Actor profile

Nina Wadia

18th December 1968 Chingford, Essex, England, UK Acting

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

38 Movies 78 TV Shows 123 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Open All Hours: Inside Out poster

Open All Hours: Inside Out 7th May 2026 as Self

Never Too Late poster

Never Too Late 23rd October 2025 as Heather

Bonus Track poster

Bonus Track 11th October 2024 as Headmistress

Bottom: Exposed poster

Bottom: Exposed 18th April 2024 as Self

Bunnyhood poster

Bunnyhood 22nd February 2024 as Mum

Only Fools and Horses: Greatest Christmas Moments poster

Only Fools and Horses: Greatest Christmas Moments 23rd December 2023 as Self

Bad Indian - the Villain Origin Story poster

Bad Indian - the Villain Origin Story 16th November 2023 as Mum

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot poster

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot 15th June 2023 as Self

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

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em: 50 Years Of Laughs 10th June 2023 as Self

Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances poster

Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances 14th January 2023 as Self

The Stranger in Our Bed poster

The Stranger in Our Bed 26th August 2022 as Mrs. Tanner

'Allo 'Allo! Forty Years of Laughter poster

'Allo 'Allo! Forty Years of Laughter 21st August 2022 as Self

KAUR poster

KAUR 1st August 2022 as Lakhwinder

The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration poster

The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration 23rd July 2022 as Self

Followers poster

Followers 18th March 2022 as Becky Dubar

Repeat poster

Repeat 19th November 2021 as Megan

A Christmas Gift from Bob poster

A Christmas Gift from Bob 27th November 2020 as Anika

Aladdin poster

Aladdin 22nd May 2019 as Zulla

The Queen's Corgi poster

The Queen's Corgi 13th February 2019 as Patmore / Mrs Kapoor (voice)

Strangeways Here We Come poster

Strangeways Here We Come 5th October 2018 as Lucy

Together poster

Together 22nd June 2018 as Mrs Justice Reed

Murder on the Blackpool Express poster

Murder on the Blackpool Express 11th November 2017 as Moira

Finding Fatimah poster

Finding Fatimah 21st April 2017 as Khadija

The Last Dragonslayer poster

The Last Dragonslayer 25th December 2016 as Mother Xenobia

A Street Cat Named Bob poster

A Street Cat Named Bob 4th November 2016 as Bus Conductress

Amar Akbar & Tony poster

Amar Akbar & Tony 17th April 2015 as Seema

Keith Lemon: The Film poster

Keith Lemon: The Film 24th August 2012 as Pat

East Street poster

East Street 19th November 2010 as Zainab Masood

I Can't Think Straight poster

I Can't Think Straight 1st June 2008 as Housekeeper

West 10 LDN poster

West 10 LDN 10th March 2008 as Job Centre Clerk

Namastey London poster

Namastey London 23rd March 2007 as Bebo M. Malhotra

Code 46 poster

Code 46 2nd September 2003 as Hospital Receptionist

White Teeth poster

White Teeth 16th September 2002 as Neena

Offending Angels poster

Offending Angels 19th April 2002 as Baggy's Ex 2

Bend It Like Beckham poster

Bend It Like Beckham 11th April 2002 as Wedding Guest

Such a Long Journey poster

Such a Long Journey 13th September 1998 as Sister Constance

Sixth Happiness poster

Sixth Happiness 4th October 1997 as Dolly Kotwal

What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny? poster

What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny? 31st December 1994 as Self

The Fortune poster

The Fortune 2nd June 2026 as Laura

Play for Today poster

Play for Today 13th November 2025 as Heather

The Celebrity Inner Circle poster

The Celebrity Inner Circle 4th October 2025 as Self - Participant

The Sunshine Murders poster

The Sunshine Murders 8th September 2025 as Barbara Boxhall

Celebrity Puzzling poster

Celebrity Puzzling 23rd June 2025 as Self - Panellist

Grand Indian Hotel poster

Grand Indian Hotel 25th March 2024 as Narrator

Tweedy & Fluff poster

Tweedy & Fluff 16th October 2023 as Narrator

Count Abdulla poster

Count Abdulla 15th June 2023 as Bushra Khan

B&B by the Sea poster

B&B by the Sea 25th November 2022 as Self

The Sandman poster

The Sandman 5th August 2022 as Fate Mother

Newark, Newark poster

Newark, Newark 28th March 2022 as Heather

The Weakest Link poster

The Weakest Link 18th December 2021 as Self - Participant

Sitting on a Fortune poster

Sitting on a Fortune 7th November 2021 as Self - Contestant

The Outlaws poster

The Outlaws 25th October 2021 as Shanthi

Susan Calman's Summer By the Sea poster

Susan Calman's Summer By the Sea 28th June 2021 as Self

Too Close poster

Too Close 12th April 2021 as Dr Anita Rhys Evans

This Is My House poster

This Is My House 24th March 2021 as Self

Between the Covers poster

Between the Covers 9th October 2020 as Self

Rhyme Time Town poster

Rhyme Time Town 19th June 2020 as Molly (voice)

