Sana'a Shaik

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Sana'a Shaik
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Television Dive Club
Class of '07

Sana'a Shaik is a South African born film and television actress based in Australia.

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Early life

Born in Durban, South Africa, [1] she moved to Perth, Western Australia as a teenager and attended Curtin University. She later gained a master's degree in management at the University of Sydney. [2] She worked for three years in finance before her acting career. [3]

Career

Shaik has appeared in the television series such as Reckoning , the Netflix series Dive Club and episode three of anthology series Summer Love . [4] [5] She also had roles in Jack Irish , [6] and as Xanthe in the sci-fi climate change feature 2067 . [7] Shaik also worked on the Hangover-inspired feature film It Only Takes a Night. [8] She was named a rising star by the Casting Guild of Australia in 2022. [9]

Shaik appeared in 2023 Amazon Prime television series Class of '07 alongside Megan Smart and Emily Browning. [10] She has an upcoming role in globe-trotting science fiction film Nomad alongside Leo Woodall. [11]

Personal life

She is a practising Muslim. [6] She married in South Africa in 2022. [1]

Partial filmography

Key
Denotes works that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 Jack Irish Bollywood actress
2019-2020 Reckoning Lacey Diaz3 episodes
2019 2067 Xanthe
2021 Dive Club Steve Harrison12 episodes
2022 Summer Love NabilahEpisode 3
2023 Class of '07 Teresa8 episodes
2023 It Only Takes a Night Emma
2023 Bump Van5 episodes
TBA Nomad NelliePost-production

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