Actor
Simone Lahbib
Born February 6, 1965 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
10 films
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.
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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.
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First watchPhilomena20137.3as Kate SixsmithA woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.View filmFilmography
10 films as actor- 2025Keep Young and BeautifulLoretta
- 2020Transference: A Bipolar Love StorySophie
- 2013PhilomenaKate Sixsmith
- 2010The Other Side of My SleepMaria
- 2005Red MercuryJanet
- 2005HeartlessAmanda MacNaughton
- 2004FallenDCI Kate Gunning
- 2000Long Haul
- 1996The Witch's DaughterZelda
- 1986The Girl in the PictureThe Girl