Biography
Shivaani Ghai (also credited as Shivani Ghai) is an English actress. Born on 25 April 1975 in Newcastle upon Tyne, she grew up in Gosforth and attended Gosforth High School. She later obtained a BA in film and television studies at university. Ghai began her career in London theatre, working with companies such as Man Mela, Rifco and Kali, before appearing in minor television roles including episodes of Doctors, Spooks and The Bill.
She played Rana Hussein in the 2008 HBO/BBC miniseries House of Saddam. Subsequent credits include the films Cleanskin (2012) and London Has Fallen (2016), and television roles as Arika in Dominion (2014–2015), Safiyah Sohail in Batwoman (2019–2021) and Aouda in Around the World in 80 Days (2021). She has also appeared in EastEnders and Strike Back.
