Person · Actress · Active since 1996
Indira Varma
b. 1973, Bath
British actress, born in Bath. Appeared in 13 films on this site, including Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023), Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) and Basic Instinct 2 (2006). Among the 60 actors and directors Indira Varma shares films with on this site, the most frequent are Naveen Andrews (2 films), Ben Mendelsohn (2) and Mark Gatiss (2).
Her film debut and first major role was in Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996).
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She has also worked extensively in the theatre, winning a Laurence Olivier Award for her performance in Present Laughter (2019) and receiving an additional nomination for her performance in Oedipus (2025).
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Partners by shared films
Who Indira Varma made films with
Directors
Co-stars
- 2Naveen Andrews actorKama Sutra: A Tale of Love, Bride and Prejudice
- 2Ben Mendelsohn actorExodus: Gods and Kings, Una
- 2Mark Gatiss actorThe Quatermass Experiment, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
One film together
- Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love 1996Rekhā
- Jinnah 1998Christopher Lee, Shashi Kapoor
- Bride and Prejudice 2004Aishwarya Rai, Alexis Bledel, Anupam Kher, Marsha Mason, Daniel Gillies
- The Quatermass Experiment 2005David Tennant
- Basic Instinct 2 2006Charlotte Rampling, Sharon Stone, David Thewlis, Hugh Dancy
- Sex and Death 101 2007Winona Ryder, Simon Baker, Patton Oswalt, Sophie Monk, Julie Bowen, Leslie Bibb, Frances Fisher
- Mindscape 2013Mark Strong, Brian Cox, Taissa Farmiga
- Exodus: Gods and Kings 2014Sigourney Weaver, Christian Bale, Ben Kingsley, John Turturro, Aaron Paul, Golshifteh Farahani, Joel Edgerton, Ghassan Massoud, María Valverde
- Una 2016Rooney Mara, Riz Ahmed
- Official Secrets 2019Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Matt Smith, Rhys Ifans, Matthew Goode
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One 2023Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Hayley Atwell, Vanessa Kirby, Ving Rhames, Pom Klementieff, Cary Elwes, Shea Whigham
- The Trouble with Jessica 2023Olivia Williams, Rufus Sewell, Alan Tudyk
- The Assessment 2024Elizabeth Olsen, Alicia Vikander, Minnie Driver
Films in this guide
Best known
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One 2023actress, as DIA
- Exodus: Gods and Kings 2014actress, as High Priestess
- Basic Instinct 2 2006actress
- Official Secrets 2019actress
- Bride and Prejudice 2004actress
- Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love 1996actress
1990s
- Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996)actress
- Jinnah (1998)actress, as Rattanbai
2000s
- Bride and Prejudice (2004)actress
- The Quatermass Experiment (2005)actress
- Basic Instinct 2 (2006)actress
- Sex and Death 101 (2007)actress
2010s
- Mindscape (2013)actress
- Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)actress, as High Priestess
- Una (2016)actress
- Official Secrets (2019)actress
2020s
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)actress, as DIA
- The Trouble with Jessica (2023)actress, as Jessica
- The Assessment (2024)actress, as Ambika