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'' in Malta while she was still at Drama school. Other roles include Doctors, Waking the Dead and Hotel Babylon, Green Wing Houda has Worked with the Royal Court, translating and acting in plays for their international season. This has resulted in one of her translations being published in the book ''Plays from the Arab World'' by

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. Houda Echouafni famously played Shahrazad in Tim Supples acclaimed 6 hour production of One Thousand and One Nights to critical acclaim the play was adapted by Hanan al-shyakh Her TV work includes Mother Mary in the epic TV series Jesus: His Life for the History Channel

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Echouafni, Houda Year of birth missing (living people) Living people English television actresses English translators English people of Egyptian descent English people of Moroccan descent