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Nikki Patel (born 5 July 1990) is an English actress. She is known for portraying the role of Amber Kalirai in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 2005 to 2009, then again from 2011 to 2012.

Nikki Patel
Patel in 2007
Born	Nikki Patel (1990-07-05) 5 July 1990 (age 32) Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2002–present
Known for	Role of Amber Kalirai in Coronation Street

Career

Patel joined the cast of Coronation Street in late 2005, playing Dev's teenage daughter Amber Kalirai. After four years, she left the show to pursue other acting roles and to go to university. In 2011, she returned to Coronation Street and left the show again in March 2012.[1] In 2006, Patel appeared in an episode of the BBC drama Waterloo Road. She played a character called Shazia Patel. One week after landing the role, she was nominated as Best Newcomer at the National Television Awards.[2] In May 2022, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Shelley Anwar.[3]

Credits

Year	Title	Format	Role	Notes
2005–2009, 2011–2012	Coronation Street	Television	Amber Kalirai	Series regular
2006	Waterloo Road	Television	Shazia Patel	Episode #1.4
2015	Future Conditional	Stage	Alia	The Old Vic
2016	Holby City	Television	Madhu Saharan	Episode: "One Under"
2016	Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet	Stage	Balthasar	Garrick Theatre
2016	The Island Nation	Stage	Nila	Arcola Theatre
2016	Alchemy	Stage	Un­known	Northwall Theatre
2016	The Five	Television	Mona	Episode #1.3
2017	Trojan Horse	Stage	Lindsay	The Lowry
2018	Sunshine On Leith	Stage	Eilidh Clarke	West Yorkshire Playhouse
2022	Call The Midwife	Television	Mrs. Singh	Episode #11.6
2022	Doctors	Television	Shelley Anwar	Episode: "Your Worst Nightmare"

References

External links

• Nikki Patel at IMDb

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