Zita Sattar

Zita Sattar (born 1975 in Birmingham, England) is an English television,[1] theatre, and film actress.

Zita Sittar
Born
Zita Sittar

1975
Birmingham, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor
Years active1987–present
Known forCasualty
Partner(s)Declan O'Dwyer
ChildrenLola

Early life

Sattar was born in Birmingham, England. She is of mixed descent, her mother being British and her father Pakistani. At the age of 11, as a young amateur actress, Sattar was one of the founding members of Birmingham's Central Junior Television Workshop. She then attended the Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance in London.

Career

Sattar is best known for playing Anna Paul in Casualty from 2001 to 2003. She has also had roles in The Bill, Gimme Gimme Gimme, According to Bex, Dalziel and Pascoe, Doctors, and Flowers.

Her theatre roles include: Top Girls, Clubbed Out, Let's Go to the Fair, Hansel and Gretel, One Night, D'yer Eat with your Fingers, and Romeo and Juliet. She also played the role of Meenah Khan in the original cast of East is East by Ayub Khan-Din. It was produced by the Tamasha Theatre Company at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 1996. Although she did not reprise the role in the film version of the play (1999), she did appear as new character Neelam Haqq in the sequel West Is West (2010).[2] She has starred in the following low-budget films: The Final Curtain, Esther Kahn, Janice Beard 45wpm, and Large.

Personal life

Sattar currently lives in Bristol. Her partner is director Declan O'Dwyer, with whom she has one daughter, Lola.[3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Janice BeardJane
2001Esther Kahnassistant make-up girl
2001LargeKylie
2002The Final CurtainSylvia (contestant)
2006Almost AdultMalaeka
2009Mad, Sad & BadKirty
2010West Is WestNeelam Haqq
2013Another MeMira

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987Y.E.S.Nazreen2 episodes
1995The BillW.D.C. Watson1 episode
1996The Bill: TargetW.D.C. Watsonfeature-length episode
1997BackupMeera1 episode
1997-98Hale and Pace3 episodes
1998Drop the Dead Donkeyreceptionist1 episode
Heartburn HotelDebbie7 episodes
1999Gimme Gimme GimmeSultana1 episode
2002Holby CityAnna Paul1 episode
2001-03CasualtyAnna Paul83 episodes
2005According to BexJan8 episodes
2006Dalziel and PascoeLouise Hepburn2 episodes
2009DoctorsSammi Miah2 episodes
2010The BillNancy Faber1 episode
2012Prisoners' WivesNatalie1 episode
Love LifeCarmel1 episode
2014DerekCath1 episode (credited as Zita Sitar)
2015Call the MidwifeJosie Smith1 episode
Mount PleasantAmita8 episodes
2016FlowersBarbara3 episodes
DoctorsKate Riley1 episode
2017The Rebelmatron1 episode
Creeped OutHannah1 episode
2017–presentThe Worst WitchMiss Tapioca15 episodes
2019VeraLaura Harper1 episode
2019Years and YearsYvonne Bukhari3 episodes
2020–presentCoronation StreetPediatric doctor

References

  1. Barbara Goulden (27 June 2005). "Hot time for summer fun". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  2. "Eastern promise for Zita Sattar in West Is West". business-live.co.uk. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  3. "Zita Sattar Casualty interview". holby.tv. Archived from the original on 26 October 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
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