Isolation Stories poster

Isolation Stories 4th May 2020 as Yasmine

Maxxx poster

Maxxx 2nd April 2020 as Death

Hitmen poster

Hitmen 25th March 2020 as Siobhan Burman

Catchpoint poster

Catchpoint 23rd March 2019 as Self

Danny and Mick poster

Danny and Mick 11th February 2019 as Joy

Origin poster

Origin 14th November 2018 as Venisha Gupta

Celebrity Catchphrase poster

Celebrity Catchphrase 17th June 2018 as Self - Contestant

Champions poster

Champions 8th March 2018 as Lubna

Richard Osman's House of Games poster

Richard Osman's House of Games 4th September 2017 as Self - Contestant

The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice poster

The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice 31st August 2017 as Self

Coconut poster

Coconut 5th July 2017 as Saira

Don't Ask Me Ask Britain poster

Don't Ask Me Ask Britain 18th April 2017 as Herself

Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule poster

Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule 2nd March 2017 as Self

Zapped poster

Zapped 13th October 2016 as Judge

Kiva Can Do poster

Kiva Can Do 10th October 2016 as Nanni

Hetty Feather poster

Hetty Feather 11th May 2015 as Mrs Penhaligon

Still Open All Hours poster

Still Open All Hours 26th December 2014 as Mrs. Hussein

Hank Zipzer poster

Hank Zipzer 28th January 2014 as Inspector

Big Star's Little Star poster

Big Star's Little Star 4th September 2013 as Self

Catchphrase poster

Catchphrase 7th April 2013

Citizen Khan poster

Citizen Khan 27th August 2012 as Aunty Noor

The Chase: Celebrity Special poster

The Chase: Celebrity Special 29th October 2011 as Self - Contestant

Death in Paradise poster

Death in Paradise 25th October 2011 as Anna Masani

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip poster

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 24th October 2011 as Self - Participant

Big Brother's Bit on the Side poster

Big Brother's Bit on the Side 9th September 2011 as Self

Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side poster

Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side 18th August 2011 as Self

Trollied poster

Trollied 4th August 2011 as Meg

Mongrels poster

Mongrels 22nd June 2010 as Nita (voice)

EastEnders: E20 poster

EastEnders: E20 8th January 2010 as Zainab Masood

The Big Questions poster

The Big Questions 9th September 2007 as Self

Would I Lie to You? poster

Would I Lie to You? 16th June 2007 as Self

Skins poster

Skins 25th January 2007 as Anwar's Mum

Great British Menu poster

Great British Menu 10th April 2006 as Self - Guest Judge

The Apprentice: You're Fired! poster

The Apprentice: You're Fired! 22nd February 2006 as Self

Ethelbert the Tiger poster

Ethelbert the Tiger 7th December 2005 as Ethelbert (voice)

Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who 26th March 2005 as Dr Ramsden

New Tricks poster

New Tricks 1st January 2004 as Mughda Das

White Teeth poster

White Teeth 17th September 2002 as Neena

All About Me poster

All About Me 8th March 2002 as Rupinder

An Angel For May poster

An Angel For May 1st January 2002 as Science Teacher

Waking the Dead poster

Waking the Dead 18th June 2001 as Roshni Mehta

Murder in Mind poster

Murder in Mind 22nd April 2001 as Meena Patel

Doctors poster

Doctors 27th March 2000 as DS Coombs

Doctors poster

Doctors 27th March 2000 as Binita Prabhu

Perfect World poster

Perfect World 25th February 2000 as Maggie

The Strangerers poster

The Strangerers 15th February 2000 as Waitress

Holby City poster

Holby City 12th January 1999 as Annabelle Cooper

Kiss Me Kate poster

Kiss Me Kate 4th May 1998 as Applicant

Animated World Faiths poster

Animated World Faiths 13th January 1998 as Radha (voice)

Goodness Gracious Me poster

Goodness Gracious Me 12th January 1998

Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders 23rd March 1997 as Medora Salt

The Vicar of Dibley poster

The Vicar of Dibley 10th November 1994 as Miss Carr

2Point4 Children poster

2Point4 Children 3rd September 1991 as Sharma

This Morning poster

This Morning 3rd October 1988 as Self

Countryfile poster

Countryfile 24th July 1988 as Self - Participant

Casualty poster

Casualty 6th September 1986 as Veena

EastEnders poster

EastEnders 19th February 1985 as Zainab Masood

The Bill poster

The Bill 16th October 1984 as Mina Kavia

The Bill poster

The Bill 16th October 1984 as Defence Councillor