Sunetra Sastry is a British makeup artist born September 5, 1957 in Newcastle, England. She is known for her work in the series “Black Adder” and for being the former wife of actor and comedian Rowan Atkinson.
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Youth and education
Sunetra was born into an ethnically mixed family, as her father was Indian and her mother was British – when her mother married Sunetra’s father, she was disowned by her family. Sunetra’s youth was peaceful, although she faced some racism in 1960s English society, for being a child of mixed ethnicity. There is no more information about Sunetra’s early life and information about his early education is unknown.
It is known that Sunetra’s parents wanted her to pursue a career as a nurse. However, Sunetra’s true passion led her to study at Beauty College London, from where she graduated with a degree in makeup artistry.
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Career
In the early 1980s, Sunetra started with the BBC – she started working in ‘Blackadder’ in 1986, on which she became Stephen Fry’s make-up artist. Fry, who is an openly gay actor, revealed that despite his sexual preferences, he was attracted to Sunetra. He expressed his feelings about it in his 2010 book “The Fry Chronicles: An Autobiography”, in which he described Sunetra as “brilliant, funny and captivating like any girl I had met for years”. . He said he intended to ask Sunetra out, but he never did as he also found out that his friend Rowan Atkinson was into her.
Rowan Atkinson, who starred on the show, asked Fry to switch makeup artists with him.
At first, Fry thought Atkinson was unhappy with his current makeup artist, but he later realized that Atkinson was trying to get to know Sunetra better and his intention was to invite her over as well.
In 1988 she worked in the BBC TV movie “Smack & Thistle”. In 1995, she worked on “Blackadder II”, but she quickly quit her job and completely stopped her career as a makeup artist to focus on her family.
Private life
Relationship and Marriage – Rowan Atkinson
After Atkinson and Sastry met in 1986, they began a relationship. In 1989, Atkinson proposed to Sunetra and they married in 1990. Stephen Fry was Atkinson’s best man.
In 1995, Sunetra and Rowan welcomed their first child, a son they named Benjamin. Two years later, in 1995, they welcomed their second child, this time a girl they named Lily.
Who is Rowan Atkinson?
Rowan Sebastian Atkinson is a primarily comic actor and writer, born January 6, 1955 in Consett, County Durham, England. Atkinson is known internationally for his appearances in the comedy series “Blackadder”, from 1983 to 1989, and his most memorable role in “Mr. Bean”, from 1990 to 1995.
Atkinson’s early years weren’t spent in comedy, however. He graduated from Cathedral Chorister School in Durham, received a degree in electronics and electrical engineering from Newcastle University and went on to obtain an MSc from Queen’s College, Oxford. His passion for acting passed after his enthusiasm for engineering, and he only made his foray into acting because he wanted to overcome a stutter.
The story dates back to 1976, when he went to a meeting with Richard Curtis, where a group of students met to discuss sketches over the summer. Atkinson remained silent during this series of meetings, and it was not until the last that he was finally able to speak. He performed a driving monologue, so impressively that there was no trace of stutter or doubt in his voice.
Richard Curtis, who would also become a writer and actor, describes the situation: “He did a monologue on driving followed by what he still does today, where he mimes and speaks at the same time. It was unlike anything I had ever seen. It was pure genius.
Atkinson was able to overcome not only his stutter, but he also left behind the clumsiness and shyness that was part of the young and timid Rowan.
Three years later, Atkinson landed his first acting roles. His first major appearance was in 1979, in “Canned Laughter”, a film he wrote and appeared in, starring in three roles, as Robert Box, Dave Perry and Mr. Marshall. The same year, he was part of the cast of the BBC comedy program “Not the Nine O’Clock News”, broadcast from 1979 to 1982, which in 1981 won the Atkinson BAFTA award for best entertainment performance. Rowan appeared in 28 episodes in total, acting in various roles.
In 1980, Rowan appeared in several roles in the film “Peter Cook & Co.”, and landed another major role as Bernard Fripp in the 1983 short film “Dead on Time.”
In 1982, however, Rowan starred as “Blackadder”, a television series which brought him into the limelight and increased his visibility in the UK.
The series was a pseudo-historical comedy centered around the Middle Ages, with Prince Edmund constantly trying to seize his father’s crown. In this production, Atkinson not only played the lead role of Prince Edmund, but he also has several other roles, such as Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh; The flat adder; The Great Grumbledook; Edmund, Archbishop of Canterbury and others. The series ran from 1982 to 1983 and was a complete hit.
In 1986, “Blackadder II”, which was a sequel to the first series, aired. In 1987, the third part of the series called “Blackadder the Third” was broadcast, and in 1988 a short film called “Blackadder: The Cavalier Years” was released, followed by a TV movie called “Blackadder’s Christmas Carol”, also in 1988.
