Kim Vithana (born 4 June 1970) is a British actress. She had acted in television serials '' Family Pride'', '' Specials'' and ''

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'' when the filmmaker

Gurinder Chadha Gurinder Kaur Chadha, (born 10 January 1960) is a Kenyan-born British film director of Indian origin. Most of her films explore the lives of Indians living in England. The common theme in her work showcases the trials of Indian women residing ...

took her in '' Bhaji on the Beach'' to play the role of Ginder, a girl of Punjabi origin in England. The film brought her much recognition. Vithana has worked mainly in television production. Among other roles, she is known for playing an Oriental Princess in ''

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'' (1997), Rosie Sattar in the television series ''

Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a Spin-off (media), spin-off from the established BBC medical drama '' ...

'' from 2003 to 2005, Mike Baldwin's feisty solicitor Frances "Frankie" Stillman (from 1997 to 1998) and Dr Bannerjee/Saira Habeeb in ''

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'', and Yvonne in '' Always and Everyone''. She has also appeared in ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Cracker'', ''

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'', '' Dangerfield'' and ''

North Square ''North Square'' is a British television drama series written and created by Peter Moffat, and broadcast by Channel 4 from 18 October to 20 December 2000. Starring an ensemble cast, including Phil Davis, Rupert Penry-Jones, Helen McCrory an ...

''. In 2003 she played Beth Downing in "Multistorey", a two-part episode of '' Waking the Dead''. Vithana has also worked on the '' Silver Street'' radio programme on the

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. in 1994, Vithana gave birth to a son, Jake, who is a screenwriter and producer.

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Kim Vithana at ''Holby City''

Kim Vithana at Creative Arts Management
1970 births English film actresses English soap opera actresses Living people Actresses from Nottingham 20th-century British actresses English people of Sri Lankan descent {{UK-tv-bio-stub