languages and international relations from the University of Wolverhampton.[4]

Career

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She has lived in France, Germany, Japan (where she taught English in the early 1990s), and the United States. She moved to Los Angeles, California in the early 1990s. Despite her best-known role as "Mrs. Koothrappali", she has said she has no Indian ancestry.[4][5]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2000 Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists Bar Wench
2000 Mirror Mirror 4: Reflections Countess St. Croix
2002 The Good Girl Big Haired Woman
2002 Bad Boy Donna
2002 Pacino Is Missing Space Chick
2003 Hunting of Man Hooker
2003 A Man Apart Marta
2003 Exorcism Katherine Miller
2005 Pit Fighter Palm Reader
2007 American Zombie Esperanza McNunn
2009 Penance Eve
2011 Infection: The Invasion Begins Hospital Attendant
2013 The Book of Daniel Itani
2019 Smothered by Mothers Whitney Roth
2020 1 She - Boss
2021 All for Her Ani Post-production

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1998 ER Dr. Miriam Nagarvala 2 episodes
1999 Frat Ratz Chloe Episode: "Real Unreal"
2000 Strong Medicine Mey Said Episode: "Second Opinion"
2000 The Privateers Capt. Berava Gree Television film
2001 Judging Amy Philida Bosco Episode: "8 1/2 Narrow"
2002 Cedric the Entertainer Presents Indian Woman Episode #1.1
2002–2003 Presidio Med Amira 4 episodes
2007 'Til Death Flower Lady Episode: "The Italian Affair"
2007–2015 The Big Bang Theory Mrs. Koothrappali 10 episodes
2008 Skip Tracer Gypsy Woman Television film
2009 The Cleaner Anjali Patel Episode: "The Projectionist"
2010 Outsourced Fortune Teller Episode: "Homesick to My Stomach"
2010 The Whole Truth Turban Woman Episode: "Uncanny"
2011 General Hospital Evelyn Episode #1.12351
2013 The Mentalist Marta Episode: "Red John's Rules"
2013 Hot in Cleveland Dr. Kapoor Episode: "Cleveland Indians"
2015 Chasing Life Aditi Episode: "The Big Leagues"
2016 Rosewood Chitra Singh Episode: "Paralytics and Priorities"
2016 NCIS: Los Angeles Professor Lelah Moradi Episode: "Parallel Resistors"
2017 Scandal Doctor Episode: "Dead in the Water"
2019 Sorry for Your Loss Tula Episode: "Thirty Years"
2020 Never Have I Ever Auntie Sunu Episode: "...felt super Indian"
2021 Mythic Quest Magda Episode: "Peter"

References

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  1. ^ "Alice's journey from Leamington children's home to Hollywood", LeamingtonCourier; accessed 18 November 2014.
  2. ^ Profile, birminghammail.co.uk; accessed 3 July 2015.
  3. ^ Alice Amter celebrates her birthday with friends at the Stone Rose..., Contactmusic.com; accessed 18 November 2014.
  4. ^ a b Brummie actress Alice Amter reveals how she made it in Hollywood, sundaymercury.net; accessed 18 November 2014.
  5. ^ Alice Amter at IMDb
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