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Simone Lahbib

Feb 06, 1965 (60 years old) in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK

Simone Nicole Jean Lahbib Ould Cheikl (born February 6, 1965) is a Scottish actress. She is known for her roles as Helen Stewart in the ITV drama series Bad Girls, DCI Alex Fielding in the ITV crime series Wire in the Blood and Katy Lewis in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.

Lahbib trained in drama at Edinburgh's Queen Margaret University. She then commenced her on-screen career in 1985 when she was cast in The Girl in the Picture, a film set in Glasgow directed by Cary Parker. She also sang on the soundtrack. Lahbib has worked extensively in television and film, after starting her career predominantly in theatre. Following guest appearances on well-known television dramas such as Taggart and Dangerfield. Lahbib is the mother of British actress Skye Lucia Degruttola.

Known For

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Vera
Rose Swann
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Downton Abbey
Wilkins
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Shetland
Jill Stevens
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Bad Girls
Helen Stewart
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Crossing Lines
Emma Pacetti
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Wire in the Blood
DI Alex Fielding
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Monarch of the Glen
Isobel Anderson
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Judge John Deed
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The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
Fiona Johnstone
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Single-Handed
Gemma Burge

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