Sarah Kameela Impey | |
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Born |
Ipswich, England |
Education | Arts Educational Schools |
Occupation(s) | Actress, Singer |
Years active | 2013–present |
Sarah Kameela Impey is a British actress and singer.
She was born in Ipswich to an English father and Guyanese mother, of Indian descent. She has two older brothers. [1] She attended the Arts Educational School of Acting in London. [2]
She sung as part of soul indie band A Blossom Fell for six years. [3]
Her theatre credits include Life of Pi at London's Wyndham's Theatre, [4] Northern Broadsides’ production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, [5] and The Tempest with The Royal Shakespeare Company. She made her feature film debut in Halcyon Heights, in 2016. [6] During the COVID-19 pandemic she appeared in the online play The Three Musketeers, written by Sydney Stevenson and starring Robert Lindsay. [7]
She plays Saira, the singer in the titular band in 2021 Channel 4 musical comedy series We Are Lady Parts. [8] [9] She described her feelings on first contact with the series as "Wow, I can’t believe someone’s written this; I can’t believe these characters can exist on screen". [10] Her performance was described as "frighteningly charismatic " by Stephen Armstrong in The Times. [11] She reprised the role for the second series in 2024. [12]
She appeared as Neelum Khan in ITV series Maternal. She played the voice of Lena Manzour in long running radio soap opera The Archers. In 2023, she began a series regular role as Dr Paula Bennett in ITV series Vera. [13] [14]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Halcyon Heights | Shop girl | |
2021-2024 | We Are Lady Parts | Saira | Lead role |
2023 | Maternal | Neelum Khan | |
2023 | The Archers | Lena Manzour | |
2024- | Vera | Dr Paula Bennett | 7 episodes |
Sarah Kameela Impey | |
---|---|
Born |
Ipswich, England |
Education | Arts Educational Schools |
Occupation(s) | Actress, Singer |
Years active | 2013–present |
Sarah Kameela Impey is a British actress and singer.
She was born in Ipswich to an English father and Guyanese mother, of Indian descent. She has two older brothers. [1] She attended the Arts Educational School of Acting in London. [2]
She sung as part of soul indie band A Blossom Fell for six years. [3]
Her theatre credits include Life of Pi at London's Wyndham's Theatre, [4] Northern Broadsides’ production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, [5] and The Tempest with The Royal Shakespeare Company. She made her feature film debut in Halcyon Heights, in 2016. [6] During the COVID-19 pandemic she appeared in the online play The Three Musketeers, written by Sydney Stevenson and starring Robert Lindsay. [7]
She plays Saira, the singer in the titular band in 2021 Channel 4 musical comedy series We Are Lady Parts. [8] [9] She described her feelings on first contact with the series as "Wow, I can’t believe someone’s written this; I can’t believe these characters can exist on screen". [10] Her performance was described as "frighteningly charismatic " by Stephen Armstrong in The Times. [11] She reprised the role for the second series in 2024. [12]
She appeared as Neelum Khan in ITV series Maternal. She played the voice of Lena Manzour in long running radio soap opera The Archers. In 2023, she began a series regular role as Dr Paula Bennett in ITV series Vera. [13] [14]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Halcyon Heights | Shop girl | |
2021-2024 | We Are Lady Parts | Saira | Lead role |
2023 | Maternal | Neelum Khan | |
2023 | The Archers | Lena Manzour | |
2024- | Vera | Dr Paula Bennett | 7 episodes |