Biography
Sirine Saba is a British actor of Lebanese-Palestinian heritage. Born in Beirut in 1975, she trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1998.
She has worked extensively in British theatre, with productions including multiple seasons at the Royal Shakespeare Company and Shakespeare’s Globe, as well as appearances at the National Theatre and other venues. Her screen credits include the role of Nanny in the film I Am Slave (2010), DS Yasmin Khodeir in EastEnders (2017), Jocasta Farthing in Midsomer Murders (2021), Sally Woods in Beyond Paradise (2023), and Professor Pomona Sprout in the HBO series Harry Potter (2026).
In film, she played the lead role of Maggie in The Black Forest (2019), which was nominated for the Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film.
