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	\| name = Rebecca Sarker		\| name = Rebecca Sarker
	\| image = ~~Rebecca (IMDB) (2).jpg~~		\| image =
	\| caption = ~~Sarker in 2005~~		\| caption =
	\| birth_date = {{Birth year and age\|1975}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth year and age\|1975}}
	\| birth_place = ], England<ref name="OK">{{cite news \|last1=Hulme \|first1=Charlotte \|title=Everything you need to know about Emmerdale's Manpreet Jutla actress Rebecca Sarker \|url=https://www.ok.co.uk/lifestyle/emmerdale-rebecca-sarker-life-manpreet-22757180 \|access-date=24 February 2021 \|work=] \|publisher=] \|date=28 September 2020}}</ref>		\| birth_place = ], England<ref name="OK">{{cite news \|last1=Hulme \|first1=Charlotte \|title=Everything you need to know about Emmerdale's Manpreet Jutla actress Rebecca Sarker \|url=https://www.ok.co.uk/lifestyle/emmerdale-rebecca-sarker-life-manpreet-22757180 \|access-date=24 February 2021 \|work=] \|publisher=] \|date=28 September 2020}}</ref>
	\| occupation = Actress		\| occupation = Actress
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	\| yearsactive = 1998–present		\| yearsactive = 1998–present
	\| television = {{Plainlist\|		\| television = {{Plainlist\|
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			\| children = 2<ref name="ds dec 21"/>
⚫	\| ~~children~~ ~~= 2~~<ref>{{cite news \|last1=~~Alexander~~ \|first1=~~Susannah~~ \|title=~~Emmerdale~~ ~~star~~ ~~Rebecca~~ ~~Sarker~~ ~~opens~~ up ~~over~~ ~~family~~ ~~life~~ \|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/~~emmerdale~~/~~a38511068~~/~~emmerdale~~-~~rebecca~~-~~sarker~~-~~family~~-~~life-sons~~/ \|access-date=9 ~~May~~ ~~2022~~ \|work=] ~~\|publisher=(])~~ \|date=14 ~~December~~ ~~2021~~}}</ref>
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	'''Rebecca Sarker''' (born 1975) is an English actress. After portraying the role of ] in the ] soap opera '']'' from 1999 to 2000, she made various appearances in television series including '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''. In 2018, she began appearing in the ITV soap opera '']'' as ].		'''Rebecca Sarker''' (born 1975) is an English actress. After portraying the role of ] in the ] soap opera '']'' from 1999 to 2000, she made various appearances in television series including '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''. In 2018, she began appearing in the ITV soap opera '']'' as ].

