British actress
Factsheet
Born 1994 or 1995 (age 30–31)
Wolverhampton, England
Wolverhampton, England
Alma mater Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Occupation Actress
Born 1994 or 1995 (age 30–31)
Wolverhampton, England
Wolverhampton, England
Alma mater Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Occupation Actress
Wikipedia
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Anya Chalotra - Wikipedia
2 weeks ago - Chalotra's first on screen role came in 2018 when she portrayed Jennifer Ashman in the BBC comedy-drama series Wanderlust. That same year, she appeared as Lily Marbury in the BBC adaptation of Agatha Christie's The ABC Murders. In October 2018, it was announced that she had been cast as Yennefer of Vengerberg in the Netflix fantasy drama The Witcher.
IMDb
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Anya Chalotra | Actress
November 1, 2025 - Anya Chalotra is an English actress known for playing Jennifer Ashman in the British TV show Wanderlust (2018) and for her role as Yennefer of Vengerberg in the Netflix series The Witcher (2019).
Videos
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The Witcher Season 2 Interview: Anya Chalotra on Her Journey Playing ...
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Freya Allan and Anya Chalotra talk their bond, Ciri's fresh start ...
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“Darker journeys begin...” Freya Allan & Anya Chalotra on The ...
The Witcher's Yennefer Casting Was Intended to 'Challenge' Beauty Standards
Anya’s performance hasn’t been a gripe of mine. It’s the shit writing. More on reddit.com
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July 27, 2023Anya Chalotra as Yennefer of Vengerberg in ‘The Witcher’
"Challenging beauty standards" my ass. She is far above the standard. More on reddit.com
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August 6, 2024"Yennefer Casting Was Intended to 'Challenge' Beauty Standards" Well you did a bad job then.
Pretty sure we need to send Anya some reassuring words after such offensive bullshit. More on reddit.com
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June 2, 2023I hate the casting of Yennefer
I mean i don't necessarily disagree, she doesn't necessarily look like Yennefer, but I think that's not important has the series isn't connected to the games, so the choice could have been based on the book's description. The way she acts thought can be how she was on the book, or poor directing. More on reddit.com
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November 6, 2019Instagram
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35K Followers, 12 Following, 212 Posts - Anya Chalotra (@anyachalotraig) on Instagram: "My world is cruel and unpredictable, you enter, you survive, you die –Yennefer Fan Account"
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Reddit
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r/witcher on Reddit: The Witcher's Yennefer Casting Was Intended to 'Challenge' Beauty Standards
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"In the book, [Yennefer's] described as the most beautiful woman in the world. This was a few years ago and I'd like to think things have changed. But when you think about people's unconscious bias -- especially in the fantasy world, it felt like these worlds were predominantly white. And I remember saying, 'I feel like we need to challenge what people think of as the standard of beauty. And having a woman of color in this role does incredibly powerful things to the people watching.'"
Kinda feels like you're just screwing your own goal over even more when you then make your diversity hire a considerably shittier character...
I actually don't mind Anya Chalotra as Yennefer, they have just let her down hard with the atrocious writing
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More so than her "beauty standards" or whatever, what annoys me about Yen in the show is her wardrobe Yen in the book has a very particular taste: she exclusively dresses in black and white, and only wears silver jewelry. With how integral it is to her appearance, this is like one of the first things that comes to mind when you think about her. And they failed to get EVEN THAT right.
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The Guardian
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‘I’ve tried to separate myself from this job’: The Witcher’s Anya Chalotra on fan abuse, Henry Cavill and saying goodbye to the show | Fantasy TV | The Guardian
October 31, 2025 - When Chalotra was cast, she thought it important to do her research, playing the games and getting stuck into the books, of which she remains a fan: “When I was going back to the books this season, there’s some remarkable lines. Some incredible quotes. It’s so grounded for a fantasy.” She carried that groundedness over to the way she played Yennefer, making burning thousands of soldiers to a smouldering crisp with apocalyptic flame spells or the quiet grief of learning she was unable to have children equally plausible.
