Harvey Virdi is an actress of Indian descent well known as a veteran of British-Asian theatre. Her theatre credits include When We are Married, Romeo and Juliet, Square Circle and Playboy of the Asian World, Airport 2000 and Jatinder Verma's production of Exodus. In 2003 she was Mrs Peachum in a touring production of The Threepenny Opera for the Royal National Theatre. In 2004 she gave a critically acclaimed Maria in an Indian-themed production of Twelfth Night at the Albery Theatre. She also appeared as Nina Mandal in Coronation Street. Her film credits include Bend It Like Beckham, Anita and Me, Thunderbirds, Bride and Prejudice, The Mistress of Spices and Brick Lane. Television credits include Boohbah, Doctors and Whose Baby?