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Name
Nina Wadia

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1968-12-18 (58 years old)

Place of Birth
Chingford, Essex, England, UK

Biography

Nina Wadia is a British actress. She is known for portraying Zainab Masood in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, Aunty Noor in Citizen Khan, Mrs Hussein in the BBC comedy Still Open All Hours and for starring in the BBC Two sketch show Goodness Gracious Me

Known For

Movies

Tv Shows

2023 Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances as Self
2007 Namastey London as Bebo M. Malhotra
2008 I Can't Think Straight as Housekeeper
2023 Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em: 50 Years Of Laughs as Self
2023 Blackadder: The Lost Pilot as Self
2017 Finding Fatimah as Khadija
2022 KAUR as Lakhwinder
2023 Blackadder: A Cunning Story as Self - Contributor
2022 The Stranger in Our Bed as Mrs. Tanner
1994 What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny? as Self
2008 West 10 LDN as Job Centre Clerk
2023 Bad Indian - the Villain Origin Story as Mum
2003 Code 46 as Hospital Receptionist
2022 'Allo 'Allo! Forty Years of Laughter as Self
2024 Bonus Track as Headmistress
2024 Bunnyhood as Mum
2024 Bottom: Exposed as Self
2002 Bend It Like Beckham as Wedding Guest
2016 The Last Dragonslayer as Mother Xenobia
2016 A Street Cat Named Bob as Bus Conductress
2017 Murder on the Blackpool Express as Moira
2018 Together as Mrs Justice Reed
2018 Strangeways Here We Come as Lucy
2019 The Queen's Corgi as Patmore / Mrs Kapoor (voice)
2019 Aladdin as Zulla
2012 Keith Lemon: The Film as Pat
2002 White Teeth as Neena
2020 A Christmas Gift from Bob as Anika
1997 Sixth Happiness as Dolly Kotwal
2022 Followers as Becky Dubar
2015 Amar Akbar & Tony as Seema
2021 Repeat as Megan
2016 We Love Sitcom as Self
2026 Touché as Bhajan
2022 The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration as Self
2025 Never Too Late as Heather
2023 Only Fools and Horses: Greatest Christmas Moments as Self
2010 East Street as Zainab Masood
1998 Such a Long Journey as Sister Constance
2026 Open All Hours: Inside Out as Self
2002 Offending Angels as Baggy's Ex 2

1988 This Morning ( 1 episode ) as Self
2007 Skins ( 2 episodes ) as Anwar's Mum
2000 Chambers ( 6 episodes ) as Maggie
2002 All About Me ( 16 episodes ) as Rupinder
1985 EastEnders ( 1458 episodes ) as Zainab Masood
1998 Goodness Gracious Me ( 22 episodes )
2007 The Big Questions ( 2 episodes ) as Self
2011 Death in Paradise ( 4 episodes ) as Anna Masani
2001 Waking the Dead ( 2 episodes ) as Roshni Mehta
2021 Too Close ( 3 episodes ) as Dr Anita Rhys Evans
2000 The Strangerers ( 1 episode ) as Waitress
2005 Doctor Who ( 1 episode ) as Dr Ramsden
2007 Would I Lie to You? ( 1 episode ) as Self
2017 Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule ( 1 episode ) as Self
2021 Susan Calman's Summer By the Sea ( 1 episode ) as Self
2023 Count Abdulla ( 6 episodes ) as Bushra Khan
2019 Danny and Mick ( 10 episodes ) as Joy
1991 2Point4 Children ( 1 episode ) as Sharma
2011 Trollied ( 2 episodes ) as Meg
2020 Between the Covers ( 1 episode ) as Self
2022 Celebrity Catchpoint ( 1 episode ) as Self
2017 Coconut ( 10 episodes ) as Saira
2006 Great British Menu ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Judge
2014 Still Open All Hours ( 40 episodes ) as Mrs. Hussein
2006 The Apprentice: You're Fired! ( 1 episode ) as Self
2023 Tweedy & Fluff ( 40 episodes ) as Narrator
2019 Catchpoint ( 1 episode ) as Self
2022 The Sandman ( 11 episodes ) as Fate Mother
2017 Richard Osman's House of Games ( 5 episodes ) as Self - Contestant
2011 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip ( 1 episode ) as Self - Participant
2021 The Weakest Link ( 1 episode ) as Self - Participant
2018 Champions ( 1 episode ) as Lubna
2024 Grand Indian Hotel ( 3 episodes ) as Narrator
2021 Sitting on a Fortune ( 1 episode ) as Self - Contestant
2020 Hitmen ( 1 episode ) as Siobhan Burman
1997 Midsomer Murders ( 1 episode ) as Medora Salt
2021 The Outlaws ( 10 episodes ) as Shanthi
2013 Catchphrase ( 1 episode )
2020 Isolation Stories ( 4 episodes ) as Yasmine
2022 B&B by the Sea ( 1 episode ) as Self
2018 Celebrity Catchphrase ( 1 episode ) as Self - Contestant
2011 The Chase: Celebrity Special ( 1 episode ) as Self - Contestant
2001 Murder in Mind ( 1 episode ) as Meena Patel
2011 Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side ( 4 episodes ) as Self
2011 Big Brother's Bit on the Side ( 4 episodes ) as Self
1988 Countryfile ( 1 episode ) as Self - Participant
2021 This Is My House ( 1 episode ) as Self
2013 Big Star's Little Star ( 1 episode ) as Self
2017 The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice ( 1 episode ) as Self
2025 The Celebrity Inner Circle ( 1 episode ) as Self - Participant
2017 Don't Ask Me Ask Britain ( 1 episode ) as Herself
2025 Celebrity Puzzling ( 1 episode ) as Self - Panellist
2000 Perfect World ( 13 episodes ) as Maggie
2026 The Fortune ( 4 episodes ) as Laura
2025 Play for Today ( 1 episode ) as Heather
2010 Mongrels ( 1 episode ) as Nita (voice)
1986 Casualty ( 1 episode ) as Veena
1998 Animated World Faiths ( 1 episode ) as Radha (voice)
1998 Kiss Me Kate ( 1 episode ) as Applicant
1994 The Vicar of Dibley ( 1 episode ) as Miss Carr
2002 An Angel For May ( 4 episodes ) as Science Teacher
2002 White Teeth ( 4 episodes ) as Neena
2004 New Tricks ( 1 episode ) as Mughda Das
2005 Casualty @Holby City ( 1 episode ) as Jean
2005 Ethelbert the Tiger ( 1 episode ) as Ethelbert (voice)
1984 The Bill ( 1 episode ) as Mina Kavia
1984 The Bill ( 1 episode ) as Defence Councillor
2006 Thin Ice ( 1 episode ) as Karen
2010 EastEnders: E20 ( 1 episode ) as Zainab Masood
2012 Citizen Khan ( 1 episode ) as Aunty Noor
1999 Holby City ( 5 episodes ) as Annabelle Cooper
2014 Hank Zipzer ( 1 episode ) as Inspector
2016 Kiva Can Do ( 1 episode ) as Nanni
2015 Hetty Feather ( 2 episodes ) as Mrs Penhaligon
2016 Zapped ( 1 episode ) as Judge
2018 Origin ( 10 episodes ) as Venisha Gupta
2020 Rhyme Time Town ( 1 episode ) as Molly (voice)
2020 Maxxx ( 2 episodes ) as Death
2022 Newark, Newark ( 3 episodes ) as Heather
2000 Doctors ( 1 episode ) as DS Coombs
2000 Doctors ( 2 episodes ) as Binita Prabhu
2025 The Sunshine Murders ( 1 episode ) as Barbara Boxhall

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