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,

Her film credits include Bend It Like Beckham, Anita and Me, Thunderbirds, Bride and Prejudice, 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, 2014 RIFCO Arts and 'Meri Christmas' 2006 RIFCO Arts. 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

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