Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 6, 1965 (age 61)
Place of Birth
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
Simone Lahbib
Biography
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 - Movies
Philomena
as Kate Sixsmith
Fallen
as DCI Kate Gunning
Red Mercury
as Janet
The Girl in the Picture
as The Girl
The Witch's Daughter
as Zelda
Heartless
as Amanda MacNaughton
Transference: A Bipolar Love Story
as Sophie
The Other Side of My Sleep
as Maria
Long Haul
Keep Young and Beautiful
as Loretta
Known For - TV Shows
Vera
as Rose Swann
Shetland
as Jill Stevens
Bad Girls
as Helen Stewart
Crossing Lines
as Emma Pacetti
Monarch of the Glen
as Isobel Anderson
Judge John Deed
Wire in the Blood
as DI Alex Fielding
The Loch
as Mhari Toner
Single-Handed
as Gemma Burge
The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
as Fiona Johnstone