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

Zita Sattar
Born1975 (age 48–49)
Birmingham, England
Alma materRose Bruford College
OccupationActor
Years active1987–present
Known forCasualty
Children1

Early life

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Sattar is of mixed descent, her mother being British and her father Pakistani. At the age of eleven, 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

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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

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As of 2007, Sattar's partner was director Declan O'Dwyer, with whom she has one daughter.[3]

Filmography

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Film

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List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Notes
1999 Janice Beard Jane
2001 Esther Kahn assistant make-up girl
Large Kylie
2002 The Final Curtain Sylvia (contestant)
2006 Almost Adult Malaeka
2009 Mad, Sad & Bad Kirty
2010 West Is West Neelam Haqq
2013 Another Me Mira

Television

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List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown
Year Title Role Notes
1987 Y.E.S. Nazreen 2 episodes
1995 The Bill W.D.C. Watson 1 episode
1996 The Bill: Target W.D.C. Watson feature-length episode
1997 Backup Meera 1 episode
1997–1998 Hale and Pace 3 episodes
1998 Drop the Dead Donkey receptionist 1 episode
Heartburn Hotel Debbie 7 episodes
1999 Gimme Gimme Gimme Sultana 1 episode
2002 Holby City Anna Paul 1 episode
2001–2003 Casualty Anna Paul 83 episodes
2005 According to Bex Jan 8 episodes
2006 Dalziel and Pascoe Louise Hepburn 2 episodes
2009 Doctors Sammi Miah 2 episodes
2010 The Bill Nancy Faber 1 episode
2012 Prisoners' Wives Natalie 1 episode
Love Life Carmel 1 episode
2014 Derek Cath 1 episode (credited as Zita Sitar)
2015 Call the Midwife Josie Smith 1 episode
Mount Pleasant Amita 8 episodes
2016 Flowers Barbara 3 episodes
Doctors Kate Riley 1 episode
2017 The Rebel matron 1 episode
Creeped Out Hannah 1 episode
2017–2020 The Worst Witch Miss Tapioca 15 episodes
2019 Vera Laura Harper 1 episode
Years and Years Yvonne Bukhari 3 episodes
2020 Coronation Street Dr Ward 8 episodes
2021–2023 The Cleaner Ruth 4 episodes
2022 Father Brown Mavis Jug 1 episode
Doctors Ren Mackintosh 1 episode[4]

References

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  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.
  4. ^ Timblick, Simon. "Doctors spoilers: WHO is Emma Reid reunited with?". What to Watch. (Future plc). Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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