Shivaani Ghai

Shivaani (or Shivani) Ghai (born 25 April 1975) is an English actress.

Early life Ghai is of Indian origin and was born in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Career Ghai began her acting career on the London stage, working for companies such as Man Mela, Rifco and Kali. She moved on to television with minor parts in shows such as Doctors, Spooks and The Bill. After this, Ghai appeared in BBC shows such as My Hero and Sinchronicity, short films, theatre and commercials. In 2006, she was cast as Sarita Dhavi in Rai Uno's Un medico in famiglia, After this, Ghai travelled to Tunisia to work on the HBO/BBC co-production House of Saddam, where she played Saddam Hussein's middle daughter Rana. The miniseries aired in September 2008. She was also noted in the press for standing out amongst an ensemble cast that included Suranne Jones, Anne Reid, David Morrissey, Bernard Hill, and Steve Evets. She played the part of Rena in the film Cleanskin, which starred Sean Bean and Charlotte Rampling. The film was released in 2012. She first appeared on 17 December 2012. She departed from the show on 1 March 2013.

In 2013, she appeared in Ambassadors as Natalia, the head of public relations. She also played the role of Batya in the History Channel's The Bible.

She was part of the main cast of the apocalyptic series Dominion. In 2016, Shivani Ghai appeared in ABC's The Catch as Felicity.

In 2019, she appeared in Strike Back: Revolution as a very wealthy Hindu entrepreneur and one of the main villains of the series.

In 2021, she landed a recurring role on Batwoman as the villain Safiyah Sohail in Season Two.

Personal life She was married to the late British Asian playwright Parv Bancil. In 2014, she met the South African actor Tyrone Keogh on the set of Dominion. They married two years later. They have a son (born 2022).

Filmography Film

Television

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Result 2013 British Soap Awards Sexiest Female