Zahra Ahmadi
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Zahra Ahmadi is a British
actress of Iranian descent.
She is best known for her role as Shabnam Masood
in the British
television series EastEnders
from 2007–2008, but soon quit as she thought that her character was not given enough good storylines. In 2008, she appeared on an EastEnders-themed episode of The Weakest Link where she was voted off in the seventh round.
She played Sabia in the BAFTA award-winning Britz following which she played Nasreen in King of Hearts at the Hampstead Theatre.
She is currently appearing in the IFC
series The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
and also recently appeared in the 2010 film Tamara Drewe
.
Zahra tried out for the UK version of Popstars
Zahra graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
in 2005.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
actress of Iranian descent.
She is best known for her role as Shabnam Masood
Shabnam Masood
Shabnam Masood is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Zahra Ahmadi. She made her first appearance on 17 July 2007. On 8 September 2008, it was reported that Zahra Ahmadi had quit the soap, as her character was not given enough "meaty storylines"...
in the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
television series EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
from 2007–2008, but soon quit as she thought that her character was not given enough good storylines. In 2008, she appeared on an EastEnders-themed episode of The Weakest Link where she was voted off in the seventh round.
She played Sabia in the BAFTA award-winning Britz following which she played Nasreen in King of Hearts at the Hampstead Theatre.
She is currently appearing in the IFC
Independent Film Channel
The Independent Film Channel is an American cable TV network that airs independent film and related programming. IFC programming includes commercially interrupted feature-length films, original documentaries, shorts, animated series, original series, acquired series, and content exclusively for...
series The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret is an American-British sitcom starring David Cross, Sharon Horgan, Blake Harrison, Will Arnett and Spike Jonze...
and also recently appeared in the 2010 film Tamara Drewe
Tamara Drewe (film)
Tamara Drewe is a 2010 comedy film directed by Stephen Frears.The screenplay was written by Moira Buffini, based on the newspaper comic strip of the same name written by Posy Simmonds...
.
Zahra tried out for the UK version of Popstars
Zahra graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama is a conservatoire within the University of Glamorgan Group located in Cardiff, Wales....
in 2005.