Yasmine Akram
| Yasmine Akram | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 March 1982 [1] Sharjah, United Arab Emirates[1] |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian, writer |
Yasmine Akram (born 11 March 1982) is an Irish actor, writer and comedian, best known for playing Janine Hawkins in the third series of Sherlock.[2][3][4]
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Early life and education
Akram was born in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. Her family settled in Drogheda, Ireland when she was 18 months old. Her father is originally from Pakistan, her mother Mona is from Drogheda and still lives in the town. She has a sister named Masooma.[1][5]
From the age of 14, she has collaborated with the Calipo Theatre and the Picture Company.[3] Akram graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art where she studied acting.[6][7]
Career
After graduating from drama school, Akram started writing comedy sketches for the BBC and Channel 4 and hosted shows for BBC Radio.[8]
She wrote her first play, 10 Dates with Mad Mary, a monologue about a young woman's struggles after leaving prison, and performed the play at Project Arts Centre in Ireland in 2010.[9]
She writes and performs as half of London-based comedy duo Ford and Akram with English comedian Louise Ford.[10] The duo's live show in 2011 was directed by Alistair McGowan for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[7][11]
In 2013 she co-wrote and co-presented BBC Radio 4's Irish Micks and Legends with Aisling Bea, with whom she had previously worked on the Channel 4 sketch comedy LOL.[12][13]
In 2014, she portrayed Janine Hawkins opposite Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock Holmes in two episodes of the third series of Sherlock. She reprised the role in the 2016 special, "The Abominable Bride"; however her name in this was Janine Donlevy.[citation needed]
In December 2014 Akram appeared as a panellist in Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
In October 2015 she appeared as a panellist in BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz.
Personal life
As of January 2016 Yasmine resides in London.[8][14]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Love is the Drug | Aisling | TV series |
| 2010 | Peep Show | Yana | TV series (1 episode: "St. Hospitals") |
| 2010 | LOL | Various roles | TV series Also writer |
| 2013 | Common Ground | Restaurant Manager | TV series (1 episode: "William & Sinclair") |
| 2013 | London Irish | Check-in Girl | TV series |
| 2013 | Irish Micks and Legends | Yazz (Narrator)/Various roles | Radio series co-writer |
| 2014–present | Sherlock[15] | Janine Hawkins | TV series (3 episodes) |
| 2014 | The Midnight Beast[16] | Jess | TV series |
| 2014 | The Centre[14] | Amanda Menton | TV series |
| 2014-2015 | Stella[17] | Parvadi | TV series |
| 2014 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | panellist | series 28, episode 11 |
| 2015 | Count Arthur Strong | Gemma | TV series |
| 2015 | Asylum | Rosa | TV series |
| 2015 | Undercover | Lara Sarkissian | TV series |
| 2015 | Unforgotten | Kelly | TV series |
References
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External links
- Yasmine Akram at the Internet Movie Database
- Yasmine Akram on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- Articles with unsourced statements from September 2015
- Living people
- 21st-century Irish actresses
- 21st-century women writers
- Irish comedy writers
- Irish people of Pakistani descent
- Irish television actresses
- Irish women comedians
- 1982 births
- Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
