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Nina Wadia

Acting

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Acting credits

118

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

1.2

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Movies: 41Series: 77

TMDB ID: 150469

IMDb ID: nm0905564

Known for: Acting

Born: December 18, 1968

Age: 57

Place of birth: Chingford, Essex, England, UK

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1984 - 2026

Years active: 43

Average TMDB rating: 6.54

Wikidata: Q6043141

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

Movies

Movie credits linked with Nina Wadia.

Movie poster for Touché (2026)

Touché

as Bhajan

2026 Movie
Movie poster for Open All Hours: Inside Out (2026)

Open All Hours: Inside Out

as Self

2026 Movie
Movie poster for Never Too Late (2025)

Never Too Late

as Heather

2025 Movie
Movie poster for Bonus Track (2024)

Bonus Track

as Headmistress

2024 Movie
Movie poster for Bottom: Exposed (2024)

Bottom: Exposed

as Self

2024 Movie
Movie poster for Bunnyhood (2024)

Bunnyhood

as Mum

2024 Movie
Movie poster for Only Fools and Horses: Greatest Christmas Moments (2023)

Only Fools and Horses: Greatest Christmas Moments

as Self

2023 Movie
Movie poster for Bad Indian - the Villain Origin Story (2023)

Bad Indian - the Villain Origin Story

as Mum

2023 Movie
Movie poster for Blackadder: A Cunning Story (2023)

Blackadder: A Cunning Story

as Self - Contributor

2023 Movie
Movie poster for Blackadder: The Lost Pilot (2023)

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

as Self

2023 Movie
Movie poster for Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em: 50 Years Of Laughs (2023)

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em: 50 Years Of Laughs

as Self

2023 Movie
Movie poster for Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances (2023)

Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances

as Self

2023 Movie
Movie poster for The Stranger in Our Bed (2022)

The Stranger in Our Bed

as Mrs. Tanner

2022 Movie
Movie poster for 'Allo 'Allo! Forty Years of Laughter (2022)

'Allo 'Allo! Forty Years of Laughter

as Self

2022 Movie
Movie poster for KAUR (2022)

KAUR

as Lakhwinder

2022 Movie
Movie poster for The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration (2022)

The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration

as Self

2022 Movie
Movie poster for Followers (2022)

Followers

as Becky Dubar

2022 Movie
Movie poster for Repeat (2021)

Repeat

as Megan

2021 Movie
Movie poster for A Christmas Gift from Bob (2020)

A Christmas Gift from Bob

as Anika

2020 Movie
Movie poster for Aladdin (2019)

Aladdin

as Zulla

2019 Movie
Movie poster for The Queen's Corgi (2019)

The Queen's Corgi

as Patmore / Mrs Kapoor (voice)

2019 Movie
Movie poster for Strangeways Here We Come (2018)

Strangeways Here We Come

as Lucy

2018 Movie
Movie poster for Together (2018)

Together

as Mrs Justice Reed

2018 Movie
Movie poster for Murder on the Blackpool Express (2017)

Murder on the Blackpool Express

as Moira

2017 Movie

Series

Series credits linked with Nina Wadia.

Series poster for The Fortune (2026)

The Fortune

as Laura • 4 eps

2026 Series
Series poster for Play for Today (2025)

Play for Today

as Heather • 1 eps

2025 Series
Series poster for The Celebrity Inner Circle (2025)

The Celebrity Inner Circle

as Self - Participant • 1 eps

2025 Series
Series poster for The Sunshine Murders (2025)

The Sunshine Murders

as Barbara Boxhall • 1 eps

2025 Series
Series poster for Celebrity Puzzling (2025)

Celebrity Puzzling

as Self - Panellist • 1 eps

2025 Series
Series poster for Grand Indian Hotel (2024)

Grand Indian Hotel

as Narrator • 3 eps

2024 Series
Series poster for Tweedy & Fluff (2023)

Tweedy & Fluff

as Narrator • 40 eps

2023 Series
Series poster for Count Abdulla (2023)

Count Abdulla

as Bushra Khan • 6 eps

2023 Series
Series poster for B&B by the Sea (2022)

B&B by the Sea

as Self • 1 eps

2022 Series
Series poster for The Sandman (2022)

The Sandman

as Fate Mother • 11 eps

2022 Series
Series poster for Celebrity Catchpoint (2022)

Celebrity Catchpoint

as Self • 1 eps

2022 Series
Series poster for Newark, Newark (2022)

Newark, Newark

as Heather • 3 eps

2022 Series
Series poster for The Weakest Link (2021)

The Weakest Link

as Self - Participant • 1 eps

2021 Series
Series poster for Sitting on a Fortune (2021)

Sitting on a Fortune

as Self - Contestant • 1 eps

2021 Series
Series poster for The Outlaws (2021)

The Outlaws

as Shanthi • 10 eps

2021 Series
Series poster for Susan Calman's Summer By the Sea (2021)

Susan Calman's Summer By the Sea

as Self • 1 eps

2021 Series
Series poster for Too Close (2021)

Too Close

as Dr Anita Rhys Evans • 3 eps

2021 Series
Series poster for This Is My House (2021)

This Is My House

as Self • 1 eps

2021 Series
Series poster for Between the Covers (2020)

Between the Covers

as Self • 1 eps

2020 Series
Series poster for Rhyme Time Town (2020)

Rhyme Time Town

as Molly (voice) • 1 eps

2020 Series
Series poster for Isolation Stories (2020)

Isolation Stories

as Yasmine • 4 eps

2020 Series
Series poster for Maxxx (2020)

Maxxx

as Death • 2 eps

2020 Series
Series poster for Hitmen (2020)

Hitmen

as Siobhan Burman • 1 eps

2020 Series
Series poster for Catchpoint (2019)

Catchpoint

as Self • 1 eps

2019 Series