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Harvey Virdi

British actress

Summary

British actress

FieldValue
nameHarvey Virdi
imageHarvey Virdi.jpg
captionVirdi in 2025
occupationActress
years_active1994–present
alma_materAcademy Drama School

Harvey Virdi is a British actress of Indian descent. She trained at Academy Drama School in London.

Career

Her theatre credits include The Borrowers (at the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff), Tiger Country and Tales From The Harrow Road (Hampstead Theatre), When We are Married, Twelfth Night (in 1997 and 2004,

Her film credits include Bend It Like Beckham, Anita and Me, Thunderbirds, Bride and Prejudice, The Mistress of Spices, Honour, Jadoo, and Brick Lane. Television credits include The Kumars at No. 42 (as the family's interfering landlady, 'Hawney'), Boohbah (as 'Mrs. Lady'), Doctors, Lucky Man (as 'Shefali Malhotra'), and Whose Baby?. She has also appeared in various radio plays including in 2009, in "The Inheritance Of Loss By Kiran Desai".

As a writer, her credits include 'There's Something About Simmy', 'The Deranged Marriage', 'Miss Meena & the Masala Queens' 2017 RIFCO Arts, 2014 RIFCO Arts and 'Meri Christmas' 2006 RIFCO Arts.

She appeared in Citizen Khan as regular character 'Mrs Malik'.

In May 2017 it was announced Virdi had joined the cast of Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks playing Dr. Misbah Maalik. She departed on 1 June 2020, but this was soon confirmed as a temporary exit, with Virdi returning to the role on 21 September 2020.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998Guru in SevenAmarjeet
2002Anita and Me (film)Anita & MeAuntie
Bend It Like BeckhamTeetu's Mum
2004Bride & PrejudiceMrs. Lamba
ThunderbirdsOnaha
2005The Mistress of SpicesGeeta's Mother
2006VenusArt School Teacher
2007Brick LaneRazia
2008The Blue TowerMinnie
2009No Honour No ChoiceMotherShort
2010The Duchess of MalfiCariolaVideo of Stage on Screen production
Doctor FaustusVintner / Envy / ParamourVideo of Greenwich Theatre production
AshesSaminaShort
It's a Wonderful AfterlifeOverbearing Mother
2011Swinging with the FinkelsIndian Woman
Lazy UncleNimmi / AuntieShort
2012Naachle LondonMrs. Patel
The TelemachyHafa
Italian MoviesWife
2013With Marjorie GoneRoshni (Nizams Mother)Short
2014HonourMother
2017Lies We TellBanu
YearTitleRoleNotes
1996Staying AliveDr. Claire RyanSeries 1: Episode 1
The BillParminda KulkarniEpisode: "Kick Me Hard"
1996, 2009CasualtyNurse Reena Pal (1996); Shaheen (2009)Episode: "Night Moves" and "And Then There Were Three"
2003BoohbahMrs. Lady26 episodes
Hear the SilenceDr. Ash's receptionistTwo-part television film
2004Whose Baby?SolicitorTelevision film
2004, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015DoctorsParminder Shand (2004); Hamsa Shah (2008); Nina Sarwar (2011); Selma Chaudhary (2014); Harshida Sutaria (2015)Episodes: "Ill Feelings", "Managing Expectations", "Protection", "The Fires of Midwinter" and "Mother to Be"
2005CherishedWoman DoctorEpisode: "It's Alright, I Am a Doctor"
2006Murphy's LawIsha IqbalSeries 4: Episode 3
2006, 2012Holby CityShirley O'Donnell (2006); Molly Sharma (2012)Episodes: "The Very Thought of You" and "Kids' Stuff"
2007BritzKaneezTelevision film
2008Coronation StreetNina MandalRecurring role; 22 episodes
2011Little CrackersAuntie NimmiEpisode: "Sanjeev Bhaskar's Little Cracker: Papaji Saves Christmas"
The JuryNurse2 episodes
2012–2016Citizen KhanMrs. MalikRecurring role; 16 episodes
2014The KumarsHawneyAll 6 episodes
2016Class DismissedVarious11 episodes
2016–2017The WindsorsDoctor2 episodes
2017Lucky ManSheffaliEpisode: "Luck Be a Lady"
Not Going OutCounsellorEpisode: "Marriage Guidance"
2017–presentHollyoaksMisbah MaalikSeries regular

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
20182018 British Soap AwardsBest Actress
201924th National Television AwardsSerial Drama Performance
20192019 British Soap AwardsBest Actress
2019Inside Soap AwardsBest Actress
2019Digital Spy Reader AwardsBest Soap Actor (Female)
20222022 British Soap AwardsBest Dramatic Performance
202227th National Television AwardsSerial Drama Performance
2022Inside Soap AwardsBest Actress
2022I Talk Telly AwardsBest Soap Performance

References

References

  1. "Harvey Virdi". bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk.
  2. (30 November 2016). "The Borrowers review at the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff – 'small but perfectly formed'". thestage.co.uk.
  3. Rafiq, Zoey. (25 November 2016). "Rifco Announce Harvey Virdi's: Miss Meena & the Masala Queens". theasiantoday.com.
  4. "Series 1 - Episode 7 Bird Inside". radiotimes.com.
  5. Thomson, Wendy. (21 October 2014). "Interview with Harvey Virdi". femalearts.com.
  6. Lee, Marc. (15 Jan 2014). "The Kumars return to celebrity-obsessed Britain". The Telegraph.
  7. (2016). "Luck Be a Lady". tvmaze.com.
  8. "Network Radio BBC Week 51: 19-25 December 2009". bbc.co.uk.
  9. "One of India's finest actresses is taking centre stage and leaving behind movies as she leads the cast of comedy Happy Birthday Sunita". Lancashire Telegraph.
  10. (19 April 2017). "Hollyoaks: a new family is arriving this spring". Radio Times.
  11. Kilkelly, Daniel. (10 April 2018). "British Soap Awards 2018 nominations revealed: Which Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and Doctors stars are up?". [[Digital Spy]].
  12. (16 October 2018). "Here are all the nominees for the National TV Awards 2019, including Strictly, Doctor Who and Ant & Dec". [[Digital Spy]].
  13. Dainty, Sophie. "British Soap Awards 2019 nominations revealed: Which Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and Doctors stars are up?". [[Digital Spy]].
  14. (July 2019). "''Inside Soap'' Awards 2019 longlist has been revealed".
  15. Robinson, Abby. (28 December 2019). "It's (nearly) a clean sweep for Hollyoaks in the Digital Spy Reader Awards for soaps 2019". [[Digital Spy]].
  16. (11 June 2022). "British Soap Awards 2022 winners list - updated live". ([[Hearst Communications]]).
  17. (24 May 2022). "NTA 2022 longlist revealed as David Tennant and Sex Education nominated". [[Radio Times]].
  18. (10 October 2022). "Inside Soap Awards announce final shortlist for 2022 ceremony". ([[Hearst Communications]]).
  19. (12 November 2022). "Mo Gilligan leads the I Talk Telly Awards 2022 Nominations". I Talk Telly.
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