Nina Wadia

Biography

Nina Wadia is a British actress. She is known for portraying Zainab Masood in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, Aunty Noor in Citizen Khan, Mrs Hussein in the BBC comedy Still Open All Hours and for starring in the BBC Two sketch show Goodness Gracious Me

Known For

Midsomer Murders

Doctor Who

Death in Paradise

Skins

EastEnders

The Sandman

Waking the Dead

Would I Lie to You?

All Movies (40)

• Open All Hours: Inside Out2026
• Never Too Late2025 · as Heather
• Bonus Track2024 · as Headmistress
• Bottom: Exposed2024 · as Self
• Bunnyhood2024 · as Mum
• Only Fools and Horses: Greatest Christmas Moments2023 · as Self
• Bad Indian - the Villain Origin Story2023 · as Mum
• Blackadder: A Cunning Story2023 · as Self - Contributor
• Blackadder: The Lost Pilot2023 · as Self
• Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em: 50 Years Of Laughs2023 · as Self
• Comedy Classic: Keeping Up Appearances2023 · as Self
• The Stranger in Our Bed2022 · as Mrs. Tanner
• 'Allo 'Allo! Forty Years of Laughter2022 · as Self
• KAUR2022 · as Lakhwinder
• The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration2022 · as Self
• Followers2022 · as Becky Dubar
• Repeat2021 · as Megan
• A Christmas Gift from Bob2020 · as Anika
• Aladdin2019 · as Zulla
• The Queen's Corgi2019 · as Patmore / Mrs Kapoor (voice)
• Strangeways Here We Come2018 · as Lucy
• Together2018
• Murder on the Blackpool Express2017 · as Moira
• Finding Fatimah2017 · as Khadija
• The Last Dragonslayer2016 · as Mother Xenobia
• A Street Cat Named Bob2016 · as Bus Conductress
• We Love Sitcom2016
• Amar Akbar & Tony2015 · as Seema
• Keith Lemon: The Film2012 · as Pat
• East Street2010 · as Zainab Masood
• I Can't Think Straight2008 · as Housekeeper
• West 10 LDN2008 · as Job Centre Clerk
• Namastey London2007 · as Bebo M. Malhotra
• Code 462003 · as Hospital Receptionist
• White Teeth2002 · as Neena
• Bend It Like Beckham2002 · as Wedding Guest
• Such a Long Journey1998 · as Sister Constance
• Sixth Happiness1997 · as Dolly Kotwal
• What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny?1994 · as Self
• Touché— · as Bhajan

All TV Shows (56)

• The Fortune2026 · as Laura
• Play for Today2025 · as Heather
• The Celebrity Inner Circle2025 · as Self - Participant
• Celebrity Puzzling2025 · as Self - Panellist
• Grand Indian Hotel2024 · as Narrator
• Tweedy & Fluff2023 · as Narrator
• Count Abdulla2023 · as Bushra Khan
• B&B by the Sea2022 · as Self
• The Sandman2022 · as Fate Mother
• Celebrity Catchpoint2022 · as Self
• The Weakest Link2021 · as Self - Participant
• Sitting on a Fortune2021 · as Self - Contestant
• The Outlaws2021 · as Shanthi
• Susan Calman's Summer By the Sea2021
• Too Close2021 · as Dr Anita Rhys Evans
• This Is My House2021 · as Self
• Between the Covers2020 · as Self
• Isolation Stories2020 · as Yasmine
• Hitmen2020 · as Siobhan Burman
• Catchpoint2019 · as Self
• Danny and Mick2019 · as Joy
• Celebrity Catchphrase2018 · as Self - Contestant
• Champions2018 · as Lubna
• Richard Osman's House of Games2017 · as Self - Contestant
• The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice2017 · as Self
• Coconut2017 · as Saira
• Don't Ask Me Ask Britain2017 · as Herself
• Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule2017 · as Self
• Still Open All Hours2014 · as Mrs. Hussein
• Big Star's Little Star2013
• Catchphrase2013
• The Chase: Celebrity Special2011 · as Self - Contestant
• Death in Paradise2011 · as Anna Masani
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip2011 · as Self - Participant
• Big Brother's Bit on the Side2011 · as Self
• Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side2011 · as Self
• Trollied2011 · as Meg
• Mongrels2010 · as (voice)
• The Big Questions2007 · as Self
• Would I Lie to You?2007 · as Self
• Skins2007 · as Anwar's Mum
• Great British Menu2006 · as Self - Guest Judge
• The Apprentice: You're Fired!2006 · as Self
• Doctor Who2005 · as Dr Ramsden
• All About Me2002 · as Rupinder
• Waking the Dead2001 · as Roshni Mehta
• Murder in Mind2001 · as Meena Patel
• Chambers2000
• Perfect World2000 · as Maggie
• The Strangerers2000 · as Waitress
• Goodness Gracious Me1998
• Midsomer Murders1997 · as Medora Salt
• 2Point4 Children1991 · as Sharma
• This Morning1988 · as Self
• Countryfile1988 · as Self - Participant
• EastEnders1985 · as Zainab Masood