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.
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Full filmography
- Vera (2011) as Rose Swann
- Shetland (2013) as Jill Stevens
- Bad Girls (1999) as Helen Stewart
- Crossing Lines (2013) as Emma Pacetti
- Monarch of the Glen (2000) as Isobel Anderson
- Judge John Deed (2001)
- Wire in the Blood (2002) as DI Alex Fielding
- The Loch (2017) as Mhari Toner
- London Bridge (1996) as Mary O'Connor
- Single-Handed (2007) as Gemma Burge
- The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star (1998) as Fiona Johnstone
- Philomena (2013) as Kate Sixsmith
- Thief Takers (1996) as DC Lucy McCarthy
- Red Mercury (2005) as Janet
- Family (2003) as Jacqueline Cutler
- Fallen (2004) as DCI Kate Gunning
- Transference: A Bipolar Love Story (2020) as Sophie
- The Girl in the Picture (1986) as The Girl
- Heartless (2005) as Amanda MacNaughton
- The Other Side of My Sleep (2010) as Maria
- Long Haul (2000)
- Keep Young and Beautiful (2026) as Loretta
- The Witch's Daughter (1996) as Zelda