Alice Amter
{{short description|British actress}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Alice Amter
| image = Alice Amter (cropped).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Alice Amter at the 2012 Alma Awards
| birth_name = Alice Edwards[http://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/lifestyle/entertainments/alice-s-journey-from-leamington-children-s-home-to-hollywood-1-3442046 "Alice's journey from Leamington children's home to Hollywood"], LeamingtonCourier; accessed 18 November 2014.
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1966|05|11}}
| birth_place = Birmingham, England
| death_date =
| death_place =
| known_for = Mrs. Koothrappali
(The Big Bang Theory)
| education = University of Wolverhampton (BA)
| occupation = Actress
}}
Alice Amter (born 11 May 1966) [http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/brummie-actress-alice-amter-reveals-224410 Profile], birminghammail.co.uk; accessed 3 July 2015.[http://www.contactmusic.com/photo/alice-amter-celebrates-her-birthday-with-friends-at-the-stone-rose_3336099 Alice Amter celebrates her birthday with friends at the Stone Rose...], Contactmusic.com; accessed 18 November 2014. is an English actress, best known for her character Mrs. Koothrappali in the American sitcom The Big Bang Theory and Dr. Kapoor on Hot in Cleveland.
Early life and education
Born Alice Edwards, she grew up in Handsworth before moving to Edgbaston, Leamington Spa and Rubery. Whilst living in Leamington Spa, she spent time in a children's home in Warwick New Road. Her single German mother later cared for her. Amter attended Milverton Junior and Infant School and she received a Bachelor of Arts in modern languages and international relations from the University of Wolverhampton.
Career
She has lived in France, Germany, Japan (where she taught English in the early 1990s), and the United States. She moved to Los Angeles, California in the early 1990s. Despite her best-known role as "Mrs. Koothrappali", she has said she has no Indian ancestry.[http://www.sundaymercury.net/news/midlands-news/2011/06/07/brummie-actress-alice-amter-reveals-how-she-she-made-it-in-hollywood-66331-28821214 Brummie actress Alice Amter reveals how she made it in Hollywood], sundaymercury.net; accessed 18 November 2014.{{IMDb name|id=0025364}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2000
|Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists |Bar Wench | |
| 2000
|Mirror Mirror 4: Reflections |Countess St. Croix | |
| 2002
|Big Haired Woman | |
| 2002
|Donna | |
| 2002
|Pacino Is Missing |Space Chick | |
| 2003
|Hunting of Man |Hooker | |
| 2003
|Marta | |
| 2003
|Exorcism |Katherine Miller | |
| 2005
|Palm Reader | |
| 2007
|Esperanza McNunn | |
| 2009
|Eve | |
| 2011
|Infection: The Invasion Begins |Hospital Attendant | |
| 2013
|Itani | |
| 2019
|Smothered by Mothers |Whitney Roth | |
| 2020
|1 |She - Boss | |
| 2021
|All for Her |Ani |Post-production |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1998
|ER |Dr. Miriam Nagarvala |2 episodes |
| 1999
|Frat Ratz |Chloe |Episode: "Real Unreal" |
| 2000
|Mey Said |Episode: "Second Opinion" |
| 2000
|The Privateers |Capt. Berava Gree |Television film |
| 2001
|Philida Bosco |Episode: "8 1/2 Narrow" |
| 2002
|Cedric the Entertainer Presents |Indian Woman |Episode #1.1 |
| 2002–2003
|Amira |4 episodes |
| 2007
|Flower Lady |Episode: "The Italian Affair" |
| 2007–2015
|Mrs. Koothrappali |10 episodes |
| 2008
|Skip Tracer |Gypsy Woman |Television film |
| 2009
|Anjali Patel |Episode: "The Projectionist" |
| 2010
|Fortune Teller |Episode: "Homesick to My Stomach" |
| 2010
|Turban Woman |Episode: "Uncanny" |
| 2011
|Evelyn |Episode #1.12351 |
| 2013
|Marta |Episode: "Red John's Rules" |
| 2013
|Dr. Kapoor |Episode: "Cleveland Indians" |
| 2015
|Aditi |Episode: "The Big Leagues" |
| 2016
|Chitra Singh |Episode: "Paralytics and Priorities" |
| 2016
|Professor Lelah Moradi |Episode: "Parallel Resistors" |
| 2017
|Doctor |Episode: "Dead in the Water" |
| 2019
|Tula |Episode: "Thirty Years" |
| 2020
|Auntie Sunu |Episode: "...felt super Indian" |
| 2021
|Magda |Episode: "Peter" |
References
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Category:English film actresses
Category:English television actresses
Category:English people of German descent
Category:English expatriate actresses in the United States
Category:Actresses from Birmingham, West Midlands
Category:Alumni of the University of Wolverhampton
Category:People from Handsworth, West Midlands