The Rani (Doctor Who)

The Rani
Doctor Who character
Kate O'Mara in Time and the Rani (1987)
First appearance	The Mark of the Rani (1985)
Portrayed by	Kate O'Mara (1985–1993)
Voiced by	Kate O'Mara (2000) Siobhan Redmond (2014–2015)
In-universe information
Species	Time Lord
Affiliation	Sixth Doctor Seventh Doctor The Master
Home	Gallifrey

The Rani is a fictional character in the British BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, portrayed by Kate O'Mara. She is a renegade Time Lord, and a nemesis of the series' title character, a Time Lord known as the Doctor. The Rani is an amoral biochemist who experiments on humans and other species, and considers everything secondary to her research. The character appeared in two classic serials, The Mark of the Rani (1985) and Time and the Rani (1987), before the original run of Doctor Who went off the air in 1989. The Rani later appeared as the principal villain in Dimensions in Time, a 1993 Doctor Who charity television special for BBC Children in Need. The character has since been featured in multiple Doctor Who audio dramas and novels.