Bharti Patel

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Bharti Patel
Born
Coventry, England [1]
OccupationActress
Years active1983–present
Television Doctors

Bharti Patel is an English actress, known for portraying the role of midwife Ruhma Carter on the BBC soap opera Doctors . For her portrayal of Ruhma, she was nominated for numerous awards at the National Television Awards, British Soap Awards and Inside Soap Awards. In 2024, she portrayed Maya Houssain in the BBC soap opera EastEnders .

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Career

Patel made her professional acting debut as a shop assistant in an episode of the BBC drama series Screenplay . [2] In 2003, she appeared as a dancer in the feature film What a Girl Wants . [3] In 2012, she portrayed the roles of Ursula and Verges in a production of Much Ado About Nothing at the World Shakespeare Festival. [4] In 2015, Bharti began portraying the role of Ruhma Carter in the BBC soap opera Doctors . [5] The next year, she was nominated for Best Newcomer at The British Soap Awards. [6] In 2018, she appeared in an episode of the Hulu series Find Me in Paris as Mama Khan, and in 2019, she portrayed the role of Manju in the BBC Two sitcom Don't Forget the Driver . [7] In 2024, Doctors was cancelled by the BBC and Patel remained in her role as Ruhma until its final episode. Later that year, she played Maya Houssain in fellow BBC soap opera EastEnders . [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Bhaji on the Beach Refuge womanFilm
2003 What a Girl Wants DancerFilm
2013CursedShort film
2014Honeycomb LodgeRheetaFilm
2019DamageSaritaShort film
2023 Goldfish Laxmi NatrajanFilm

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983Dear ManjuManjuTelevision film
1991 Screenplay Shop assistant1 episode
2001The ResidentsCharan Singh1 episode
2003 Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness Tennison's secretary2 episodes
2015–2024 Doctors Ruhma Carter Regular role
2018 Find Me in Paris Mama Khan1 episode
2019 Don't Forget the Driver ManjuRecurring role; 3 episodes
2022 Ten Percent Amina Feirani1 episode
2022 The Undeclared War Yasmin ParvinRecurring role
2024 EastEnders Maya Houssain Recurring role
2024StorylandFatimaEpisode: "I'm Yours"

Voice

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2024 The Archers Anita, Geraldine, Inspector NorrisVarious roles
2024 Torchwood: Monthly Range PasserbyEpisode: "Bad Connection"

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2016 The British Soap Awards Best Newcomer DoctorsNominated [9]
2017 National Television Awards NewcomerDoctorsLonglisted [10]
2017 Inside Soap Awards Best Daytime StarDoctorsLonglisted [11]
2018Diversity in Media AwardsBest ActorDoctorsNominated [12]
2019The British Soap Awards Best Actress DoctorsLonglisted [13]
2019Inside Soap AwardsBest Daytime StarDoctorsLonglisted [14]
2020Inside Soap AwardsBest Daytime StarDoctorsNominated [15]
2020 RTS Midlands Awards Acting Performance – FemaleDoctorsNominated [16]
2020 UK Festival Awards Best Ensemble
(with co-stars)		DamageWon [17]
2021Inside Soap AwardsBest Daytime StarDoctorsNominated [18]

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