
Nina Wadia
Known for Acting · 95 credits
- Born
- 1968-12-18 (age 57)
- Place of birth
- Chingford, Essex, England, UK
Biography
Nina Wadia is a British actress. She is known for portraying Zainab Masood in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, Aunty Noor in Citizen Khan, Mrs Hussein in the BBC comedy Still Open All Hours and for starring in the BBC Two sketch show Goodness Gracious Me
Known For
TV Shows (55)

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Medora Salt

Doctor Who
2005
as Dr Ramsden

Death in Paradise
2011
as Anna Masani

EastEnders
1985
as Zainab Masood

Skins
2007
as Anwar's Mum

The Sandman
2022
as Fate Mother

Waking the Dead
2001
as Roshni Mehta

Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self

Countryfile
1988
as Self - Participant

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant

Great British Menu
2006
as Self - Guest Judge

Big Brother's Bit on the Side
2011
as Self

Richard Osman's House of Games
2017
as Self - Contestant

Murder in Mind
2001
as Meena Patel

The Weakest Link
2021
as Self - Participant

Trollied
2011
as Meg

The Outlaws
2021
as Shanthi

2Point4 Children
1991
as Sharma

Catchphrase
2013

The Big Questions
2007
as Self

Celebrity Catchphrase
2018
as Self - Contestant

The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
2017
as Self

Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side
2011
as Self

The Apprentice: You're Fired!
2006
as Self

Between the Covers
2020
as Self

Still Open All Hours
2014
as Mrs. Hussein
The Chase: Celebrity Special
2011
as Self - Contestant

Champions
2018
as Lubna

Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
2017
as Self

Mongrels
2010
as (voice)

The Fortune
2026
as Laura

Hitmen
2020
as Siobhan Burman

This Morning
1988
as Self

Perfect World
2000
as Maggie

Goodness Gracious Me
1998

This Is My House
2021
as Self

Catchpoint
2019
as Self

The Strangerers
2000
as Waitress

Too Close
2021
as Dr Anita Rhys Evans

B&B by the Sea
2022
as Self

All About Me
2002
as Rupinder

Isolation Stories
2020
as Yasmine

Count Abdulla
2023
as Bushra Khan
Chambers
2000

Susan Calman's Summer By the Sea
2021

Big Star's Little Star
2013

Celebrity Puzzling
2025
as Self - Panellist
Celebrity Catchpoint
2022
as Self

Don't Ask Me Ask Britain
2017
as Herself

Sitting on a Fortune
2021
as Self - Contestant

The Celebrity Inner Circle
2025
as Self - Participant

Tweedy & Fluff
2023
as Narrator

Grand Indian Hotel
2024
as Narrator

Coconut
2017
as Saira

Danny and Mick
2019
as Joy
Movies (40)

Aladdin
2019
as Zulla

Bend It Like Beckham
2002
as Wedding Guest

Code 46
2003
as Hospital Receptionist

A Street Cat Named Bob
2016
as Bus Conductress

The Queen's Corgi
2019
as Patmore / Mrs Kapoor (voice)

Keith Lemon: The Film
2012
as Pat

I Can't Think Straight
2008
as Housekeeper

Namastey London
2007
as Bebo M. Malhotra

The Last Dragonslayer
2016
as Mother Xenobia

A Christmas Gift from Bob
2020
as Anika

Murder on the Blackpool Express
2017
as Moira

The Stranger in Our Bed
2022
as Mrs. Tanner
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
2023
as Self - Contributor

Repeat
2021
as Megan

Bonus Track
2024
as Headmistress

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
2023
as Self

Sixth Happiness
1997
as Dolly Kotwal

Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances
2023
as Self

White Teeth
2002
as Neena

Bottom: Exposed
2024
as Self

Bad Indian - the Villain Origin Story
2023
as Mum

Together
2018

Such a Long Journey
1998
as Sister Constance

Open All Hours: Inside Out
2026
Touché
as Bhajan

Strangeways Here We Come
2018
as Lucy

Followers
2022
as Becky Dubar

The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration
2022
as Self
We Love Sitcom
2016

Bunnyhood
2024
as Mum

Finding Fatimah
2017
as Khadija

West 10 LDN
2008
as Job Centre Clerk

KAUR
2022
as Lakhwinder

Amar Akbar & Tony
2015
as Seema

Never Too Late
2025
as Heather

'Allo 'Allo! Forty Years of Laughter
2022
as Self

What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny?
1994
as Self

Only Fools and Horses: Greatest Christmas Moments
2023
as Self

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em: 50 Years Of Laughs
2023
as Self

East Street
2010
as Zainab Masood
About Nina Wadia
Nina Wadia is a British actress. She is known for portraying Zainab Masood in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, Aunty Noor in Citizen Khan, Mrs Hussein in the BBC comedy Still Open All Hours and for starring in the BBC Two sketch show Goodness Gracious Me With 95 credits spanning from 1985 to 2026, Nina Wadia has appeared in 40 films and 55 TV shows.
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Most Popular Nina Wadia Movies
- Aladdin (2019) — as Zulla
- Bend It Like Beckham (2002) — as Wedding Guest
- Code 46 (2003) — as Hospital Receptionist
- A Street Cat Named Bob (2016) — as Bus Conductress
- The Queen's Corgi (2019) — as Patmore / Mrs Kapoor (voice)
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