In 1989, the sixth part of the “Blackadder” series was broadcast, titled “Blackadder Goes Forth”, and lasted six episodes.
Later in 1999, ten years after “Blackadder” part six, a short film titled “Blackadder Back & Forth” was released, featuring all of the Blackadder characters from the entire series.
Besides his role in “Blackadder,” Atkinson created Mr. Bean, the character that would become one of his most memorable and iconic roles. In 1990 “Mr. Bean” first appeared in the series which ran until 1995. During the series’ years on the air, Atkinson also starred as Mr. Bean in several television shorts such as “The Library” in 1990, “Police Station”, “Hale & Pace: The Stonk” and “The Bus Stop” in 1991. In 1992, he appeared in the short video “Mr. Bean & Smear campaign exploit. Bruce Dickinson: (I Want to Be) Elected,” and in another short titled “Blind Date.” In 1994, he repeated his role as Mr. Bean in the television series “Schmidteinander” and in the video “The Best Bits of Mr. Bean” in 1995, when the series ended.
Other times, he played this role in the movie “Bean” in 1997, in the short film “Boyzone: Picture of You” and in the series “Ohh, Nooo!” Mr. Bill presents”. Years later, in 2002, the anime series titled “Mr. Bean: The Animated Series” started and aired for 17 years, with a total of 105 episodes.
In 2007, a TV short titled “Mr. Bean’s Wedding” aired, followed by “The Dame Edna Treatment”. That same year, the movie “Mr. Bean’s Holiday” was released, along with another short called “Matt Willis: Crash.” In 2012, Atkinson appeared in the TV special titled “London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder”.
Besides his long work with Mr. Bean, Atkinson also appeared in several other productions.
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In 1983, he played the role of Small-Fawcett, in “Never Say Never Again”. In 1988, he interpreted the role of Dr. Schooner in the short film “The Appointments of Dennis Jennings”.
The following year, he played the role of Ron Anderson in the film “The Tall Guy”, then appeared as Mr. Stringer in the film “The Witches” in 1990, and the same year as Nigel Havers in the sixth episode of the second season of the series “A bit of Fry and Laurie”. In 1991, he played Charles Pinkworth in the TV movie “Bernard and the Genie”, and in 1993 Dexter Hayman in the movie “Hot Shots! Second part “. In 1994, he played one of his most stellar roles in the film “Four Weddings and a Funeral” as Father Gerald, and voiced the character of Zazu in the animated film “The Lion King” and the video game “Animated StoryBook: The Lion King”.
In 1995 he appeared in another TV movie, “Full Throttle” as Sir Henry “Tim” Birkin, and in the TV series “The Thin Blue Line” as Inspector Raymond Fowler.
In 2003 was Johnny English in the film of the same name., then the same year was Rufus, in “Love Actually”. Other movies he starred in were “Keeping Mum” in 2005; as Chief Inspector Maigret in the television series “Maigret in Montmartre”, and as a revival in “Johnny English Strikes Again”.
Divorce – 2014
Rowan and Sunetra’s marriage lasted nearly 25 years, however, in 2014 they announced their separation. Sunetra filed for divorce that year, and it was granted by the judge after Atkinson failed to appear in court, describing Atkinson’s behavior as “unreasonable”. At first, the reason for the divorce was unknown, but right after their separation, Atkinson began dating young actress Louise Ford.
Ford and Atkinson met during the production of “Quartermaine’s Terms,” a play by Simon Gray that premiered at Wyndham’s Theater in 2013. However, Ford and Atkinson didn’t begin their relationship until a year later.
The separation and the rumors that circulated afterward affected Atkinson’s reputation. Besides public criticism of his actions, his family also criticized him. His daughter Lily described his behavior as “a dick move”, referring to the fact that her father started showing his new relationship publicly right after the divorce.
In 2017, Lily expressed her desire to stop using her father’s name, instead using her mother’s maiden name. She is now known as Lily Sastry.
Sunetra has not remarried since the divorce. Atkinson is still romantically involved with Louise Ford and they welcomed their first child in 2017.
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Net value
Sunetra Sastry has an estimated net worth of $15 million as a result of her work as a makeup artist and the divorce settlement. Atkinson’s reputed wealth is over $130 million, as of early 2020.
Appearance
Sunetra is a woman of mixed ethnicity. She has brown eyes and hair and is 1.63m tall. His weight is unknown.
Interesting facts
Sunetra has donated to organizations such as Britain’s Brain Cancer Foundation.
Sunetra’s daughter, Lily, is also an actress.
Sunetra is a very private person, which is why she prefers to stay away from the media spotlight.
