Ambreen Razia Explained

Birth Date:1992
Birth Place:London, England
Yearsactive:2013–present

Ambreen Razia (born 1992) is an English actress and writer. She wrote and appeared in the sitcom Hounslow Diaries (2018). She has also appeared in the television series Murdered by my Father (2016), Trigonometry (2019), This Way Up (2019), Black Mirror (2019), Scrapper (2020), The Long Goodbye (2021), Starstruck (2022), The Curse (2022), and Ted Lasso (2023).[1] [2]

In 2023, Razia secured a development deal with Expectation Entertainment to write a comedy drama series, Wasted, about a South Asian immigrant mother and daughter.[3]

Background

Razia was born in 1992[4] in South London to a Pakistani single mother.[5] She took her grandmother's given name, Razia, as her surname. She has an older sister. Razia graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of West London in 2013 and training at the Identity School of Acting (IDSA). Prior to this, she attended Kingston College where she studied a Btec in performing arts. She also attended Ricards Lodge School in South West London. [6]

In 2015, Razia wrote and starred in the one-woman show The Diary of a Hounslow Girl at the Oval House Theatre in London.[7] She took the show on a UK tour in 2016.[8] That year, Razia was named best newcomer at the Asian Media Awards.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hunt . Allison . New Season, New Faces: Let's Meet 'Ted Lasso's Newest Cast Member, Ambreen Razia! . Distractify . 2023-03-29 . 2023-09-09.
  2. Web site: Ambreen Razia List of Movies and TV Shows . TVGuide.com . 2023-07-27 . 2023-09-09.
  3. Web site: Ramachandran . Naman . 'Ted Lasso' Star Ambreen Razia Developing Comedy Drama 'Wasted' With Expectation Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE) . Variety . 2023-03-30 . 2023-09-09.
  4. Web site: Razaq . Rashid . 2015-12-11 . 'People just see a girl in a headscarf but she's 16 & wants to experience sex & drugs' . 2023-04-05 . Evening Standard . en.
  5. News: Akbar . Arifa . @Arifa_Akbar . 2018-10-08 . Ambreen Razia: 'Whether it's gangs or terrorism, these girls want to belong' . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-04-05 . 0261-3077.
  6. Web site: Writer and actor Ambreen Razia interview Stratford Circus Arts Centre . 2023-04-05 . The Stage . En.
  7. Web site: The Diary of a Hounslow Girl Article. www.newstatesman.com. 2016-01-25.
  8. Web site: Akbar . Arifa . Ambreen Razia: 'Whether it's gangs or terrorism, these girls want to belong' . the Guardian . 2018-10-08 . 2023-09-09.
  9. Web site: 2016-10-31 . Ambreen Razia Named AMA Best Newcomer 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220128021327/https://www.asianmediaawards.com/ambreen-razia-named-ama-best-newcomer-2016/ . 2022-01-28 . 2023-04-05 . asianmediaawards.com.

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