Tahirah Sharif
Biography
Tahirah Sharif is a British actress who grew up in Brixton, South West London, and began acting in a school play at six before training at the Brit School and the Identity School of Acting. Her early screen work included the Film4 short See Me and roles in the BBC drama One Night and ITV's Whitechapel, and she made her feature debut in The Invisible Woman. She played Ella in Casualty from 2013 to 2014 and Carrie Norton in Waterloo Road in 2015, and appeared on stage in Moon on a Rainbow Shawl and Firebird. She was Melissa in A Christmas Prince (2017) and its two sequels, and played Rebecca Jessel in The Haunting of Bly Manor. Her role as PC Lizzie Adama in The Tower brought a BAFTA nomination for supporting actress.
41years old
Turns 42 on July 27in 258 days
- Born Lambeth
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Tahirah Amandla Tskani-Sharif (birth name)Also credited as Tahirah Amandla Sharif, Tahirah Tskani-Sharif, Tahirah Tskani and Tahirah Amandla Tskani
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 5 years2017 to 2022
Every film, newest first
- 2022Escape the FieldIMDb rating 4.5
- 2021The KindredIMDb rating 4.7
- 2019A Christmas Prince: The Royal BabyIMDb rating 5.4
- 2018A Christmas Prince: The Royal WeddingIMDb rating 5.4
- 2017A Christmas PrinceIMDb rating 5.8
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First role
Sharif got her start in acting when she was six years old, taking her first role in a school play.
Beyond film
Sharif played Katie in Firebird at Hampstead Theatre, and the play was successful enough to transfer to the West End's Trafalgar Studios in 2016.
Tahirah Sharif movies on Netflix
Escape the Fieldas Cameron
The Kindredas Sue
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Babyas Melissa
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Weddingas Melissa
A Christmas Princeas Melissa
Most often with
John Schultz directed two of these films. Eight actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.







Films together
Alice Krige3 films together, 2017 to 2019
Alice Krige's page A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby2019IMDb rating 5.4Sharif as MelissaKrige as Helena Charlton
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding2018IMDb rating 5.4Sharif as MelissaKrige as Helena Charlton
A Christmas Prince2017IMDb rating 5.8Sharif as MelissaKrige as Helena Charlton
Sarah Douglas3 films together, 2017 to 2019
Sarah Douglas's page A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby2019IMDb rating 5.4Sharif as MelissaDouglas as Averill
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding2018IMDb rating 5.4Sharif as MelissaDouglas as Averill
A Christmas Prince2017IMDb rating 5.8Sharif as MelissaDouglas as Averill
Rose McIver3 films together, 2017 to 2019
Rose McIver's page A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby2019IMDb rating 5.4Sharif as MelissaMcIver as Amber Moore
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding2018IMDb rating 5.4Sharif as MelissaMcIver as Amber Moore
A Christmas Prince2017IMDb rating 5.8Sharif as MelissaMcIver as Amber Moore
Richard Ashton3 films together, 2017 to 2019
Richard Ashton's page A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby2019IMDb rating 5.4Sharif as MelissaAshton as Little
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding2018IMDb rating 5.4Sharif as MelissaAshton as Little
A Christmas Prince2017IMDb rating 5.8Sharif as MelissaAshton as Little
Honor Kneafsey3 films together, 2017 to 2019
Honor Kneafsey's page A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby2019IMDb rating 5.4Sharif as MelissaKneafsey as Emily Charlton
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding2018IMDb rating 5.4Sharif as MelissaKneafsey as Emily Charlton
A Christmas Prince2017IMDb rating 5.8Sharif as MelissaKneafsey as Emily Charlton
Ben Lamb3 films together, 2017 to 2019
Ben Lamb's page A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby2019IMDb rating 5.4Sharif as MelissaLamb as Richard Charlton
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding2018IMDb rating 5.4Sharif as MelissaLamb as Richard Charlton
A Christmas Prince2017IMDb rating 5.8Sharif as MelissaLamb as Richard Charlton
John SchultzDirector, 2 films, 2018 to 2019
All films by John Schultz A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby2019IMDb rating 5.4Sharif as Melissa
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding2018IMDb rating 5.4Sharif as Melissa
Also three films together2 more actors
- Theo DevaneyA Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby (2019), A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding (2018) and A Christmas Prince (2017)
- Joel McVeaghA Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby (2019), A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding (2018) and A Christmas Prince (2017)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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