			==Early life==
			Sarker is from ]. Her parents met while working at a hospital in ]; her father, Khaleque, is a ], and her mother, Elizabeth, is a children's nurse. Her older brother is a dentist. Sarker attended ]. She pursued a degree in Modern Languages at ] and spent a year teaching English in Spain, where she took up ].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/My+heart+sank+when%3B+Corrie+offered+me%3B+REBECCA+SARKER+THOUGHT+NITA...-a060961243\|title=My heart sank when; Corrie offered me; Rebecca Sarker thought Nita Desai might be Coronation Street's token Asian - but she couldn't have been more wrong.\|journal=Sunday Mirror\|first=Colin\|last=Wills\|date=6 February 2000\|accessdate=26 May 2023}}</ref> She later trained at the ] in London.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.corrie.net/profiles/actors/sarker_rebecca.html\|title=Rebecca Sarker\|website=Corrie\|accessdate=26 May 2023}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
	Sarker made her acting debut in the ] soap opera '']'' as ] in 1999.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Lindsay \|first1=Duncan \|title=Remember when Emmerdale's Jai and Manpreet were brother and sister in Coronation Street? \|url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/04/02/remember-emmerdales-jai-manpreet-brother-sister-coronation-street-9091501/ \|access-date=24 February 2021 \|work=] \|publisher=] \|date=2 April 2019}}</ref> Following her exit from the soap in 2000, she appeared in various television series, including two guest appearances on the ] soap opera '']'', appearances in the BBC medical dramas '']'' and '']'' and portraying ] in two episodes of the BBC soap opera '']''.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Westbrook \|first1=Caroline \|title=Who is Emmerdale's Rebecca Sarker – who plays Manpreet – and where have you seen her before? \|url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/03/27/who-is-emmerdales-rebecca-sarker-who-plays-manpreet-and-where-have-you-seen-her-before-9036773/ \|access-date=24 February 2021 \|work=] \|publisher=] \|date=27 March 2019}}</ref> She then starred in the ITV miniseries '']'' as Nina Osbourne in 2005.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Allcock \|first1=Beth \|title=Rebecca Sarker career: Emmerdale's Manpreet Jutla actress' Hollywood roles before playing Rishi Sharma's love interest on ITV soap and why fans recognise her \|url=https://www.ok.co.uk/lifestyle/rebecca-sarker-emmerdale-manpreet-jutla-14331981 \|access-date=24 February 2021 \|work=] \|publisher=] \|date=31 October 2018}}</ref> In 2012, she made her film debut in the feature film '']''.<ref name="OK" /> In 2018, it was announced that she had been cast as series regular ] in the ITV soap opera '']''.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Rodrigues \|first1=Charlotte \|title=Who is Manpreet's daughter in Emmerdale? What happened to Aiesha? \|url=https://www.entertainmentdaily.co.uk/soaps/who-is-manpreets-daughter-in-emmerdale-what-happened-to-aiesha/ \|access-date=24 February 2021 \|work=Entertainment Daily \|publisher=Digitalbox \|date=29 January 2021}}</ref> Then in 2022, she competed in the revival of the ITV series '']''.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Jones \|first1=John \|title=Emmerdale actress Rebecca Sarker's forgotten roles and private family life \|url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/tv/rebecca-sarker-the-games-emmerdale-23910571.amp \|access-date=9 May 2022 \|work=] \|publisher=(]) \|date=9 May 2022}}</ref>		Sarker made her acting debut in the ] soap opera '']'' as ] in 1999.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Lindsay \|first1=Duncan \|title=Remember when Emmerdale's Jai and Manpreet were brother and sister in Coronation Street? \|url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/04/02/remember-emmerdales-jai-manpreet-brother-sister-coronation-street-9091501/ \|access-date=24 February 2021 \|work=] \|publisher=] \|date=2 April 2019}}</ref> Following her exit from the soap in 2000, she appeared in various television series, including two guest appearances on the ] soap opera '']'', appearances in the BBC medical dramas '']'' and '']'' and portraying ] in two episodes of the BBC soap opera '']''.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Westbrook \|first1=Caroline \|title=Who is Emmerdale's Rebecca Sarker – who plays Manpreet – and where have you seen her before? \|url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/03/27/who-is-emmerdales-rebecca-sarker-who-plays-manpreet-and-where-have-you-seen-her-before-9036773/ \|access-date=24 February 2021 \|work=] \|publisher=] \|date=27 March 2019}}</ref> She then starred in the ITV miniseries '']'' as Nina Osbourne in 2005.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Allcock \|first1=Beth \|title=Rebecca Sarker career: Emmerdale's Manpreet Jutla actress' Hollywood roles before playing Rishi Sharma's love interest on ITV soap and why fans recognise her \|url=https://www.ok.co.uk/lifestyle/rebecca-sarker-emmerdale-manpreet-jutla-14331981 \|access-date=24 February 2021 \|work=] \|publisher=] \|date=31 October 2018}}</ref> In 2012, she made her film debut in the feature film '']''.<ref name="OK" /> In 2018, it was announced that she had been cast as series regular ] in the ITV soap opera '']''.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Rodrigues \|first1=Charlotte \|title=Who is Manpreet's daughter in Emmerdale? What happened to Aiesha? \|url=https://www.entertainmentdaily.co.uk/soaps/who-is-manpreets-daughter-in-emmerdale-what-happened-to-aiesha/ \|access-date=24 February 2021 \|work=Entertainment Daily \|publisher=Digitalbox \|date=29 January 2021}}</ref> Then in 2022, she competed in the revival of the ITV series '']''.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Jones \|first1=John \|title=Emmerdale actress Rebecca Sarker's forgotten roles and private family life \|url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/tv/rebecca-sarker-the-games-emmerdale-23910571.amp \|access-date=9 May 2022 \|work=] \|publisher=(]) \|date=9 May 2022}}</ref>

			==Personal life==
			Sarker has two sons.<ref name="ds dec 21">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/emmerdale/a38511068/emmerdale-rebecca-sarker-family-life-sons/\|title=Emmerdale star Rebecca Sarker opens up over family life\|journal=Digital Spy\|first=Susannah\|last=Alexander\|date=21 December 2021\|accessdate=9 May 2022}}</ref>

