Maya Sondhi (born c. 1983) [1] is a British actress and screenwriter. She was born in Birmingham, England. [2] She attended the National Youth Theatre before going on to study at LAMDA. [3] [4] She is the creator and writer of D.I Ray . [5] As an actress she has appeared in Line of Duty and Citizen Khan .
Year | Title | Role | Broadcaster | Ref |
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2002 | Brum | Firewoman | BBC One/CBeebies | |
2005 | Family Affairs | Shireen Taymour | Channel 5 | [6] |
Judge John Deed | Carole | BBC One | [7] | |
2005, 2008 | The Bill | Mariza/Kim Law | ITV | |
2006 | Fair City | Sholeh Tenniz | RTÉ One | |
2006, 2016 | Silent Witness | Rosa Cassalle/DC Shona Clarke | BBC One | [8] |
2007, 2009, 2014 | Casualty | Carly Grahame/Ravinder Theara/Anita Johar | BBC One | [9] |
2008 | Doctors | Gina Saunders | BBC One | [10] |
2009 | Collision | Nurse | ITV/STV/UTV | |
2012–2014 | Citizen Khan | Shazia Khan / Shazia Malik | BBC Two | [11] |
2015 | Professor Branestawm Returns | Radio Producer | BBC One | |
2016 | DCI Banks | Christine Farinelli | ITV | |
2016–2019 | Line of Duty | Maneet Bindra | BBC One/BBC Two | [12] |
2018 | The Split | Dawn McKenzie | BBC One | |
Midsomer Murders | Aisha Khalique |
Year | Title | Episodes | Broadcaster |
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2014 | The Kumars at No. 42 | 4 episodes | BBC Two |
2016 | EastEnders | 2 episodes | BBC One |
2016 | Mount Pleasant | 1 episode | Sky One |
2017 | The Break | 1 episode | BBC Three |
2018 | Ackley Bridge | 1 episode | Channel 4 |
2022 | DI Ray | 4 episodes | ITV |
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