Yasmin Al-Khudhairi
{{Short description|British actress}}
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| birth_place = Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England
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Yasmin Al-Khudhairi is an English actress. She is best known for her role in the final two series of the Channel 4 comedy-drama Ackley Bridge (2021–2022).
Early life
Al-Khudhairi was born to Arab Muslim parents from Iraq in Kingston upon Thames, South West London. She graduated from the University of Manchester in 2016 with a Bachelor of Social Science in Social Anthropology.{{Cite web|url=https://documents.manchester.ac.uk/display.aspx?DocID=29081|title=Social Anthropology with Honours|work=University of Manchester Degree Congregations July 2016 in Whitworth Hall|date=15 July 2016|accessdate=9 January 2024|page=40}} During university, she befriended Rishi Pelham when she auditioned for one of his plays.{{Cite web|url=https://bigpicturefilmclub.com/rishi-pelham-actors-megan-purvis-and-yasmin-al-khudhairi-discuss-film-hilda/|title=Filmmaker Rishi Pelham and actors Megan Purvis and Yasmin Al-Khudhairi Discuss Their Film "Hilda"|website=Big Picture Film Club|first=Liselotte|last=Vanophem|date=26 September 2019|accessdate=9 January 2024}}
Career
Having met director and writer Rishi Pelham at university and working with him on a number of fringe theatre projects, Pelham cast Al-Khudhairi as Ayala in his 2019 independent dance film Hilda, marking Al-Khudhairi's professional screen acting debut.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/tim-roth-to-exec-produce-british-dance-feature-hilda-1202733838/|title=Tim Roth To Exec Produce British Dance Feature 'Hilda'; Premieres At Raindance Film Festival|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Peter|last=White|date=16 September 2019|accessdate=9 January 2024}} This was followed by her television debut with a minor guest appearance in a 2020 episode of the BBC thriller Killing Eve.{{Cite web|url=https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/tv-movies/who-plays-fizza-ackley-bridge-actress/|title=Who plays Fizza in Ackley Bridge?|website=Heart|first=Polly|last=Foreman|date=26 April 2021|accessdate=9 January 2024}}
In 2021, Al-Khudhairi starred in the television film version of the biographical play Adam opposite the titular Adam Kashmiry as himself for the National Theatre of Scotland,{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/profile/yasmin-al-khudhairi|title=Yasmin Al-Khudhairi|website=National Theatre of Scotland|accessdate=9 January 2024}} and the BBC.{{Cite web|url=https://theatrescotland.co.uk/2021/03/10/adam-national-theatre-of-scotland-bbc-scotland-review-by-rebecca-donati/|title='Adam' (National Theatre of Scotland/BBC Scotland)|website=Theatre Scotland|first=Rebecca|last=Donati|date=10 March 2021|accessdate=9 January 2024}} Later that year, she landed her first main television role when she joined the cast of the Channel 4 school comedy-drama Ackley Bridge for its fourth series as Fizza Akhtar.{{Cite web|url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/interview-robyn-cara-yasmin-al-khudhairi-ryan-dean-shobhit-piasa-and-carla-woodcock-who|title=Interview with Robyn Cara, Yasmin Al-Khudhairi, Ryan Dean, Shobhit Piasa and Carla Woodcock who play Kayla, Fizza, Johnny, Tahir, and Marina|website=Channel 4 Press|date=19 April 2021|accessdate=9 January 2024}} She would reprise her role as Fizza for its fifth and final series in 2022.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1638709/Ackley-Bridge-Fizza-Akhtar-transformation-change|title='She's changed' Ackley Bridge star opens up on Fizza Akhtar transformation|journal=Digital Express|first=Olivia|last=Gantzer|date=11 July 2022|accessdate=9 January 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/interview-yasmin-al-khudhairi-ryan-dean-megan-morgan-who-play-fizza-johnny-and-marina|title=Interview with Yasmin Al-Khudhairi, Ryan Dean, Megan Morgan who play Fizza, Johnny and Marina|website=Channel 4 Press|date=5 July 2022|accessdate=9 January 2024}}
In 2023, Al-Khudhairi appeared in the romantic comedy film Rye Lane and had a recurring role as Princess Yadira in the third series of the Sky Max political thriller COBRA.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/cobra-sky-cast/|title=Meet the cast of COBRA: Rebellion|journal=Radio Times|first=James|last=Hibbs|date=12 October 2023|accessdate=9 January 2024}} She has a role in the BBC Three adaptation of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.{{cite web |title=Yasmin Al Khudhairi |url=https://app.spotlight.com/9491-7860-6440 |website=spotlight.com |publisher=Spotlight |access-date=10 January 2024 |date=2024}}
Filmography
=Film=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2019
| Hilda | Ayala |
| 2023
| Rye Lane | Amanda |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2020
| Shop Assistant |
| 2021
| Adam | Egyptian Adam |
| 2021–2022
| Fizza Akhtar |
| 2021
| Lydia |
| 2023
| COBRA | Princess Yadira Al-Bilal |
| 2024
| A Good Girl's Guide to Murder | Naomi Ward |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|8955104}}
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Category:Actors from the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Category:Alumni of the University of Manchester