Mina Anwar is a British actress with Pakistani roots. Viewers know her as Maggie Khabib from The Thin Blue Line. Also, Mina played in the TV series "Abode of Anubis", "The Adventures of Sarah Jane", "Doctor Who" and "Shakespeare in a New Way."
Biography
The actress was born on September 20, 1969 in Church in Accrington, Lancashire. Anwar is not only a popular actress, but also a singer with a professionally choreographed mezzo-soprano. Anwar is successfully engaged in business. She founded a special line of lingerie. The products offered by the actress and the businesswoman have secret compartments for personal protective equipment. Mina's company is called Aware International.
The actress is a graduate of Accrington Academy. She also has a professional education. Mina attended Accrington and Rossendale College. The actress received her diploma in 1988. Then Anwar was a student at Mountview Academy of Performing Arts in London.
Carier start
Mina's film career began with the series Coronation Street, Pure English Murder and Catastrophe. She also played in the crime thriller "99-1". Then Anwar got one of the main roles in the crime comedy "The Thin Blue Line". This series ran from 1995 to 1996. It consists of 2 seasons. Mina's partners on the set were Rowan Atkinson, James Dreyfus, Serena Evans and David Haig. The plot revolves around the relationship between police officers. Mina's heroine is constable Maggie, with whom Goody's colleague is in love. Fan character Anwar constantly comes up with silly ideas. The series was popular not only in the UK, but also in Poland, Estonia and Japan.
In 1995, the actress starred in the film "Flight". In this TV drama, Anwar played the main character - an Indian woman in love with a Muslim. In the medical drama about the work of the Holby City cardiology department, Mina was cast as Faye. The series has been running since 1999 and already consists of 21 seasons. Then the actress played in Always and Everyone. This series ran from 1999 to 2002. Mina could later be seen in the television movie The Flint Street Nativity. Anwar was cast for the role of Maria in the medical series Doctors. He has been filming since 2000.
Then the actress played Yasmin in the movie "Anything is possible, baby!" This is a comedy melodrama about a couple of spouses. They really want to have a baby, but fail over and over again. The film was popular in many European countries. In the same year, Mina could be seen in the role of Julie in the film "A Christmas Tale". The horror film is based on Dickens's "A Christmas Carol".
Creation
In the 2002 television drama Defeat Jesus, Anwar appeared as Nina. According to the plot, the main character recovered from a serious illness. She plans to throw a party about this. The drama has been shown in the UK, Hungary and Australia. Then the actress could be seen in the crime comedy Shameless. The series tells about the life of a large family, where the main one is a dissolute father. Later, Mina got a small role in the popular science fiction series Doctor Who, which has been running since 2005.
In parallel, she starred as Antonia in the TV series Love Soup. The main role in the comedy was played by Tamsin Greg from the famous TV series Black Bookstore. Then Mina could be seen in the mini-series "Shakespeare in a New Way". In fact, these are modern versions of several plays by the great playwright. The series has a high rating and was popular in the UK, Hungary, Japan and Finland.
Then Anwar was invited to the fantastic series "The Adventures of Sarah Jane", which ran from 2007 to 2011. After Mina appeared in Moving Forward. In 2010, she could be seen in the movie "Unfaithful". This is a comedy about a man who pretends to be a zealous Muslim for the sake of marrying his son. The film was seen by guests of the Tallgrass Film Festival, the Turin Film Festival, the Durban and Melbourne International Film Festivals, and the Tribeca Film Festival.
The next role was waiting for Mina in the 2010 miniseries Passionate Woman. The action takes place in the 1950s. According to the plot, a married lady starts an affair. Then the actress was invited to the TV series "Abode of Anubis". It ran from 2011 to 2013. The action of a fantastic detective takes place in an English school, where a girl disappears. Mina played Eleanor in the crime drama Scott and Bailey. In the center of the plot are detectives investigating murders. This series has 5 seasons.
Then Anwar could be seen in the series "Happy Valley". The directors of the twisted crime drama are Sally Wainwright, Eros Lin, Tim Fivell. The next series with the participation of the actress was "In the Club". It ran from 2014 to 2016. Anwar's character is Amita. The heroes of the drama are the parents-to-be who created the club. Then Mina appeared in the miniseries "Remember Me" and the TV series "Ghosts of Marley". The next work of the actress took place in "Handcuffs", where she played Leila. The crime drama tells about the work of the new police officers.
In 2016, the show of the series "The Word with the Letter A" began. He talks about a family in which a child with autism is growing up. The leading roles were given to Max Vento, Lee Ingleby, Morwen Christie and Christopher Eccleston. Then Mina played in the series "William Ours, Shakespeare" about the formation of a British poet and "The Worst Witch" co-produced by Great Britain and Germany about an ordinary girl who faced magic.
