Mina Anwar

Mina Anwar was born on the 20th September 1969 in Church in Accrington in Lancashire.
Mina had a recurring role of Dr. Sandra Malik in The Bill, and has played Sister Zita Khan in Doctors and Nurses.
She has also performed as a storyteller in Razzledazzle, played the part of Ravinder Kalirai in Coronation Street, Tina Beaverstock in Mayo, Jeena in No Angels, Fay Michaels in Holby City and starred as Antonia in Love Soup.
Mina has also appeared as Shazza Karib in the drama series called Shameless. Shazza is the sister of Kash Karib, and new love of Norma Starkey. She starred alongside David Threlfall, Jody Latham, Gerard Kearns, Rebecca Ryan, Elliott Tittensor and Rebecca Atkinson.
Mina is a trained mezzo-soprano.
But perhaps Mina Anwar's most notable role is that of playing Police Constable Maggie Habib in the sitcom The Thin Blue Line, (listed as Thin Blue Line, The - The Complete Thin Blue Line) alongside Rowan Atkinson, Serena Evans, James Dreyfus, Mark Addy, David Haig and Rudolph Walker.
She has also starred as the Angel in Flint Street Nativity alongside Stephen Tompkinson, Mark Addy, Frank Skinner, Ralf Little, Dervla Kirwan, Josie Lawrence, Jane Horrocks, John Thomson, Neil Morrissey and Julia Sawalha.
Mina has also starred in The Invisibles as Helen Huthwaite, the wife of Hedley Huthwaite played by Dean Lennox Kelly (from Shameless). She also stars alongside Warren Clarke ( of Dalziel and Pascoe, and Down To Earth fame), and Anthony Stewart Head ( of Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Little Britain fame).
Mina appears in the second series of The Sarah Jane Adventures opposite Elisabeth Sladen in which she plays Gita Chandra, the mother of Rani Chandra.
Mina has starred in Scoop as Selena Sharp with Mark Benton and Shaun Williamson.

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The Thin Blue Line - The Complete Thin Blue Line review by williamsgwynfa from gwaenysgor

superb.................... 13 April 2008
...ften approaches issues with a wise and methodical train of thought - (played by Mina Anwar), Police Constable Frank Gladstone is an older PC presumably near retirement ... Read customer review

Mina Anwar - filmography

The Sarah Jane Adventures - Series 5 on DVD (2011)
Starring: Elisabeth Sladen, Daniel Anthony, Tommy Knight
Director: Ashley Way, Joss Agnew
Certificate:
Investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith and her young sidekicks are back in the final ever episodes of The Sarah Jane Adventures. The gang soon find themselves up to their necks in alien trouble: discovering an explosive foundling baby; getting drawn into the middle of a war between Fleshkind ..read more »

80% from 77 members

The Sarah Jane Adventures - Series 5 - B... (2011)
Starring: Elisabeth Sladen, Daniel Anthony, Tommy Knight
Director: Ashley Way, Joss Agnew
Certificate:
Investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith and her young sidekicks are back in the final ever episodes of The Sarah Jane Adventures. The gang soon find themselves up to their necks in alien trouble: discovering an explosive foundling baby; getting drawn into the middle of a war between Fleshkind ..read more »

69% from 28 members

The Infidel on DVD (2010)
Starring: Omid Djalili, Richard Schiff, Igal Naor
Director: Josh Appignanesi
Certificate:
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An identity crisis comedy centred on Mahmud Nasir, successful business owner, and salt of the earth East End Muslim who discovers that he's adopted - and Jewish.

60% from 10,732 members

The Infidel - Blu-ray (2010)
Starring: Omid Djalili, Richard Schiff, Igal Naor
Director: Josh Appignanesi
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
A devoted Muslim family man experiences a hilarious identity crisis after discovering that he was adopted at birth, and his real name is Solly Shimshillewitz. Mahmud Nasir (Omid Djalili) is still grieving the recent death of his mother when he finds his birth certificate, and learns he was born to ..read more »

58% from 3,170 members

Flint Street Nativity on DVD (1999)
Starring: Frank Skinner, Neil Morrissey, Jane Horrocks
Director: Marcus Mortimer
Certificate:
An all-star cast of comedians and actor don their festive costumes in this hilarious production of a primary school nativity play.

70% from 682 members

The Thin Blue Line - The Complete Thin B... (2 discs) on DVD (1995)
Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Serena Evans, David Haig
Director: John Birkin
Certificate:
This classic BBC comedy stars the always-ridiculous Rowan Atkinson as Inspector Raymond Fowler. The cast also features Mark Addy, Kevin Allen, Mina Anwar, and James Dreyfus. All 14 episodes of series one and two are collected here, including "Rag Week," "Fire & Terror," "Kids Today," "Court in the ..read more »

69% from 2,672 members

Mina Anwar facts

5 most recent films

The Sarah Jane Adventures - Series 5 - 4.0 stars
The Sarah Jane Adventures - Series 5 - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
The Infidel - 3.0 stars
The Infidel - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Flint Street Nativity - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Sarah Jane Adventures - Series 5 - 4.0 stars
Flint Street Nativity - 3.5 stars
The Thin Blue Line - The Complete Thin Blue Line - 3.5 stars
The Infidel - 3.0 stars
The Infidel - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Sarah Jane Adventures - Series 5 - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
The Infidel - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
The Infidel - 3.0 stars
The Thin Blue Line - The Complete Thin Blue Line - 3.5 stars
Flint Street Nativity - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Mark Addy - 4 times - show films
Igal Naor - 3 times - show films
James Dreyfus - 3 times - show films
David Schneider - 3 times - show films
Archie Panjabi - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

John Birkin - 3 times - show films
Josh Appignanesi - 3 times - show films
Ashley Way - 2 times - show films
Joss Agnew - 2 times - show films
Marcus Mortimer - 1 times - show films

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