Bridgitta, aka Fali

Mother from Germany, father from India - Actress, opera director

'Where are you from?' people ask. 'London', I say.

'No, but where are you from?' they insist. 'Finchley?' I suggest.

Mixed-race is how other people describe me.

I think of myself as a Londoner who loves tea, chocolate and great theatre, and who is very proud of her unusual family heritage.