Harvey Virdi
Alma materAcademy Drama School
OccupationActress
Years active1994–present

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

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
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
Television
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 Nominated [11]
2019 24th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance Nominated [12]
2019 2019 British Soap Awards Best Actress Nominated [13]
2019 Inside Soap Awards Best Actress Nominated [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 Performance Nominated [17]
2022 Inside Soap Awards Best Actress Shortlisted [18]
2022 I Talk Telly Awards Best Soap Performance Nominated [19]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Harvey Virdi". bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  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.
  3. ^ a b c d e Rafiq, Zoey (25 November 2016). "Rifco Announce Harvey Virdi's: Miss Meena & the Masala Queens". theasiantoday.com. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b Hughes, Johnathon (19 April 2017). "Hollyoaks: a new family is arriving this spring". Radio Times. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Series 1 - Episode 7 Bird Inside". radiotimes.com. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Thomson, Wendy (21 October 2014). "Interview with Harvey Virdi". femalearts.com. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  7. ^ Lee, Marc (15 January 2014). "The Kumars return to celebrity-obsessed Britain". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  8. ^ Douglas, Kate (2016). "Luck Be a Lady". New Scientist. tvmaze.com. 230 (3069): 44–45. Bibcode:2016NewSc.230...44D. doi:10.1016/S0262-4079(16)30668-6. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Network Radio BBC Week 51: 19-25 December 2009". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  10. ^ Khan, Shuiab. "One of India's finest actresses is taking centre stage and leaving behind movies as she leads the cast of comedy Happy Birthday Sunita". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  11. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (10 April 2018). "British Soap Awards 2018 nominations revealed: Which Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and Doctors stars are up?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  12. ^ Harp, Justin (16 October 2018). "Here are all the nominees for the National TV Awards 2019, including Strictly, Doctor Who and Ant & Dec". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  13. ^ Dainty, Sophie. "British Soap Awards 2019 nominations revealed: Which Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and Doctors stars are up?". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Inside Soap Awards 2019 longlist has been revealed". Digital Spy. July 2019.
  15. ^ Robinson, Abby (28 December 2019). "It's (nearly) a clean sweep for Hollyoaks in the Digital Spy Reader Awards for soaps 2019". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  16. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel; Warner, Sam (11 June 2022). "British Soap Awards 2022 winners list - updated live". Digital Spy. (Hearst Communications). Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  17. ^ Morris, Lauren (24 May 2022). "NTA 2022 longlist revealed as David Tennant and Sex Education nominated". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  18. ^ Harp, Justin (10 October 2022). "Inside Soap Awards announce final shortlist for 2022 ceremony". Digital Spy. (Hearst Communications). Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  19. ^ Gonzalez, Elliot (12 November 2022). "Mo Gilligan leads the I Talk Telly Awards 2022 Nominations". I Talk Telly.

External links

Harvey Virdi at IMDb

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