Amber Rose Revah

Amber Rose Revah (born 24 June 1986) is an English actress. She is best known for playing the roles of Hala Hussein, Saddam's daughter, in the BBC/HBO series House of Saddam and Mary Magdalene in The Bible series and Son of God. Later she appeared in From Paris With Love (2010) and Aazaan (2011).[1] She played the role of Dinah Madani in the Netflix original series The Punisher (2019).

Amber Rose Revah
Born (1986-06-24) 24 June 1986
London, England, UK
NationalityEnglish
EducationBrunel University
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present
Children1

Early life

Revah's mother is from a Polish-Jewish family, and Revah's father is of Kenyan-Asian Indian ancestry. Her maternal grandparents were forced out of Kraków during World War II, before eventually living in the United Kingdom, where her grandfather created a shipping business. She has a sister who works at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London and a brother who lives in Switzerland and works as a ski instructor.[2]

Revah got her start in acting as a 17-year-old while still at Brunel University studying Contemporary Performance,[3] when she joined a RADA youth group and got an agent. In 2011, Revah starred in Everywhere and Nowhere where she met her future fiancé and fellow actor Neet Mohan.[4] In 2013, she played Vidya Khan, a young Pakistani girl, in the short murder mystery BBC series What Remains alongside David Threlfall and Russell Tovey.[5]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2007The World UnseenBegum
2008I Can't Think StraightYasmin
2009Henna NightAminaShort film
2009AgoraSidonia
2009Taylors TrophyLester's Dream GirlShort film
2010From Paris with LoveNichole
2011The Devil's DoubleBride
2011Everywhere and NowhereYasmin
2011AazaanSofiya
2011Love After Sunrise–Short film
2014Son of GodMary Magdalene
2016London LifeAnita
2020Concrete PlansAmy

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2008 House of Saddam Hala Hussein; Saddam's daughter Miniseries; Episodes: "Part I", "Part IV"
2011 Borgia Maacah Bat-Talmai 3 episodes
2012The Mystery of Edwin DroodHelena LandlessMiniseries
2013The BibleMary MagdaleneMiniseries; 4 episodes
2013What RemainsVidya Khan4 episodes
2014Women of the BibleMary MagdaleneTV movie
2015Foyle's WarLea FisherEpisode: "Trespass"
2015Silent WitnessYasmin DoshiEpisodes: "Squaring the Circle: Part 1" and "Squaring the Circle: Part 2"
2015–2016Indian SummersLeena PrasadMiniseries; 14 episodes
2016Midsomer MurdersJessica MyerscoughEpisode: "Harvest of Souls"
2017Emerald CityMiranda4 episodes
2017–2019The PunisherDinah MadaniMain role; 26 episodes

References
  1. "H'wood star Amber Rose Revah for 'Aazaan'". Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  2. "Amber Rose Revah | Wonderland Magazine". Wonderland. 2017-11-07. Archived from the original on 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  3. "Geektown's Exclusive Interview With 'The Punisher' Star, Amber-Rose Revah". Geektown. 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  4. Button, Simon (2016-03-20). "Indian Summers' Amber Revah: I look so different from job to job". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  5. "What Remains: Amber Rose Revah is Vidya Khan". Radio Times. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
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