Harvey Virdi
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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
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Guru in Seven | Amarjeet | |
| 2002 | Anita and Me (film)Anita & Me | Auntie | |
| 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 | |
| 2008 | The Blue Tower | Minnie | |
| 2009 | No Honour No Choice | Mother | Short |
| 2010 | The Duchess of Malfi | Cariola | Video of Stage on Screen production |
| Doctor Faustus | Vintner / Envy / Paramour | Video of Greenwich Theatre production | |
| Ashes | Samina | Short | |
| It's a Wonderful Afterlife | Overbearing Mother | ||
| 2011 | Swinging with the Finkels | Indian Woman | |
| Lazy Uncle | Nimmi / Auntie | Short | |
| 2012 | Naachle London | Mrs. Patel | |
| The Telemachy | Hafa | ||
| Italian Movies | Wife | ||
| 2013 | With Marjorie Gone | Roshni (Nizams Mother) | Short |
| 2014 | Honour | Mother | |
| 2017 | Lies We Tell | Banu |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Staying Alive | Dr. Claire Ryan | Series 1: Episode 1 |
| The Bill | Parminda Kulkarni | Episode: "Kick Me Hard" | |
| 1996, 2009 | Casualty | Nurse Reena Pal (1996); Shaheen (2009) | Episode: "Night Moves" and "And Then There Were Three" |
| 2003 | Boohbah | Mrs. Lady | 26 episodes |
| Hear the Silence | Dr. Ash's receptionist | Two-part television film | |
| 2004 | Whose Baby? | Solicitor | Television 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 Doctor | Episode: "It's Alright, I Am a Doctor" |
| 2006 | Murphy's Law | Isha Iqbal | Series 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 | Kaneez | Television film |
| 2008 | Coronation Street | Nina Mandal | Recurring role; 22 episodes |
| 2011 | Little Crackers | Auntie Nimmi | Episode: "Sanjeev Bhaskar's Little Cracker: Papaji Saves Christmas" |
| The Jury | Nurse | 2 episodes | |
| 2012–2016 | Citizen Khan | Mrs. Malik | Recurring role; 16 episodes |
| 2014 | The Kumars | Hawney | All 6 episodes |
| 2016 | Class Dismissed | Various | 11 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | The Windsors | Doctor | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Lucky Man | Sheffali | Episode: "Luck Be a Lady" |
| Not Going Out | Counsellor | Episode: "Marriage Guidance" | |
| 2017–present | Hollyoaks | Misbah Maalik | Series regular |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2018 British Soap Awards | Best Actress | Template:Nom | [11] |
| 2019 | 24th National Television Awards | Serial Drama Performance | Template:Nom | [12] |
| 2019 | 2019 British Soap Awards | Best Actress | Template:Nom | [13] |
| 2019 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Actress | Template:Nom | [14] |
| 2019 | Digital Spy Reader Awards | Best Soap Actor (Female) | Template:Draw | [15] |
| 2022 | 2022 British Soap Awards | Best Dramatic Performance | Template:Nom | [16] |
| 2022 | 27th National Television Awards | Serial Drama Performance | Template:Nom | [17] |
| 2022 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Actress | Template:Shortlisted | [18] |
| 2022 | I Talk Telly Awards | Best Soap Performance | Template:Nom | [19] |
References
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