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==
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	\| ]		\| ]
	\| Series regular		\| Series regular; 122 episodes
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2002		\| 2002
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	\| 2004		\| 2004
	\| '']''		\| '']''
	\| ~~Dr.~~ Nisha Mehta		\| Nisha Mehta
	\| Main role		\| Television film. Main role
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2005		\| rowspan=3 \| 2005
	\| '']''		\| '']''
	\| Nina Osbourne		\| Nina Osbourne
	\| Main role		\| Mini-series. Main role; 4 episodes
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2005
	\| '']''		\| '']''
	\| DI Joan Fernandes		\| DI Joan Fernandes
	\| Episode: "The Architect's Wife"		\| Episode: "The Architect's Wife"
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2005
	\| '']''		\| '']''
	\| Correspondant		\| Correspondant
	\| Episode: "Hijack"		\| Mini-series; Episode: "Hijack"
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2006		\| 2006
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	\| 2007		\| 2007
	\| '']''		\| '']''
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| 2 episodes		\| 2 episodes
	\|-		\|-
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	\| '']''		\| '']''
	\| Alison Roberts / DCI Jackie Prior		\| Alison Roberts / DCI Jackie Prior
	\| 2 episodes		\| 2 episodes: "Leave Me Alone" and "The Lies We Tell"
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2012		\| rowspan=2 \| 2012
	\| '']''		\| '']''
	\| Stayman #1 / Navigator		\| Stayman #1 / Navigator
			\| Feature film
	\| Film
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2012
	\| '']''		\| '']''
	\| Hilary		\| TV Reporter, Hilary
			\| 2 episodes: "Boycott: Part 1" and "Clarence House"
	\| Recurring role
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2018		\| 2018
	\| '']''		\| '']''
	\| Smita Williams		\| Smita Williams
			\| Episode: "Dead Men Don't Pay Debts: Part 1"
	\| 1 episode
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2018–present		\| 2018–present
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	\| 2022		\| 2022
	\| '']''		\| '']''
	\| Herself		\| Herself – Contestant
			\| 5 episodes
⚫	\| Contestant
			\|-
			\| 2024
			\| '']''
		⚫	\| Herself – Contestant
			\| Episode: "Les Dennis, Rebecca Sarker and Jordan Stephens"
	\|}		\|}

	==Awards and nominations==		==Awards and nominations==
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	! Year		! Year
	! Ceremony
	! Award		! Award
			! Category
	! Result		! Result
	! {{Abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}		! scope=col class=unsortable \| {{Abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
	\|-		\|-
	\| rowspan="2" \| 2022		\| rowspan=2 \| 2022
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| {{~~longlisted~~}}		\| {{nom}}
	\| align="center" \| <ref>{{cite news \|last1=Houghton \|first1=Rianne \|title=British Soap Awards 2022 reveals longlist for viewer categories \|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a39781595/british-soap-awards-2022-vote-longlist-categories/ \|access-date=19 May 2022 \|work=] \|publisher=(]) \|date=21 April 2022}}</ref>		\| align="center" \| <ref>{{cite news \|last1=Houghton \|first1=Rianne \|title=British Soap Awards 2022 reveals longlist for viewer categories \|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a39781595/british-soap-awards-2022-vote-longlist-categories/ \|access-date=19 May 2022 \|work=] \|publisher=(]) \|date=21 April 2022}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| Serial Drama Performance		\| Serial Drama Performance
	\| {{~~pending~~}}		\| {{nom}}
	\| align="center" \| <ref>{{cite news \|last1=Morris \|first1=Lauren \|title=NTA 2022 longlist revealed as David Tennant and Sex Education nominated \|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/ntas-2022-longlist/amp/ \|access-date=23 May 2022 \|work=] \|date=24 May 2022 \|archive-date=23 May 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523232648/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/ntas-2022-longlist/amp/ \|url-status=live }}</ref>		\| align="center" \| <ref>{{cite news \|last1=Morris \|first1=Lauren \|title=NTA 2022 longlist revealed as David Tennant and Sex Education nominated \|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/ntas-2022-longlist/amp/ \|access-date=23 May 2022 \|work=] \|date=24 May 2022 \|archive-date=23 May 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523232648/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/ntas-2022-longlist/amp/ \|url-status=live }}</ref>
			\|-
			\| 2023
			\| ]
			\| Best Partnership (shared with Kevin Mathurin)
			\| {{nom}}
		⚫	\| align="center" \| <ref>{{cite news \|last1=Kilkelly \|first1=Daniel \|title=Inside Soap Awards 2023 announces full list of nominees \|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a44420530/inside-soap-awards-2023-nominations/ \|access-date=5 July 2023 \|work=] \|date=4 July 2023}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 19:33, 25 November 2024

English actress

Rebecca Sarker
Born	1975 (age 49–50) Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Alma mater	University of Leeds Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1998–present
Television	Coronation Street Emmerdale
Children	2

Rebecca Sarker (born 1975) is an English actress. After portraying the role of Nita Desai in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 1999 to 2000, she made various appearances in television series including Rosemary and Thyme, Doctors, Holby City, The Golden Hour and EastEnders. In 2018, she began appearing in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as Manpreet Sharma.

