Simone Ashley

Simone Ashwini Pillai (born 30 March 1995), known professionally as Simone Ashley, is an English actress.

Simone Ashley
Born
Simone Ashwini Pillai

(1995-03-30) 30 March 1995[1][2]
OccupationActress
Years active2016–present

Early life and education

Born to Tamil Indian parents Latha and Gunasekharan, Pillai is from Camberley, Surrey and has an older brother, Sean. Ashley grew up singing classical music and opera and playing piano.[3] The family later moved to Beaconsfield whilst Ashley attended Redroofs Theatre School in Maidenhead for sixth form.[4][5] She went on to train in acting at Arts Educational School in London.[1][6]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2018 Boogie Man Aarti
2018 Kill Ben Lyk Girl Ben Lyk [7]
2018 Sparrow Taylor Short film
2019 Detective Pikachu Girlfriend
TBA Bulldog Lori Short film; voice role

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Wolfblood Zuhra 2 episodes
2016 Guilt Amanda Episode: "A Simple Plan"
2017 Broadchurch Dana 2 episodes
2017 Strike Alicia Episode: "The Cuckoo's Calling: Part 3"
2017 L'ispettore Coliandro Veena Episode: "Mortal Club"
2018 Doctors Sofia Johal Episode: "Any Moment"
2019 Casualty Shai Anderson 1 episode
2019 A Working Mom's Nightmare Aisha Television film
2019–present Sex Education Olivia Hanan 15 episodes
2020 The Sister Elise Fox Miniseries; 3 episodes[8]
2022 Bridgerton Kate Sharma Main role (season 2)[9]

References
  1. Wahi, Sukriti (16 February 2021). "Who Is Simone Ashley? Meet Bridgerton's New Leading Lady". Elle Australia. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  2. Tisdale, Jerrica (25 February 2021). "Simone Ashley: 7 Cool Things To Know About The Bridgerton Season 2 Actress". CinemaBlend. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  3. "Variety's 10 Brits to Watch for 2021: A Celebration of Talent". Variety. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  4. Simpson, Richard (27 February 2021). "Sex Education star set to shake up Bridgerton in steamy new series". Mirror. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  5. "Exclusive Q&A with Simone Ashley of "Sex Education" (Netflix)". Veylex. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  6. Hanrahan, Laura (18 February 2021). "Everything You Need To Know About 'Bridgerton' Season 2 Star Simone Ashley". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  7. Fowler, Sara (25 June 2019). "Britain's Simone Ashley stars in award-winning film 'Kill Ben Lyk'". Medium. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  8. Sanyal, Pathikrit (20 January 2020). "'The Sister' on Hulu: Meet Simone Ashley, Bertie Carvel, Russell Tovey and rest of the cast of British psychological thriller". MEAWW. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  9. Andreeva, Nellie (February 15, 2021). "'Bridgerton': Simone Ashley Lands Female Lead In Season 2 Of Netflix Hit From Shondaland". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
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