Saira Choudhry
Introduction '''Saira Choudhry''' (born July 1982) is a British actress. She is best known for portraying Saira in BBC's ''Life'', Naila in ITV's ''Coronation Street'' and Anita Roy in ''Hollyoaks'' and Tegan in Paul Abbott's ''No Offence''.
Early life Saira Choudhry was born in Cheetham Hill, an inner-city area and electoral ward of Manchester, England. She was born to an Irish mother and an Indian father, the latter of whom died when Choudhry was ten years old.
Career Choudhry first came to prominence in 2008, when she joined the cast of ''Hollyoaks'' as Anita Roy, a part she played for 198 episodes, leaving the series in 2011.After appearing in shows such as ''Coronation Street'' and ''Doctors'', Choudhry starred as PC Tegan Thompson in Channel 4's comedy drama series ''No Offence''  from 2015 to 2018.On playing Tegan, Choudhry told the ''Manchester Evening News'': "Tegan's braver than me. She’s completely different to any character I’ve been known for before ... It was nice to play such a strong female character and I think the way Paul has written her and the other women in the show is amazing. Women and men love to see that. "In 2020, Choudhry appeared as Saira Malik in the BBC drama series ''Life''.In 2022, Choudhry appeared as Alice in one episode of BBC comedy ''Peacock'', alongside Allan Mustafa. Later in 2022, Choudhry starred as Nancy in the CBBC series ''Dodger'', a reimagining of the Dickens’ character's life before ''Oliver Twist''.
Personal life Chaudhry's mother, Fae, is a no-smoking advisor. In 2010, Chaudhry helped to launch that year's No Smoking drive.In 2014, Choudhry set up her own drama school, TV Talent.
Filmography === Television === Year Title RoleNotes 2008–2011 ''Hollyoaks'' Anita Roy 198 episodes 2012 ''Crime Stories'' Molly 1 episodeCredited as Saira Choudry 2013, 2015, 2017–2019 ''Coronation Street'' Naila Badal 7 episodes 2014 ''Doctors'' Farah  Episode: "The Girl in the Photograph" 2014 ''The Driver'' Tasha 1 episode 2015 ''Fungus the Bogeyman'' Carly Series 1 Episodes 1 & 2 2015–2018 ''No Offence''   PC Tegan Thompson 21 episodes 2017''Porridge'' Joanne 1 episode ''Cold Feet'' Vedika Jawad Series 7 Episodes 1 & 72020 ''Life'' Saira Malik 6 episodes2021 ''McDonald & Dodds'' Alliyah Episode: "The War of the Rose" 2022 ''Peacock'' Alice 1 episode ''Dodger'' Nancy 4 episodes, 1 episode uncredited
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