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= Early Life = Sheena Bhattessa is an Indian actress of British descent. She grew up in Kent and attended James Allen's Girls School and later studied Business Management with Law at King's College, London.

= Career = Bhattessa started in regional theatre playing smaller roles, before she landed parts in blockbuster Indian films Love Aaj Kal and Jhoom Baraber Jhoom in which she learnt to speak Hindi for the roles.

Later, she was part of the Olivier-award nominated production of ‘The Great Game; Afghanistan’. It premiered at the Tricycle Theatre in London in 2009, it had another 6 week run there before a tour of the USA. The directors were Nicolas Kent and Indhu Rubasingham. It was followed by a 2 day performance for the Pentagon in Washington DC. Bhattessa notably portrayed a young Afghan girl wanting to go to school in ' The Night is Darkest Before Dawn' by Abi Morgan.

Her other theatre credits include Juliet in The National Theatre’s adaptation of Romeo & Juliet and My Generation at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, a critically acclaimed piece of theatre written by Alice Nutter, found member of the Chumbawumbas.

Sheena Bhattessa began to work more across British television including ITV Drama’s Whitechapel and The Fixer, as well as BBC’s Eastenders and Doctors. Recently, she played guest lead, RAF Sargeant Yasmin Ali, in ITV's long-run ITV Drama Midsomer Murders. She will be seen in upcoming TV Series Ransom for CBS.

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