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The Witcher' Season 4 Cast: All The Returning And New Characters Including Liam Hemsworth, Freya Allen And More
October 31, 2025 - Mimî M. Khayisa as Fringilla Vigo, a sorceress who trained alongside Yennefer.
Netflix Tudum
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From the Stage to Sorcery: Anya Chalotra’s Path to ‘The Witcher’ - Netflix Tudum
May 13, 2024 - All of this experience in such a short time ended up being integral to what would cap off Chalotra's budding career: landing the role of Yennefer of Vengerberg in The Witcher. Yennefer is the major love interest of Henry Cavill's Geralt of Rivia.
Fandom
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Yennefer (Netflix series) | Witcher Wiki | Fandom
1 month ago - Netflix's The Witcher The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep Yennefer (b. 1192) was a sorceress from Vengerberg, the capital city of Aedirn, before being recruited by Tissaia de Vries and brought to Aretuza to study magic.
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Gamereactor
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The Witcher\'s Anya Chalotra comments on criticism over being cast as Yennefer
November 9, 2025 - Chalotra even describes joining The Witcher as a "baptism of fire" and going as far as to say that it was a "daunting, but so thrilling" experience. What are your thoughts on Chalotra's performance as Yennefer of Vengerberg?
Forbes
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‘The Witcher’ Casting Director Says Yennefer Casting Was To ‘Challenge Beauty Standards’ Which Is Completely Insane
November 18, 2024 - Speaking of The Witcher and the casting of Anya Chalotra as Yennefer, Holland said:
Netflix Tudum
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'The Witcher' Season 4 Cast and New and Returning Characters - Netflix Tudum
October 28, 2025 - In The Witcher Season 4, we’re back on the Continent, and after the devastating events of Season 3, our core three — Geralt of Rivia (Liam Hemsworth), Yennefer of Vengerberg (Anya Chalotra), and Princess Cirilla of Cintra (Freya Allan) — ...
The Direct
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The Witcher Star Anya Chalotra Says Goodbye to Yennefer Role
November 9, 2025 - Anya Chalotra, a series regular throughout all seasons of The Witcher, said farewell to her role of Yennefer of Vengerberg, having completed filming Seasons 4 and 5 back to back.
Popverse
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The Witcher's Yennefer, Anya Chalotra, was brought to tears upon learning that Henry Cavill was leaving the Netflix show | Popverse
September 26, 2025 - In fact, on-screen romantic interest Anya Chalotra, who plays Yennefer, recently revealed that the news of the future Highlander's departure was such a blow, it brought her to tears.
IMDb
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Anya Chalotra - Biography - IMDb
Anya Chalotra is an English actress known for playing Jennifer Ashman in the British TV show Wanderlust (2018) and for her role as Yennefer of Vengerberg in the Netflix series The Witcher (2019).
Quora
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Did they use the same actress for Yennefer before and after her transformation in The Witcher? - Quora
Answer: Thank you for A2A Yes, it’s Anya Chalotra all along. pic from The Witcher Character Biography - Yennefer of Vengerberg - In the books Yennefer wasn’t that dramatically different before and after the transformation.
Instagram
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66K Followers, 5 Following, 240 Posts - Anya Chalotra (@anyachalotraactress) on Instagram: "Yennefer on The Witcher! The Witcher currently streaming on Netflix! (Fan Account) 71bf801c05619a02435c"
Reddit
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r/popculturechat on Reddit: Anya Chalotra as Yennefer of Vengerberg in ‘The Witcher’
August 6, 2024 - Beau DeMayo, one of the writers of the witcher show who was also hired to write the MCU show X-Men '97 said that the writers of the Netflix show actively disliked the witcher books and games ... While watching I noticed Anya Chalotra is intentionally giving Yennefer a lopsided jaw here and thought it was a nice touch