Simone Lahbib

Simone Lahbib (/siːˈmoʊn ləˈbiːb/; born 6 February 1965)^[1] is a Scottish actress. She is best known for her portrayal of idealistic Wing Governor Helen Stewart in the ITV1 drama Bad Girls.

Life and career

Born Simone Nicole Jean Lahbib Ould Cheikl^[2] on 6 February 1965 in Stirling, Scotland, to a Scottish mother and a French Algerian father. She received her acting training at Queen Margaret College in Edinburgh after four years at The Manor School of Ballet in Edinburgh. One of her first performances was playing the part of Cathy in Wuthering Heights in rep at the Brunton Theatre in Edinburgh. She played Edinburgh city girl Isobel Anderson in Monarch of the Glen and Detective Inspector Alex Fielding in the crime drama Wire in the Blood. In 2013, Lahbib appeared in the award-winning film Philomena.

In 2013 Lahbib opened a part-time performing arts school 360 Arts in North London, which teaches singing, dancing and acting to children aged 3-18 years at the Bull Theatre in Barnet.^[3][4]

Personal life

Lahbib married British-Italian actor Raffaello Degruttola on 10 May 2003 in her hometown of Stirling, Scotland. In October 2005, she gave birth to their daughter, Skye.^[1] In 2010, Lahbib established the Eilidh Brown Memorial Fund in honour of her niece who died of cancer on 25 March 2010, nine days before her 16th birthday. The charity fund will benefit children with cancer and their families.^[5] At 10pm (GMT) on 24 October 2013 Simone took part in an online live chat for her fans on her official Facebook page. She said she is planning a Bad Girls reunion convention in London sometime in 2014/15

Filmography

References

External links

• Simone Lahbib's Official website
• Simone Lahbib's Facebook Fansite profile
• Simone Lahbib on IMDB
• Simone Lahbib's Official Twitter Page