Milanka Brooks

Milanka Brooks
Milanka Brooks in 2018, picture from comedy sketch with Nicôle Lecky
Born (1983-09-12) 12 September 1983 (age 41)[1]
London, England
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present

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.

Education

Milanka Brooks was born in London, England, on 12 September 1983,[1] to her mother Mileva Brooks, who was a model, and father Harry Brooks Jr., an actor/writer.[2] Brooks graduated from The Drama Centre London, Class of 2008/2009.[3]

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.[4] In 2012, Brooks appeared as a model in episode 1 of Joanna Lumley's TV comedy series Little Crackers,[5] and as Elena in the BBC comedy Boomers in 2014.[6]

From 2015 to 2016, Brooks in the seventh and eighth series of ITV's Benidorm, portraying Ionela the fiancée of Geoff Maltby, who was played by Johnny Vegas.[2][7] Brooks appeared as Svetlana in the Catherine Tate television film Do Not Disturb in 2016.[8]

In 2017, Brooks portrayed a TV presenter in the SyndicateRoom funded film Gun Shy[9] 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 alongside Jesse Plemons.[10] Milanka also appeared in the Disney feature film Patrick in 2018.[6] 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 alongside Andie MacDowell and Jamie Demetriou in 2019.[11]

Brooks portrayed the role of Princess Svetlana in the series 3 episode 4 of the Channel 4 British royal family parody The Windsors in 2020.[12]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2009 King Guillaume La traductrice
2009 Espion(s) La vendeuse
2011 Diagnosis Superstar Secretary
2015 Sonja's World-Inside Out Sonja's Niece
Draw on Sweet Night Lady Arbella Stuart
Billy the Kid Mrs. Gill
2016 Do Not Disturb Svetlana
2017 Gun Shy TV Presenter
2018 Patrick Suzanne
Coulda Woulda Shoulda Airline Rep

Television

Year Title Role Notes
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 7 and 8 [2][7]
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
Four Weddings and a Funeral Stasia Episode 3 - We Broke
2020 The Windsors Princess Svetlana Series 3 - episode 4 [12]

Podcast

Year Title Role Notes
2023 Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Adventures Phil (voice) Series 2 - episode 11 - "The Blooming Voice"

References

  1. ^ a b "MilankaBrooks/status". twitter.com. 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Milanka Brooks". actoractresscontact.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Drama Centre London - Previous students". arts.ac.uk. 2016. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016.
  4. ^ "My Family -Darts All Folks, Series 11 Episode 9 of 11". BBC. 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Little Crackers 2012, Episode 1 - Joanna Lumley's Little Cracker". BBC. 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Milanka Brooks A friendly & down-to-earth voice with a warm delivery". advoice.co.uk. 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Benidorm episode Guide". Radio Times. 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Do Not disturb". Radio Times. 26 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Antonio Banderas-Gun Shy aims crowdfund new path success". thewrap.com. 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Black Mirror season 4 cast and characters". Radio Times. 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Four Weddings and a Funeral Cast". csfd.cz. 2019.
  12. ^ a b "The Windsors Series 3 - Episode 4". Radio Times. 2020.