Bharti Patel

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Bharti Patel
Born Coventry, England[1]
Occupation Actress
Years active 1982–present
Television Doctors

Bharti Patel is an English actress, known for portraying the role of midwife Ruhma Carter on the BBC soap opera Doctors. For her portrayal of Ruhma, she has been nominated for numerous awards at the National Television Awards, British Soap Awards and Inside Soap Awards. In May 2024, she began appearing as Maya Houssain in EastEnders.

Career

Patel made her professional acting debut as a shop assistant in an episode of the BBC drama series Screenplay.[2] In 2003, she appeared as a dancer in the feature film What a Girl Wants.[3] In 2012, she portrayed the roles of Ursula and Verges in a production of Much Ado About Nothing at the World Shakespeare Festival.[4] In 2015, Bharti began portraying the role of Ruhma Carter in the BBC soap opera Doctors.[5] The next year, she was nominated for Best Newcomer at The British Soap Awards.[6] In 2018, she appeared in an episode of the Hulu series Find Me in Paris as Mama Khan, and in 2019, she portrayed the role of Manju in the BBC Two sitcom Don't Forget the Driver.[7]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1991 Screenplay Shop assistant 1 episode
1993 Bhaji on the Beach Refuge woman Film
2001 The Residents Charan Singh 1 episode
2003 What a Girl Wants Dancer Film
2003 Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness Tennison's secretary 2 episodes
2013 Cursed Short film
2014 Honeycomb Lodge Rheeta Film
2015–2024 Doctors Ruhma Carter Regular role
2018 Find Me in Paris Mama Khan 1 episode
2019 Damage Sarita Short film
2019 Don't Forget the Driver Manju Recurring role; 3 episodes
2024 EastEnders Maya Guest role

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2016 The British Soap Awards Best Newcomer Doctors Nominated [8]
2017 National Television Awards Newcomer Doctors Longlisted [9]
2017 Inside Soap Awards Best Daytime Star Doctors Longlisted [10]
2018 Diversity in Media Awards Best Actor Doctors Nominated [11]
2019 The British Soap Awards Best Actress Doctors Longlisted [12]
2019 Inside Soap Awards Best Daytime Star Doctors Longlisted [13]
2020 Inside Soap Awards Best Daytime Star Doctors Nominated [14]
2020 RTS Midlands Awards Acting Performance – Female Doctors Nominated [15]
2020 UK Festival Awards Best Ensemble
(with co-stars)		 Damage Won [16]
2021 Inside Soap Awards Best Daytime Star Doctors Nominated [17]

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