Sarah Kameela Impey

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Sarah Kameela Impey
Born
Ipswich, England
Education Arts Educational Schools
Occupation(s)Actress, Singer
Years active2013–present

Sarah Kameela Impey is a British actress and singer.

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Early life

She was born in Ipswich to an English father and Guyanese mother, of Indian descent. She has two older brothers. [1] She attended the Arts Educational School of Acting in London. [2]

Career

She sung as part of soul indie band A Blossom Fell for six years. [3]

Her theatre credits include Life of Pi at London's Wyndham's Theatre, [4] Northern Broadsides’ production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing , [5] and The Tempest with The Royal Shakespeare Company. She made her feature film debut in Halcyon Heights, in 2016. [6] During the COVID-19 pandemic she appeared in the online play The Three Musketeers, written by Sydney Stevenson and starring Robert Lindsay. [7]

She plays Saira, the singer in the titular band in 2021 Channel 4 musical comedy series We Are Lady Parts . [8] [9] She described her feelings on first contact with the series as "Wow, I can’t believe someone’s written this; I can’t believe these characters can exist on screen". [10] Her performance was described as "frightening charismatic " by Stephen Armstrong in The Times . [11] She reprised the role for the second series in 2024. [12]

She appeared as Neelum Khan in ITV series Maternal . She played the voice of Lena Manzour in long running radio soap opera The Archers . In 2023, she began a series regular role as Dr Paula Bennett in ITV series Vera . [13] [14]

Partial filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016Halcyon HeightsShop girl
2021- We Are Lady Parts SairaLead role
2023 Maternal Neelum Khan
2023 The Archers Lena Manzour
2024- Vera Dr Paula Bennett7 episodes

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