Mandeep Dhillon

Mandeep Dhillon (born 21 December 1990) is a British actress who has appeared in stage, television, film and radio productions, including the BBC Three comedy series Some Girls and Fried. She featured in the British romantic comedy Finding Fatimah in 2017, and as Constable Lizbyet Corwi in The City and the City in 2018. She also appears as Sandy in the Netflix Original dark-comedy After Life, having previously worked with Ricky Gervais in David Brent: Life on the Road. Since 2021, she has starred in the American crime television series CSI: Vegas. Dhillon performed in plays at the Bush Theatre, her first television appearance was in the TV movie Some Dogs Bite (2011), which was followed by roles in The Mimic and The Thick of It. In 2012, she had a leading role Saz Kaur in Some Girls, and in 2015, portrayed Amara in Fried. Early life Dhillon was born on 21 December 1990 and grew up in Hertfordshire, the youngest of three children, brought up by her mother who was a social worker. Dhillon attended Wilbury Primary School and Fearnhill School, Letchworth. In a 2019 interview, Dhillon said that as she was unable to afford acting lessons, she made sure that she participated in all of the school plays for experience. She also stated that soon after starting her A-levels, she dropped out of college, and joined a performing arts institution in London. Dhillon said in a 2015 interview that she decided to become an actress shortly before her 19th birthday, and started emailing agencies using contact details that she found on the Spotlight website. One of the agencies offered her a place on a workshop, following which she received an audition for Some Dogs Bite (2010), which became her first television appearance.