Sasha Behar
| Sasha Behar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 September 1971 London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Partner | Jamie Glover |
Sasha Behar (born 25 September 1971) is a British actress, known for portraying Maya Sharma in the ITV1 soap opera Coronation Street.
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[edit] Background
Born in London,[1] Behar is the eldest of three children, and has two younger brothers.[2] She has two daughters with her boyfriend, the actor Jamie Glover. They currently live in Brixton, South London.[3]
[edit] Career
Behar played Maya Sharma in Coronation Street from 2003 to 2004. The role won her the Best Villain award at the 2005 British Soap Awards.[4] Her other television credits include Holby City, Hercule Poirot's Christmas, Messiah and Lewis. She also guest starred in the Doctor Who episode "The Fires of Pompeii", playing Spurrina and played Dr Mortimer in Sherlock (2012).
Her theatre credits include The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant and The Island Princess, Eastward Ho and The Malcontent, with the Royal Shakespeare Company.[5]
Behar also starred in the 2008 film Incendiary.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Hercule Poirot's Christmas | Pilar Estravados | Television film |
| 1997 | Bugs | Yasmine - The Revenge Effect (1997) |
TV series |
| Thief Takers | Yasmin - After the Goldrush (1997) |
TV series | |
| 1999 | The Bill | Doctor - Pillow Talk (1999) |
Police procedural |
| 2000 | North Square | Stevie Goode | Legal drama |
| 2002 | Holby City | Nandita Gupta - Shadow of a Doubt: Part Two (2002) |
Medical drama |
| Rescue Me | Emma Peters | Romantic comedy | |
| 2003 | Doctors | Maxine Longhurst - Appearances (2003) |
Soap opera |
| Coronation Street | Maya Sharma (2003–2004) |
Soap opera | |
| 2005 | The Government Inspector | Nan | Television film |
| Casualty | Liz Marcart - Sweet Revenge (2005) - Desperate Measures (2005) - A Question of Loyalty (2005) - Fat Chance (2005) |
Medical drama | |
| 2007 | Cake | Rita | Short film |
| Lewis | Catherine Linn - Whom the Gods would Destroy (2007) |
Police procedural | |
| Sold | Sarah Glenson - Episode 1.4 (2007) |
Situation comedy | |
| 2008 | Messiah: The Rapture | Salma Al Fulani | Television film |
| Incendiary | Bomber's Wife | Feature film | |
| Doctor Who | Spurrina - The Fires of Pompeii (2008) |
TV series | |
| 2010 | Jonathan Creek | Harriet Dore - The Judas Tree |
TV series |
| 2011 | The Shadow Line | Laing | TV series |
| Injustice | Natalie Chandra | TV series | |
| Strike Back: Project Dawn | Iman Zubedah/Mahmood | TV series | |
| 2012 | Sherlock | Dr Mortimer - "The Hounds of Baskerville" |
TV series |
[edit] References
- ^ "Rescue Me: Emma Peters - Sasha Behar". BBC. 30 October 2002. Archived from the original on 30 October 2002. http://web.archive.org/web/20070308074645/http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/rescueme/who_emma.shtml. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ Sasha Behar - Biography IMDB. Retrieved on 2009-08-11.
- ^ Kingston, Victoria. "Jamie Glover: Keep it in the Family". South West Mag. http://www.southwestmag.co.uk/profiles-jamie-glover-keep-it-in-the-family--132615. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ "Street triumphs at TV soap awards". BBC. 8 May 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4526099.stm. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ "Agency CV" (PDF). Ken McReddie Associates. http://www.kenmcreddie.com/admin/uploads/SASHA%20BEHAR.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
