Simone Lahbib
Simone Nicole Jean Lahbib Ould Cheikl (born February 6, 1965) is a Scottish actress. She is known for her roles as Helen Stewart in the ITV drama series Bad Girls, DCI Alex Fielding in the ITV crime series Wire in the Blood and Katy Lewis in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Lahbib trained in drama at Edinburgh's Queen Margaret University. She then commenced her on-screen career in 1985 when she was cast in The Girl in the Picture, a film set in Glasgow directed by Cary Parker. She also sang on the soundtrack. Lahbib has worked extensively in television and film, after starting her career predominantly in theatre. Following guest appearances on well-known television dramas such as Taggart and Dangerfield. Lahbib is the mother of British actress Skye Lucia Degruttola.
The Other Side of My Sleep
(Maria)
The Girl in the Picture
(The Girl)
Philomena
(Kate Sixsmith)
Fallen
(DCI Kate Gunning)
Heartless
(Amanda MacNaughton)
Red Mercury
(Janet)
Transference: A Bipolar Love Story
(Sophie)
Bad Girls
(Helen Stewart)
The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
(Fiona Johnstone)
Judge John Deed
The Loch
(Mhari Toner)
Single-Handed
(Gemma Burge)
Wire in the Blood
(DI Alex Fielding)
London Bridge
(Mary O'Connor)
Crossing Lines
(Emma Pacetti)
Vera
(Rose Swann)
Downton Abbey
(Wilkins)
Family
(Jacqueline Cutler)
Monarch of the Glen
(Isobel Anderson)
Shetland
(Jill Stevens)
Thief Takers
(DC Lucy McCarthy)
