Biography
Harvey Virdi is a British actress of Indian descent. She trained at the Academy Drama School in London and began her career in 1994 with a touring production for the Soap Box Theatre Company.
Her stage work includes productions at the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company and Hampstead Theatre. Film credits include Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Thunderbirds (2004), Venus (2006) and Brick Lane (2007) as Razia. On television she has played Nina Mandal in Coronation Street, Mrs Malik in Citizen Khan and Dr Misbah Maalik in Hollyoaks since 2017.
In 2024 she received the Sophiya Haque Services to British TV, Film & Theatre Award.
