Harvey Virdi

Harvey Virdi is an actress of Indian descent well known as a veteran of British-Asian theatre.

Her theatre credits include When We are Married, Romeo and Juliet, Square Circle and Playboy of the Asian World (all for the Leicester Haymarket), Airport 2000 (Riverside Studios) 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.

Her film credits include Bend It Like Beckham, Anita and Me, Thunderbirds, Bride and Prejudice, The Mistress of Spices and Brick Lane. Television credits include Boohbah, Doctors and Whose Baby?

She is currently appearing in Citizen Khan

External links

Harvey Virdi at the Internet Movie Database