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Occupation

Actress

Partner

Jamie Glover

Role

Actress

Name

Sasha Behar

Yearsactive

1994–present

Children

Edie Glover, Ava Glover

Born

25 September 1971 (age53) (

1971-09-25

)

London, England, UK

Awards

The British Soap Award for Villain of the Year

Nominations

The British Soap Award for Best Exit, The British Soap Award for Best Storyline

Movies and TV shows

Coronation Street, Incendiary, North Square, Rescue Me, Masterpiece Mystery!: Poirot: He

Similar People

Jamie Glover, Jimmi Harkishin, Richard Lintern, Nicholas Gleaves, Shobna Gulati

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Sasha Behar (born 25 September 1971) is a British actress, known for portraying Maya Sharma in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.

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Background
Training
Career
Filmography
References

Sasha Behar (British Actress) ~ Bio Wiki | Photos | Videos (3)

Background

Sasha Behar (British Actress) ~ Bio Wiki | Photos | Videos (4)

Born in London to an English mother and a Pakistani father, Behar is the eldest of three children, and has two younger brothers. She has two daughters with her partner, the actor Jamie Glover. They currently live in Brixton, south London.

Training

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Behar trained at the Poor School, in London's King's Cross.

Career

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Behar played Maya Sharma in Coronation Street from 2003 to 2004. The role won her the Best Villain award at the 2005 British Soap Awards. Her other television credits include Holby City, Hercule Poirot's Christmas, Messiah and Lewis. She also guest starred in the Doctor Who episode "The Fires of Pompeii", playing Spurrina and played Dr Mortimer in Sherlock (2012).

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Her theatre credits include The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant and The Island Princess, Eastward Ho and The Malcontent, with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Sasha Behar (British Actress) ~ Bio Wiki | Photos | Videos (8)

Behar also starred in the 2008 film Incendiary.

Filmography

Actress

2022

Code 404 (TV Series) as

Churchland

- Episode #3.5 (2022) - Churchland

2022

Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators (TV Series) as

Finty Lees-Jones

- Too Much of Water (2022) - Finty Lees-Jones

2021

The Dong with the Luminous Nose (Short) as

Jumbly Girl

2021

Foundation (TV Series) as

Mari

- The Leap (2021) - Mari

- The First Crisis (2021) - Mari

- The Missing Piece (2021) - Mari

- Mysteries and Martyrs (2021) - Mari

- Death and the Maiden (2021) - Mari

- Upon Awakening (2021) - Mari

- Barbarians at the Gate (2021) - Mari

- The Mathematician's Ghost (2021) - Mari

- Preparing to Live (2021) - Mari

2019

A Friend (Short) as

Mum

2019

A Working Mom's Nightmare (TV Movie) as

Detective

2018

Unforgotten (TV Series) as

Jamila Faruk

- Episode #3.6 (2018) - Jamila Faruk

- Episode #3.5 (2018) - Jamila Faruk

- Episode #3.4 (2018) - Jamila Faruk

- Episode #3.3 (2018) - Jamila Faruk

- Episode #3.2 (2018) - Jamila Faruk

- Episode #3.1 (2018) - Jamila Faruk

2005

Casualty (TV Series) as

Liz Marcart / Ms Alex Broadhurst

- A Police Matter (2018) - Ms Alex Broadhurst

- New Kid In Town (2018) - Ms Alex Broadhurst

- Rash Decision (2018) - Ms Alex Broadhurst

- Fat Chance (2005) - Liz Marcart

- A Question of Loyalty (2005) - Liz Marcart

- Desperate Measures (2005) - Liz Marcart

References

Sasha Behar Wikipedia

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