Harvey Virdi

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Harvey Virdi
Alma mater Academy Drama School
OccupationActress
Years active1994–present

Harvey Virdi is a British actress of Indian descent. She trained at Academy Drama School in London. [1]

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Career

Her theatre credits include The Borrowers (at the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff), [2] Tiger Country and Tales From The Harrow Road (Hampstead Theatre), [3] When We are Married, Twelfth Night (in 1997 and 2004, [1] ), Romeo and Juliet (in 2000, [1] ), Square Circle and Playboy of the Asian World (all at the Leicester Haymarket), Airport 2000 (Riverside Studios, Hammersmith), [3] and Jatinder Verma's production of Exodus (Tara Arts/BAC). In 2003, she was 'Mrs Peachum' in a touring production of The Threepenny Opera for the Royal National Theatre. [3] In 2004 she gave a critically acclaimed Maria in an Indian-themed production of Twelfth Night at the Albery Theatre. She also appeared as Nina Mandal, in Coronation Street . [4] She was a supporting cast member in two seasons of Class Dismissed . [5]

Her film credits include Bend It Like Beckham , Anita and Me , Thunderbirds , [6] Bride and Prejudice , [6] The Mistress of Spices , Honour , [6] Jadoo , [6] and Brick Lane . [6] Television credits include The Kumars at No. 42 (as the family's interfering landlady, 'Hawney'), [7] Boohbah (as 'Mrs. Lady'), Doctors , Lucky Man (as 'Shefali Malhotra'), [8] and Whose Baby?. She has also appeared in various radio plays including in 2009, in "The Inheritance Of Loss By Kiran Desai". [9]

As a writer, her credits include 'There's Something About Simmy', 'The Deranged Marriage', 'Miss Meena & the Masala Queens' 2017 RIFCO Arts, [3] 'Happy Birthday Sunita', [6] [10] 2014 RIFCO Arts and 'Meri Christmas' 2006 RIFCO Arts. [3]

She appeared in Citizen Khan as regular character 'Mrs Malik'. [6]

In May 2017 it was announced Virdi had joined the cast of Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks playing Dr. Misbah Maalik. [4] 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

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1998Guru in SevenAmarjeet
2002Anita and Me (film)Anita & MeAuntie
Bend It Like Beckham Teetu's Mum
2004 Bride & Prejudice Mrs. Lamba
Thunderbirds Onaha
2005 The Mistress of Spices Geeta's Mother
2006 Venus Art School Teacher
2007 Brick Lane Razia
2008The Blue TowerMinnie
2009No Honour No ChoiceMotherShort
2010 The Duchess of Malfi CariolaVideo of Stage on Screen production
Doctor Faustus Vintner / Envy / ParamourVideo of Greenwich Theatre production
AshesSaminaShort
It's a Wonderful Afterlife Overbearing Mother
2011 Swinging with the Finkels Indian Woman
Lazy UncleNimmi / AuntieShort
2012Naachle LondonMrs. Patel
The TelemachyHafa
Italian MoviesWife
2013With Marjorie GoneRoshni (Nizams Mother)Short
2014 Honour Mother
2017 Lies We Tell Banu
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Staying Alive Dr. Claire RyanSeries 1: Episode 1
The Bill Parminda KulkarniEpisode: "Kick Me Hard"
1996, 2009 Casualty Nurse Reena Pal (1996); Shaheen (2009)Episode: "Night Moves" and "And Then There Were Three"
2003 Boohbah Mrs. Lady26 episodes
Hear the Silence Dr. Ash's receptionistTwo-part television film
2004Whose Baby?SolicitorTelevision film
2004, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015 Doctors Parminder 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"
2005 Cherished Woman DoctorEpisode: "It's Alright, I Am a Doctor"
2006 Murphy's Law Isha IqbalSeries 4: Episode 3
2006, 2012 Holby City Shirley O'Donnell (2006); Molly Sharma (2012)Episodes: "The Very Thought of You" and "Kids' Stuff"
2007 Britz KaneezTelevision film
2008 Coronation Street Nina Mandal Recurring role; 22 episodes
2011 Little Crackers Auntie NimmiEpisode: "Sanjeev Bhaskar's Little Cracker: Papaji Saves Christmas"
The Jury Nurse2 episodes
2012–2016 Citizen Khan Mrs. MalikRecurring role; 16 episodes
2014 The Kumars HawneyAll 6 episodes
2016 Class Dismissed Various11 episodes
2016–2017 The Windsors Doctor2 episodes
2017 Lucky Man SheffaliEpisode: "Luck Be a Lady"
Not Going Out CounsellorEpisode: "Marriage Guidance"
2017–present Hollyoaks Misbah Maalik Series regular

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2018 2018 British Soap Awards Best Actress Nominated [11]
2019 24th National Television Awards Serial Drama PerformanceNominated [12]
2019 2019 British Soap Awards Best ActressNominated [13]
2019 Inside Soap Awards Best ActressNominated [14]
2019 Digital Spy Reader Awards Best Soap Actor (Female)Third [15]
2022 2022 British Soap Awards Best Dramatic Performance Nominated [16]
2022 27th National Television Awards Serial Drama PerformanceNominated [17]
2022Inside Soap AwardsBest ActressShortlisted [18]
2022I Talk Telly AwardsBest Soap PerformanceNominated [19]

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  2. ↑ Waugh, Rosemary (30 November 2016). "The Borrowers review at the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff – 'small but perfectly formed'". thestage.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
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