Fiona Sarah Wade (born 20 March 1979) is an English actress, known for playing
Priya Sharma in ''
Emmerdale
''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, '' ...
'' from 2011 to 2023.
Career
In 2008, Wade played Mamta in a play called ''Alaska'' by
DC Moore at the
Royal Court
A royal court, often called simply a court when the royal context is clear, is an extended royal household in a monarchy, including all those who regularly attend on a monarch, or another central figure. Hence, the word "court" may also be appl ...
Jerwood Theatre Upstairs. Since 2011, Wade has played
Priya Sharma in the
ITV
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soap opera ''
Emmerdale
''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, '' ...
''. Her first appearance was in November 2011. In January 2017, Wade took part in the primetime
ITV
ITV or iTV may refer to:
ITV
*Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, consisting of:
** ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islan ...
entertainment series ''
Dance Dance Dance''. In October 2022, it was announced that Wade was set to leave ''Emmerdale'' after 11 years.
Personal life
Wade's mother is Filipina and her father is English. She married fellow actor and former ''Emmerdale'' co-star Simon Cotton in 2019. She is a follower of the
Baháʼí Faith
The Baháʼí Faith is a religion founded in the 19th century that teaches the Baháʼí Faith and the unity of religion, essential worth of all religions and Baháʼí Faith and the unity of humanity, the unity of all people. Established by ...
.
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Living people
1979 births
20th-century Bahá'ís
21st-century Bahá'ís
British actresses of Asian descent
British Bahá'ís
English child actresses
English musical theatre actresses
English people of Filipino descent
English Shakespearean actresses
English soap opera actresses
English stage actresses
English television actresses
People from Enfield, London