Milanka Brooks
Milanka Brooks (born 12 September 1983) is an English actress, known for her roles as Ionela for 2 seasons of Benidorm (2015-2016) and Elena Tulaska in "USS Callister" from Black Mirror (2017) and as Princess Svetlana in the Channel 4 British royal family parody The Windsors in 2020.
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Born | [1] London, England | 12 September 1983
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2009–present |
Education
Milanka Brooks was born in London, England, on 12 September 1983.[1] Brooks graduated from The Drama Centre London, Class of 2008/2009.[2]
Career
Brooks first appeared on screen in 2009 in two French films: Spy(ies) and King Guillaume. Her first appearance on British television was in 2011, and was in her role as Francesca in series 11 of the BBC TV sitcom My Family.[3] In 2012, Brooks appeared as a model in episode 1 of Joanna Lumley's TV comedy series Little Crackers,[4] and as Elena in the BBC comedy Boomers in 2014.[5]
From 2015 to 2016, Brooks protrayed Ionela in the seventh and eighth series of ITV's Benidorm,[6] [7] and appeared as Svetlana in the Catherine Tate television film Do Not Disturb in 2016.
In 2017, Brooks protrayed a TV presenter in the SyndicateRoom funded film Gun Shy[8] alongside Antonio Banderas. In December 2017 she appeared as the blue-skinned Elena Tulaska in "USS Callister", the first episode of series 4 of Black Mirror.[9] Milanka also appeared in the Disney feature film Patrick in 2018.[5] In 2019, Brooks had a role in the ITV drama Cleaning Up, and starred as Stasia in episode 3 of Four Weddings and a Funeral alonside Andie MacDowell and Jamie Demetriou in 2019.[10]
Brooks protrayed the role of Princess Svetlana in the series 3 episode 4 of the Channel 4 British royal family parody The Windsors in 2020. [11]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role |
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2009 | King Guillaume | La traductrice |
2009 | Espion(s) | La vendeuse |
2011 | Diagnosis Superstar | Secretary |
2015 | Sonja's World-Inside Out | Sonja's Niece |
2015 | Draw on Sweet Night | Lady Arbella Stuart |
2015 | Billy the Kid | Mrs. Gill |
2016 | Do Not Disturb | Svetlana |
2017 | Gun Shy | TV Presenter |
2018 | Patrick | Suzanne |
2018 | Coulda Woulda Shoulda | Airline Rep |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | My Family | Francesca | 2 episodes |
2012 | Little Crackers | Model | 1 episode |
2013 | The Intern | Laura | 1 episode |
2014 | Boomers | Elena | 1 episode |
2015, 2016 | Benidorm | Ionela | Series 8 and 9 |
2015 | Boy Meets Girl | Barwomen | 1 episode |
2017 | Black Mirror | Elena Tulaska | Episode: "USS Callister" |
2018 | Nutritiously Nicola | Date 1 | 2 episodes |
2019 | Cleaning Up | Daniela | 2 episodes |
2019 | Four Weddings and a Funeral <ref name="4WF"> | Stasia | Episode 3 - We Broke |
2020 | The Windsors | Princess Svetlana | Series 3 - episode 4 [11] |
References
- "MilankaBrooks/status". twitter.com. 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- "Drama Centre London - Previous students". arts.ac.uk. 2016.
- "My Family -Darts All Folks, Series 11 Episode 9 of 11". BBC. 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- "Little Crackers 2012, Episode 1 - Joanna Lumley's Little Cracker". BBC. 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- "Milanka Brooks A friendly & down-to-earth voice with a warm delivery". advoice.co.uk. 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- "Benidorm: Vegas gamble! Oracle has a secret". Daily Star. 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- "Benidorm episode Guide". Radio Times. 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- "Antonio Banderas-Gun Shy aims crowdfund new path success". thewrap.com. 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- "Black Mirror season 4 cast and characters". Radio Times. 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- "Four Weddings and a Funeral Cast". csfd.cz. 2019.
- "The Windsors Series 3 - Episode 4". Radio Times. 2020.