Simone Lahbib
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.
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- 2020 · Transference: A Bipolar Love Story as Sophie
- 2017 · The Loch as Mhari Toner
- 2013 · Philomena as Kate Sixsmith
- 2013 · Crossing Lines as Emma Pacetti
- 2013 · Shetland as Jill Stevens
- 2011 · Vera as Rose Swann
- 2010 · Downton Abbey as Wilkins
- 2010 · The Other Side of My Sleep as Maria
- 2007 · Single-Handed as Gemma Burge
- 2005 · Red Mercury as Janet
- 2005 · Heartless as Amanda MacNaughton
- 2004 · Fallen as DCI Kate Gunning
- 2003 · Family as Jacqueline Cutler
- 2002 · Wire in the Blood as DI Alex Fielding
- 2001 · Judge John Deed as
- 2000 · Monarch of the Glen as Isobel Anderson
- 1999 · Bad Girls as Helen Stewart
- 1998 · The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star as Fiona Johnstone
- 1996 · London Bridge as Mary O'Connor
- 1996 · Thief Takers as DC Lucy McCarthy
- 1986 · The Girl in the Picture as The Girl