Early life

Sarker is from Halifax, West Yorkshire. Her parents met while working at a hospital in Nottingham; her father, Khaleque, is a GP, and her mother, Elizabeth, is a children's nurse. Her older brother is a dentist. Sarker attended Bradford Girls' Grammar School. She pursued a degree in Modern Languages at Leeds University and spent a year teaching English in Spain, where she took up flamenco dancing. She later trained at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London.

Career

Sarker made her acting debut in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street as Nita Desai in 1999. Following her exit from the soap in 2000, she appeared in various television series, including two guest appearances on the BBC soap opera Doctors, appearances in the BBC medical dramas Holby City and Casualty and portraying Dr Newton in two episodes of the BBC soap opera EastEnders. She then starred in the ITV miniseries The Golden Hour as Nina Osbourne in 2005. In 2012, she made her film debut in the feature film John Carter. In 2018, it was announced that she had been cast as series regular Manpreet Jutla in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. Then in 2022, she competed in the revival of the ITV series The Games.

Personal life

Sarker has two sons.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999–2000	Coronation Street	Nita Desai	Series regular; 122 episodes
2002	Believe Nothing	PC Haywain	Episode: "May as Well Face It, You're Addicted to Fudge"
2003, 2009	Doctors	Tepali Sharma / Deborah Mortimer	3 episodes
2003, 2006, 2017	Holby City	Nina Sharma / Carla Harris / Gayle Travis	3 episodes
2004	Fallen	Nisha Mehta	Television film. Main role
2005	The Golden Hour	Nina Osbourne	Mini-series. Main role; 4 episodes
	The Brief	DI Joan Fernandes	Episode: "The Architect's Wife"
	Broken News	Correspondant	Mini-series; Episode: "Hijack"
2006	Rosemary & Thyme	Blanca Parfitt	Episode: "Racquet Espanol"
2007	EastEnders	Dr. Newton	2 episodes
2010, 2014	Casualty	Alison Roberts / DCI Jackie Prior	2 episodes: "Leave Me Alone" and "The Lies We Tell"
2012	John Carter	Stayman #1 / Navigator	Feature film
2012	Twenty Twelve	TV Reporter, Hilary	2 episodes: "Boycott: Part 1" and "Clarence House"
2018	Dark Heart	Smita Williams	Episode: "Dead Men Don't Pay Debts: Part 1"
2018–present	Emmerdale	Manpreet Sharma	Series regular
2022	The Games	Herself – Contestant	5 episodes
2024	Celebrity Catchphrase	Herself – Contestant	Episode: "Les Dennis, Rebecca Sarker and Jordan Stephens"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result
2022	2022 British Soap Awards	Best Leading Performer	Nominated
2022	27th National Television Awards	Serial Drama Performance	Nominated
2023	Inside Soap Awards	Best Partnership (shared with Kevin Mathurin)	Nominated

References

^ Hulme, Charlotte (28 September 2020). "Everything you need to know about Emmerdale's Manpreet Jutla actress Rebecca Sarker". OK!. Reach plc. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
^ Alexander, Susannah (21 December 2021). "Emmerdale star Rebecca Sarker opens up over family life". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
Wills, Colin (6 February 2000). "My heart sank when; Corrie offered me; Rebecca Sarker thought Nita Desai might be Coronation Street's token Asian - but she couldn't have been more wrong". Sunday Mirror. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
"Rebecca Sarker". Corrie. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
Lindsay, Duncan (2 April 2019). "Remember when Emmerdale's Jai and Manpreet were brother and sister in Coronation Street?". Metro. DMG Media. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
Westbrook, Caroline (27 March 2019). "Who is Emmerdale's Rebecca Sarker – who plays Manpreet – and where have you seen her before?". Metro. DMG Media. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
Allcock, Beth (31 October 2018). "Rebecca Sarker career: Emmerdale's Manpreet Jutla actress' Hollywood roles before playing Rishi Sharma's love interest on ITV soap and why fans recognise her". OK!. Reach plc. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
Rodrigues, Charlotte (29 January 2021). "Who is Manpreet's daughter in Emmerdale? What happened to Aiesha?". Entertainment Daily. Digitalbox. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
Jones, John (9 May 2022). "Emmerdale actress Rebecca Sarker's forgotten roles and private family life". YorkshireLive. (Reach plc). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
Houghton, Rianne (21 April 2022). "British Soap Awards 2022 reveals longlist for viewer categories". Digital Spy. (Hearst Communications). Retrieved 19 May 2022.
Morris, Lauren (24 May 2022). "NTA 2022 longlist revealed as David Tennant and Sex Education nominated". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
Kilkelly, Daniel (4 July 2023). "Inside Soap Awards 2023 announces full list of nominees". Digital Spy. Retrieved 5 July 2023.

External links

Rebecca Sarker at IMDb

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