Zahra Ahmadi

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Zahra Ahmadi
Born1973 (age 48–49)
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Zahra Ahmadi (Persian: زهرا احمدی; born 1973) is a British actress.

Career[]

She is known for her role as Shabnam Masood in the British television series EastEnders from 2007–2008. In 2008, she appeared on an EastEnders-themed episode of The Weakest Link where she was voted off in the seventh round.

She played Sabia in Britz following which she played Nasreen in King of Hearts at the Hampstead Theatre.[1] She appears in the IFC series The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret and also appeared in the 2010 film Tamara Drewe. In 2013 she appeared in a small role in Doctor Who episode "Nightmare in Silver", and in 2014 she portrayed the role of Gita in the feature-length Christmas special of Black Mirror entitled "White Christmas".

From 2013 to 2017, she played Sinem in all three series of the BBC Two sitcom Count Arthur Strong.[2]

In 2016, she appeared in 5 episodes of Berlin Station.[3] In 2018, she played Sameera in "Bliss" a Sky One comedy drama about a cheating travel writer who tries to balance his two chaotic family lives. Also in 2018, she played Daisy Anderson in season 7, episode 5 of Death in paradise.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Tamara Drewe Nadia Patel
2013 Closed Circuit Woman on Cellphone
2018 A Bad Penny Card Woman

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2006–2007 Trial & Retribution DC Imedla Folks 2 episodes
2007–2008 EastEnders Shabnam Masood 63 episodes
2008 Britz Sabia Iqbal 2-part serial
2009 Doctors Keera Chaudhury Episode: "The Wall"
2010 Bellamy's People Various 6 episodes
2010–2016 The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret Mehtap 6 episodes
2012 The Thick of It Nurse 1 episode
2013 The Mimic Policewoman 1 episode
2013 Love Matters Priya Episode: "A Nice Arrangement"
2013 Doctor Who Missy Episode: "Nightmare in Silver"
2013 The Job Lot Karen Ellwell 1 episode
2013 Count Arthur Strong Sinem Main role
2014 Black Mirror Gita Episode: "White Christmas"
2014 Babylon Yasmina 1 episode
2016 Josh Gemma Episode: "Bed & Breakfast"
2016 Berlin Station Clare Itani Recurring role (season 1); 5 episodes
2016–2018 Tracey Ullman's Show Various 7 episodes
2017 Porridge Dr. Tessa Marsden 2 episodes
2017–2018 Tracy Beaker Breaks the News 4 episodes
2018 Death in Paradise Daisy Anderson Episode: "Murder on the Day of the Dead"
2018 Innocent DS Mari-Luz Garcia Main role (series 1)
2018 Bliss Sameera 1 episode
2018 Sky Comedy Shorts Diana Episode: "Kris Marshall's Whodunnit"
2018 Informer Naeemah Jones Episode: "Ruby Tuesday"
2020 Marcella Sadie 1 episode

References[]

  1. ^ "Britz". Channel 4. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  2. ^ "BBC One – Count Arthur Strong, Series 1 – Sinem (Zahra Ahmadi)". BBC. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  3. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (17 November 2020). "UK Firm Innovate Talent Management Launches With Clients Including 'Barbarians' Actor Nikolai Kinski & 'Coronation Street' Actress Bhavna Limbachia". Deadline. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

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