Nina Wadia
Acting
Biography
Nina Wadia is a British actress. She is known for portraying Zainab Masood in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, Aunty Noor in Citizen Khan, Mrs Hussein in the BBC comedy Still Open All Hours and for starring in the BBC Two sketch show Goodness Gracious Me
Born: December 18, 1968
Place of Birth: Chingford, Essex, England, UK
Known For
Perfect World
A comedy about the ups and downs of Bob Slay, an obnoxious, rude and arrogant, but extremely successful, marketing executive.
Murder in Mind
Murder in Mind is a British television thriller drama anthology series of self-contained stories with a murderous theme seen from the perspective of the murderer.
Skins
Irreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol.
The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration
A look at Dame Maggie Smith's life from a two-up two-down in Essex to Broadway and Hollywood. Starring in more than 60 films and 70 plays across her 70-year career, Maggie's incredible determination and talent landed her among the elite.
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule is a panel show that sees Harry Hill presiding over two teams tasked with saving planet earth from alien invasion! Each team must find clips, people, basically anything that is fun or funny enough for Harry to place in a capsule which, in the event that we're invaded by aliens, we can present to them to demonstrate earthlings are good fun and therefore worthy of saving. Over a series of rounds, the two teams of two present Harry with fun stuff which Harry must adjudicate on and ultimately decide what's in and what's out of the Fun Capsule with the triumphant team winning bragging rights. Along the way there will be sketches, studio items and special guests. And the occasional appearance of an alien.
A Street Cat Named Bob
James Bowen, a homeless busker and recovering drug addict, has his life transformed when he meets a stray ginger cat.
The Sandman
After years of imprisonment, Morpheus — the King of Dreams — embarks on a journey across worlds to find what was stolen from him and restore his power.
Would I Lie to You?
A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts.
Mongrels
Mongrels, formerly known under the working titles of We Are Mongrels and The Un-Natural World, is a British puppet-based situation comedy series first broadcast on BBC Three between 22 June and 10 August 2010, with a making-of documentary entitled "Mongrels Uncovered" broadcast on 11 August 2010. A second series of Mongrels began airing on 7 November 2011. The series revolves around the lives of five anthropomorphic animals who hang around the back of a pub in Millwall, the Isle of Dogs, London. The characters are Nelson, a metrosexual fox; Destiny, an Afghan hound; Marion, a "borderline-retarded" cat; Kali, a grudge-bearing pigeon; and Vince, Nelson's friend, a sociopathic foul-mouthed fox.
Doctor Who
The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.
Filmography
as Heather
as Self - Participant
as Headmistress
as Self
as Narrator
as Mum
as Narrator
as Self - Contributor
as Self
as Bushra Khan
as Self
as Mrs. Tanner
as Fate Mother
as Lakhwinder
as Self
as Becky Dubar
as Self - Participant
as Megan
as Self - Contestant
as Shanthi
as Dr Anita Rhys Evans
as Self
as Anika
as Self
as Yasmine
as Siobhan Burman
as Zulla
as Self
as Patmore / Mrs Kapoor (voice)
as Joy
as Lucy
as Self - Contestant
as Lubna
as Moira
as Self - Contestant
as Saira
as Khadija
as Mother Xenobia
as Bus Conductress
as Seema
as Mrs. Hussein
as Pat
as Self - Contestant
as Anna Masani
as Self - Participant
as Meg
as Zainab Masood
as (voice)
as Housekeeper
as Job Centre Clerk
as Self
as Self
as Bebo M. Malhotra
as Anwar's Mum
as Self - Guest Judge
as Dr Ramsden
as Hospital Receptionist
as Neena
as Wedding Guest
as Roshni Mehta
as Meena Patel
as Waitress
as Dolly Kotwal
as Medora Salt
as Sharma
as Self
as Self - Participant
as Zainab Masood