Biography
Shaheen Khan is a British actress and playwright of Indian descent, based in London. She trained at Kingston University and has worked in film, television and theatre since the mid-1970s.
She is best known for playing Mrs Bhamra in the 2002 film Bend It Like Beckham. Other screen credits include Bhaji on the Beach (1993), The Mistress of Spices (2005), You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010) and television appearances in Casualty, Doctor Who (2005) and 3 Body Problem (2024). As a writer she has collaborated with Sudha Bhuchar on BBC Radio 4 plays, notably Girlies (1997), and the stage play Balti Kings (1999).
Khan received a Satellite Award nomination for best supporting actress for Bend It Like Beckham and an Asian Women of Achievement Award. Her daughter Sophie Khan Levy is also an actress.
