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Actor
Simone Lahbib
- Born February 6, 1965 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
Simone Nicole Jean Lahbib Ould Cheikl (born February 6, 1965) is a Scottish actress. She is known for her roles as Helen Stewart in the ITV drama series Bad Girls, DCI Alex Fielding in the ITV crime series Wire in the Blood and Katy Lewis in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Lahbib trained in drama at Edinburgh's Queen Margaret University. She then commenced her on-screen career in 1985 when she was cast in The Girl in the Picture, a film set in Glasgow directed by Cary Parker. She also sang on the soundtrack.
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Lahbib has worked extensively in television and film, after starting her career predominantly in theatre. Following guest appearances on well-known television dramas such as Taggart and Dangerfield. Lahbib is the mother of British actress Skye Lucia Degruttola.
Known for
Philomena2013
Shetland2013
Vera2011
Crossing Lines2013
Wire in the Blood2002
The Loch2017
Bad Girls1999
Monarch of the Glen2000
Filmography
- 2025Keep Young and BeautifulFilmLoretta
- 2020Transference: A Bipolar Love StoryFilmSophie
- 2020Love Is a Hand GrenadeFilmCasting
- 2017The LochSeriesMhari Toner
- 2017Tremor CordisFilmCo-Producer
- 2013PhilomenaFilmKate Sixsmith
- 2013ShetlandSeriesJill Stevens
- 2013Crossing LinesSeriesEmma Pacetti
- 2011VeraSeriesRose Swann
- 2010The Other Side of My SleepFilmMaria
- 2007Single-HandedSeriesGemma Burge
- 2005HeartlessFilmAmanda MacNaughton
- 2005Red MercuryFilmJanet
- 2004FallenFilmDCI Kate Gunning
- 2003FamilySeriesJacqueline Cutler
- 2002Wire in the BloodSeriesDI Alex Fielding
- 2001Judge John DeedSeries
- 2000Monarch of the GlenSeriesIsobel Anderson
- 2000Long HaulFilm
- 1999Bad GirlsSeriesHelen Stewart
- 1998The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock StarSeriesFiona Johnstone
- 1996The Witch's DaughterFilmZelda
- 1996Thief TakersSeriesDC Lucy McCarthy
- 1996London BridgeSeriesMary O'Connor
- 1986The Girl in the PictureFilmThe Girl