Shelley King

Anglo-Indian actress Shelley King has played Yasmeen Nazir in Coronation Street since July 2014.

She was born on 25th September 1955 in Calcutta, India. She was educated at the La Martinere School for Girls. Her interest in acting first came about when she saw a performance of My Fair Lady in London in 1961 and trained at the National Youth Theatre and the The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1977. Her first role was a regular role in the BBC series Angels and she has also appeared in The Jewel in the Crown, Holby City, A Secret Slave, Tandoori Nights, Silent Witness and The Bill.

On the big screen she has appeared in Code 46 and Rafta, Rafta while on stage he long list of credits includes Dreams, Hobson's Choice, Chaos, The Man of Mode, A Modern Husand and Macbeth.