Age, Biography and Wiki
Pooja Shah is an English actress best known for her roles in the British television series EastEnders and The Bill. She has also appeared in films such as The Guru and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.
Shah was born in London Borough of Camden, London, United Kingdom on 8 August 1979. She attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Shah's first major role was in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, playing the role of Shabnam Masood from 2006 to 2007. She then went on to appear in the ITV police drama The Bill, playing the role of PC Mel Ryder from 2008 to 2009.
Shah has also appeared in films such as The Guru (2002), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), and The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015).
Shah is currently married to actor and director Ashwin Shah. The couple have two children.
| Popular As |
Pooja Ashwin Shah |
| Occupation |
Actress |
| Age |
45 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
| Born |
8 August, 1979 |
| Birthday |
8 August |
| Birthplace |
Camden, London, England |
| Nationality |
United Kingdom |
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She is a member of famous Actress with the age 45 years old group.
Pooja Shah Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Pooja Shah's Husband?
Her husband is Will Middleton (2014–present)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Husband |
Will Middleton (2014–present) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
2 |
Pooja Shah Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Pooja Shah worth at the age of 45 years old? Pooja Shah’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from United Kingdom. We have estimated
Pooja Shah's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
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| Source of Income |
Actress |
Pooja Shah Social Network
Timeline
She filmed In The Long Run (produced and starring Iris Elba) in 2019.
In 2015, Shah appeared in Challenge idents for Wink Bingo and more recently has featured in Class (The Dr Who spin off) in 2016 and made another appearance in Doctors in 2017.
She married her husband Will Middleton in 2014. He is a director of photography. They have two children.
In 2010, Shah filmed eight episodes of Coronation Street, playing DC Moore, a police officer investigating an attack on Tracy Barlow. The first episode aired on 3 January 2011.
Shah won a Best Actress award in 2010 at the Rob Knox Film Festival, for her role as Rajinda, a lesbian Indian girl about to tell her parents she is gay, just as they tell her of her arranged marriage to a man who is on his way to meet her.
Shah was a supporting actress in the 2009 and 2010 BBC drama Missing with lead, Pauline Quirke, and starred alongside Brendan Carr in the Modern Life? feature film Ten Dead Men produced by Phil Hobden and directed by Ross Boyask.
In 2007 she played the role of Reshna Dewan in the ITV police drama The Bill.
In 2006, she took on a lead role in the Britflick Cash and Curry, which was released in 2008. The film also stars Ameet Chana, the actor who played her on-screen brother Adi Ferreira in EastEnders.
After leaving EastEnders Shah has appeared in a short film entitled CryBaby, was a celebrity sponsor on the show Strictly Dance Fever and in September 2005 she acted in a feature film called Weekend Lovers.
Shah played the lead role, Sona Virdi, in the play Deranged Marriage, which toured the UK in 2005.
In 2003 Shah was cast in her most notable role to date. She played Kareena Ferreira in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. The Ferreira family were not well received by critics or viewers and were dismissed as unrealistic by the Asian community in the UK. In 2004 the new executive producer, Kathleen Hutchison, made the decision to axe the entire family in a bid to improve the show, which had suffered from a vast ratings decline. Shah subsequently left the show in 2005.
In 2002 Shah played Meena in the film Bend It Like Beckham. Later that year she played one of the lead roles, Sinjata Kapoor, in the Sky One series Is Harry On The Boat? based on the best selling book by Colin Butts and the 2001 film. The story is about holiday reps in Ibiza and was filmed in Almunecar in Andalusia, Spain. The series was positively reviewed by The Guardian, which said that the "cast and crew threw every last drop of talent and energy into the production, making this one of the liveliest bits of youth-oriented drama this year … a sex-crazed hybrid of Baywatch and Boogie Nights."
Other credits include roles in the BBC hospital drama Holby City (2002), and the American series Adventure Inc. (2003).
Shah has trained as an Indian classical dancer. She attended the University of Brighton, graduating in 2001 with a BA Hons Degree in Theatre with Visual Practice.
Pooja Ashwin Shah (born 8 August 1979 in London, England) is a British actress, filmmaker and model of Kenyan-Asian descent. She is known for her role as Kareena Ferreira in the popular UK soap opera EastEnders. Shah works with her husband directing and writing short films and has won three film awards for them.
