Fiona Wade

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Fiona Wade
Born
Fiona Sarah Wade

(1979-03-20) 20 March 1979 (age 44) [1]
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present
Television Grange Hill
24Seven
Emmerdale
Spouse
Simon Cotton
(m. 2019)

Fiona Sarah Wade (born 20 March 1979) is an English actress, known for playing Priya Sharma in Emmerdale from 2011 to 2023. [2]

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Career

In 2008, Wade played Mamta in a play called Alaska by DC Moore at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs. [3] Since 2011, Wade has played Priya Sharma in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale . [4] Her first appearance was in November 2011. [5] In January 2017, Wade took part in the primetime ITV entertainment series Dance Dance Dance . [6] In October 2022, it was announced that Wade was set to leave Emmerdale after 11 years. [7]

Personal life

Wade's mother is Filipina and her father is English. She married fellow actor and former Emmerdale co-star Simon Cotton in 2019. [8] She is a follower of the Baháʼí Faith. [9]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996–1998 Grange Hill Joanna Day35 episodes
2001–2002 24Seven Anya Vicenze
2004, 2009 Doctors Decca Taylor/Shahnaz Malick3 episodes
2006 Where the Heart Is Rowan Clayton5 episodes
2006 Genie in the House Dooma1 episode
2007 Holby City Julianna McKenzie1 episode
2007 Wire in the Blood Ayesha1 episode
2008 Waterloo Road Sameen Azizi2 episodes
2008 Silent Witness Anhil Edwards2 episodes
2009 Casualty Nita1 episode
2010 Tracy Beaker Returns Helen Howle1 episode
2010 Lewis Meera1 episode
2010 Law & Order: UK Uniform officer1 episode
2011 Coronation Street Sandeesh2 episodes
2011–2023 Emmerdale Priya Sharma Series regular
2013-2023 The Chase Celebrity Special Herself9 November 2013, 3 June 2023
2017 Dance Dance Dance HerselfContestant

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2013 The British Soap Awards Sexiest FemaleNominated [10]
2014The British Soap AwardsSexiest FemaleNominated [11]
2017 Inside Soap Awards Sexiest FemaleNominated [12]

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References

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