Zahra Ahmadi
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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 |
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2010 | Tamara Drewe | Nadia Patel | |
2013 | Closed Circuit | Woman on Cellphone | |
2018 | A Bad Penny | Card Woman |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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[]
- ^ "Britz". Channel 4. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "BBC One – Count Arthur Strong, Series 1 – Sinem (Zahra Ahmadi)". BBC. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ 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.
External links[]
- Zahra Ahmadi at IMDb
- Living people
- 1982 births
- 21st-century English actresses
- Actresses from Plymouth
- Alumni of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
- English people of Iranian descent
- English soap opera actresses
- English stage actresses
- English television actresses