Person

Simone Lahbib

Acting · Born 1965-02-06 · Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK

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.

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  Vera

  Rose Swann

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  Shetland

  Jill Stevens

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  Bad Girls

  Helen Stewart

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  Crossing Lines

  Emma Pacetti

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  Monarch of the Glen

  Isobel Anderson

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  Wire in the Blood

  DI Alex Fielding

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  Judge John Deed

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• London Bridge

  Mary O'Connor

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  The Loch

  Mhari Toner

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  Single-Handed

  Gemma Burge

• 2026Keep Young and BeautifulLoretta
• 2020Transference: A Bipolar Love StorySophie
• 2020Love Is a Hand GrenadeCasting
• 2017The LochMhari Toner
• 2017Tremor CordisCo-Producer
• 2013PhilomenaKate Sixsmith
• 2013Crossing LinesEmma Pacetti
• 2013ShetlandJill Stevens
• 2011VeraRose Swann
• 2010The Other Side of My SleepMaria
• 2007Single-HandedGemma Burge
• 2005Red MercuryJanet
• 2005HeartlessAmanda MacNaughton
• 2004FallenDCI Kate Gunning
• 2003FamilyJacqueline Cutler
• 2002Wire in the BloodDI Alex Fielding
• 2001Judge John Deed
• 2000Long Haul
• 2000Monarch of the GlenIsobel Anderson
• 1999Bad GirlsHelen Stewart
• 1998The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock StarFiona Johnstone
• 1996London BridgeMary O'Connor
• 1996Thief TakersDC Lucy McCarthy
• 1996The Witch's DaughterZelda
• 1986The Girl in the PictureThe Girl