Amrita Acharia (Nepali: अमृता आचार्य, also spelled Acharya) is a British actress of Nepalese–Ukrainian\n', 'origins. She is best known for her roles as Irri in the HBO series Game of Thrones and as Dr. Ruby Walker in the ITV series The Good Karma Hospital.\n', '

Acharia was born in Kathmandu, Nepal to a Nepalese father and Ukrainian mother. Her family migrated to England when she was six years old. Amrita grew up in Kathmandu, Ukraine, England and Norway. She speaks Nepali, Ukrainian, Russian, English, and Norwegian. After finishing high school in Norway, she moved to England at age 19 to pursue her acting career.\n', '

Acharia played the role of the Dothraki handmaiden Irri in the first two seasons of Game of Thrones. Her character died during the second season. In 2011, Acharia starred in the one off BBC Christmas show, Lapland.\n', '

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