# Mariska Pokharel

_Nepali film actress, model and artist_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/people/mariska-pokharel
Last updated: 2026-10-12

> Mariska Pokharel is a Nepalese film actress, model and artist. Her family gave her a Hebrew name 'Mariska' which means Mermaid or goddess of the sea. She made her acting debut in the movie Ke Ma Timro Hoina Ra (2016) directed by Akash Adhikari. Her second movie, Chapali Height 2, a psychological thriller, was also released in that same year. It is a sequel to the 2012 film Chapali Height.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 2 August 1996 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67264740#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Chitwan District ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67264740#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67264740#P27))
- **Occupation:** actor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67264740#P106))

## Questions

**When was Mariska Pokharel born?**  
Mariska Pokharel was born on 2 August 1996 in Chitwan District.

## Related

- [Chitwan District](https://diginpl.com/places/chitwan-district)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Mariska Pokharel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariska_Pokharel) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): मरिष्का पोखरेल](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q67264740](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67264740) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Mariska.jpg by 80svirgo (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mariska.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Mariska Pokharel, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Mariska.jpg — 80svirgo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Mariska Pokharel". DigiNepal. Last updated 12 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/mariska-pokharel. Retrieved 21 October 2026.