Mika Simmons

Mika Simmons is a British actress of Irish & Swedish decent. Born in Greenwich, London, she grew up in Somerset before moving to study English Literature and Theatre Studies at the University of Leeds before training at the Drama Studio She has played a diverse range of work on stage and screen - including television dramas ITV's Frenchman's Creek and Unforgotten, the BAFTA award winning Falling Apart and the ongoing role of Queen Anora in the animation game Dragon Age. In 2016 Mika played Kate in Film London's Balcony which went on to win the Crystal Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. In 2019 Mika's directorial debut Rain Stops Play won the Silver Remi for best comedy at the WorldFest Houston Film Festival. Mika founded the Lady Garden Foundation in 2014 in honour of her late Mother, feminist academic Rosemary Brennan, to raise funds for research into personalised treatment by Dr Susana Banerjee at The Royal Marsden Hospital in London. In 2017 Mika was chosen as one of 40 inspirational women to front L'Oréal Lancôme's powerful women campaign. A keen interest in alternative health as a way to keep mentally and physically well, Mika also holds a qualification as a Cranial Osteopath and Anusara Yoga Teacher. Her older brother, Keir Simmons, is the Foreign Correspondent for NBC News and The Today Show. S