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Bharti Patel is an English actress, known for portraying the role of midwife Ruhma Carter on the BBC soap opera Doctors. For her portrayal of Ruhma, she has been nominated for numerous awards at the National Television Awards, British Soap Awards and Inside Soap Awards. In May 2024, she began appearing as Maya Houssain in EastEnders.
Patel made her professional acting debut as a shop assistant in an episode of the BBC drama series Screenplay.[2] In 2003, she appeared as a dancer in the feature film What a Girl Wants.[3] In 2012, she portrayed the roles of Ursula and Verges in a production of Much Ado About Nothing at the World Shakespeare Festival.[4] In 2015, Bharti began portraying the role of Ruhma Carter in the BBC soap opera Doctors.[5] The next year, she was nominated for Best Newcomer at the British Soap Awards.[6] In 2018, she appeared in an episode of the Hulu series Find Me in Paris as Mama Khan, and in 2019, she portrayed the role of Manju in the BBC Two sitcom Don't Forget the Driver.[7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1991 | Screenplay | Shop assistant | 1 episode |
1993 | Bhaji on the Beach | Refuge woman | Film |
2001 | The Residents | Charan Singh | 1 episode |
2003 | What a Girl Wants | Dancer | Film |
2003 | Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness | Tennison's secretary | 2 episodes |
2013 | Cursed | Short film | |
2014 | Honeycomb Lodge | Rheeta | Film |
2015–2024 | Doctors | Ruhma Carter | Regular role |
2018 | Find Me in Paris | Mama Khan | 1 episode |
2019 | Damage | Sarita | Short film |
2019 | Don't Forget the Driver | Manju | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
2024 | EastEnders | Maya | Guest role |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | The British Soap Awards | Best Newcomer | Doctors | Nominated | [8] |
2017 | National Television Awards | Newcomer | Doctors | Longlisted | [9] |
2017 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Daytime Star | Doctors | Longlisted | [10] |
2018 | Diversity in Media Awards | Best Actor | Doctors | Nominated | [11] |
2019 | The British Soap Awards | Best Actress | Doctors | Longlisted | [12] |
2019 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Daytime Star | Doctors | Longlisted | [13] |
2020 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Daytime Star | Doctors | Nominated | [14] |
2020 | RTS Midlands Awards | Acting Performance – Female | Doctors | Nominated | [15] |
2020 | UK Festival Awards | Best Ensemble (with co-stars) |
Damage | Won | [16] |
2021 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Daytime Star | Doctors | Nominated | [17] |
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