Rokhsaneh Ghawam-Shahidi (born 12 March 1983) is an English actress.
She is known for portraying the role of Leyla Harding in ITV soap
Emmerdale.Shahidi began her career as part of Contact Young Actors
Company in 2004 and went on to work for Peskar Productions as a drama
workshop leader in Oldham and Bolton. Her theatre credits include East
is East, Janus (for West Yorkshire Playhouse), Christie Malry's Own
Double Entry at the Palace Theatre, Manchester, Freshly Scratched (for
the Battersea Arts Centre) and Rafta, Rafta... at the National
Theatre.She has also acted in radio plays, e.g. Nadeem Aslam's Maps
for Lost Lovers. From November 2012 through to January 2013 she played
the role of Shahrazad in the Manchester Library Theatre Company
performances of Arabian Nights at the Lowry Theatre in Salford, near
Manchester.Shahidi has appeared on British television in shows such as
Sinchronicity and Emmerdale, playing the part of Leyla Harding from
2008 to 2011. Shahidi returned to Emmerdale on 25 December 2013.
She is known for portraying the role of Leyla Harding in ITV soap
Emmerdale.Shahidi began her career as part of Contact Young Actors
Company in 2004 and went on to work for Peskar Productions as a drama
workshop leader in Oldham and Bolton. Her theatre credits include East
is East, Janus (for West Yorkshire Playhouse), Christie Malry's Own
Double Entry at the Palace Theatre, Manchester, Freshly Scratched (for
the Battersea Arts Centre) and Rafta, Rafta... at the National
Theatre.She has also acted in radio plays, e.g. Nadeem Aslam's Maps
for Lost Lovers. From November 2012 through to January 2013 she played
the role of Shahrazad in the Manchester Library Theatre Company
performances of Arabian Nights at the Lowry Theatre in Salford, near
Manchester.Shahidi has appeared on British television in shows such as
Sinchronicity and Emmerdale, playing the part of Leyla Harding from
2008 to 2011. Shahidi returned to Emmerdale on 25 December 2013.
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