# Harvey Virdi

Harvey Virdi is a British actress of Indian descent. She trained at Academy Drama School in London.

## Career

Her theatre credits include The Borrowers (at the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff), Tiger Country and Tales From The Harrow Road (Hampstead Theatre), When We are Married, Twelfth Night (in 1997 and 2004,), Romeo and Juliet (in 2000,), Square Circle and Playboy of the Asian World (all at the Leicester Haymarket), Airport 2000 (Riverside Studios, Hammersmith), and Jatinder Verma's production of Exodus (Tara Arts/BAC). In 2003, she was 'Mrs Peachum' in a touring production of The Threepenny Opera for the Royal National Theatre. In 2004 she gave a critically acclaimed Maria in an Indian-themed production of Twelfth Night at the Albery Theatre. She also appeared as Nina Mandal, in Coronation Street. She was a supporting cast member in two seasons of Class Dismissed.
Her film credits include Bend It Like Beckham, Anita and Me, Thunderbirds, Bride and Prejudice, The Mistress of Spices, Honour, Jadoo, and Brick Lane. Television credits include The Kumars at No. 42 (as the family's interfering landlady, 'Hawney'), Boohbah (as 'Mrs. Lady'), Doctors, Lucky Man (as 'Shefali Malhotra'), and Whose Baby?. She has also appeared in various radio plays including in 2009, in "The Inheritance Of Loss By Kiran Desai".
As a writer, her credits include 'There's Something About Simmy', 'The Deranged Marriage', 'Miss Meena & the Masala Queens' 2017 RIFCO Arts, 'Happy Birthday Sunita', 2014 RIFCO Arts and 'Meri Christmas' 2006 RIFCO Arts.
She appeared in Citizen Khan as regular character 'Mrs Malik'.
In May 2017 it was announced Virdi had joined the cast of Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks playing Dr. Misbah Maalik. She departed on 1 June 2020, but this was soon confirmed as a temporary exit, with Virdi returning to the role on 21 September 2020.

## Filmography

Film :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1998 | Guru in Seven | Amarjeet | |
| 2002 | Anita and Me (film)Anita & Me | Auntie | |
| 2002 | Bend It Like Beckham | Teetu's Mum | |
| 2004 | Bride & Prejudice | Mrs. Lamba | |
| 2004 | Thunderbirds | Onaha | |
| 2005 | The Mistress of Spices | Geeta's Mother | |
| 2006 | Venus | Art School Teacher | |
| 2007 | Brick Lane | Razia | |
| 2008 | The Blue Tower | Minnie | |
| 2009 | No Honour No Choice | Mother | Short |
| 2010 | The Duchess of Malfi | Cariola | Video of Stage on Screen production |
| 2010 | Doctor Faustus | Vintner / Envy / Paramour | Video of Greenwich Theatre production |
| 2010 | Ashes | Samina | Short |
| 2010 | It's a Wonderful Afterlife | Overbearing Mother | |
| 2011 | Swinging with the Finkels | Indian Woman | |
| 2011 | Lazy Uncle | Nimmi / Auntie | Short |
| 2012 | Naachle London | Mrs. Patel | |
| 2012 | The Telemachy | Hafa | |
| 2012 | Italian Movies | Wife | |
| 2013 | With Marjorie Gone | Roshni (Nizams Mother) | Short |
| 2014 | Honour | Mother | |
| 2017 | Lies We Tell | Banu | |
Television :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | Staying Alive | Dr. Claire Ryan | Series 1: Episode 1 |
| 1996 | The Bill | Parminda Kulkarni | Episode: "Kick Me Hard" |
| 1996, 2009 | Casualty | Nurse Reena Pal (1996); Shaheen (2009) | Episode: "Night Moves" and "And Then There Were Three" |
| 2003 | Boohbah | Mrs. Lady | 26 episodes |
| 2003 | Hear the Silence | Dr. Ash's receptionist | Two-part television film |
| 2004 | Whose Baby? | Solicitor | Television film |
| 2004, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015 | Doctors | Parminder Shand (2004); Hamsa Shah (2008); Nina Sarwar (2011); Selma Chaudhary (2014); Harshida Sutaria (2015) | Episodes: "Ill Feelings", "Managing Expectations", "Protection", "The Fires of Midwinter" and "Mother to Be" |
| 2005 | Cherished | Woman Doctor | Episode: "It's Alright, I Am a Doctor" |
| 2006 | Murphy's Law | Isha Iqbal | Series 4: Episode 3 |
| 2006, 2012 | Holby City | Shirley O'Donnell (2006); Molly Sharma (2012) | Episodes: "The Very Thought of You" and "Kids' Stuff" |
| 2007 | Britz | Kaneez | Television film |
| 2008 | Coronation Street | Nina Mandal | Recurring role; 22 episodes |
| 2011 | Little Crackers | Auntie Nimmi | Episode: "Sanjeev Bhaskar's Little Cracker: Papaji Saves Christmas" |
| 2011 | The Jury | Nurse | 2 episodes |
| 2012–2016 | Citizen Khan | Mrs. Malik | Recurring role; 16 episodes |
| 2014 | The Kumars | Hawney | All 6 episodes |
| 2016 | Class Dismissed | Various | 11 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | The Windsors | Doctor | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Lucky Man | Sheffali | Episode: "Luck Be a Lady" |
| 2017 | Not Going Out | Counsellor | Episode: "Marriage Guidance" |
| 2017–present | Hollyoaks | Misbah Maalik | Series regular |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Result |
| 2018 | 2018 British Soap Awards | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 2019 | 24th National Television Awards | Serial Drama Performance | Nominated |
| 2019 | 2019 British Soap Awards | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 2019 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Actress | Nominated |
| 2019 | Digital Spy Reader Awards | Best Soap Actor (Female) | Third |
| 2022 | 2022 British Soap Awards | Best Dramatic Performance | Nominated |
| 2022 | 27th National Television Awards | Serial Drama Performance | Nominated |
| 2022 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Actress | Shortlisted |
| 2022 | I Talk Telly Awards | Best Soap Performance | Nominated |