Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 6, 1965
Place of Birth:
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
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Simone Lahbib
Biography
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. 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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Transference: A Bipolar Love Story | Sophie |
| 2013 | Philomena | Kate Sixsmith |
| 2010 | The Other Side of My Sleep | Maria |
| 2005 | Heartless | Amanda MacNaughton |
| 2005 | Red Mercury | Janet |
| 2004 | Fallen | DCI Kate Gunning |
| 2000 | Long Haul | |
| 1996 | The Witch's Daughter | Zelda |
| 1986 | The Girl in the Picture | The Girl |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Loch | Mhari Toner |
| 2013 | Crossing Lines | Emma Pacetti |
| 2013 | Shetland | Jill Stevens |
| 2011 | Vera | Rose Swann |
| 2007 | Single-Handed | Gemma Burge |
| 2003 | Family | Jacqueline Cutler |
| 2002 | Wire in the Blood | DI Alex Fielding |
| 2001 | Judge John Deed | |
| 2000 | Monarch of the Glen | Isobel Anderson |
| 1999 | Bad Girls | Helen Stewart |
| 1998 | The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star | Fiona Johnstone |
| 1996 | London Bridge | Mary O'Connor |
| 1996 | Thief Takers | DC Lucy McCarthy |