Vineeta rishi biography channel

English actress

Vineeta Rishi is known for playing Jas Khella in the BBC Onesoap operaDoctors.^[1]

Early life

Born in Bracknell, Berkshire to Indian parents, Rishi grew up in Walkergate, Newcastle upon Tyne where she attended Walkergate Primary and Junior School and Benfield School.

She then undertook a business degree at the University of Bradford in 1998.^[2] After graduation she began working as a computer programmer, including for British Airways in Newcastle Business Park.^[2] During her spare time she discovered a passion for acting in Amateur Dramatics, and then choosing to change professions took a postgraduate course at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.^[3]

Career

Since graduation, Rishi has played PC Kapoor on ITV's The Last Detective, and is regular on the BBC radio soap Silver Street.

In 2005 she guest-starred in the Doctor Who spin-off audio dramaUNIT: The Longest Night and in 2007 appeared i