Sana'a Shaik is a South African born film and television actress based in Australia.

Early life

Born in

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, she moved to

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as a teenager and attended

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. She later gained a master's degree in management at the

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. She worked for three years in finance before her acting career.

Career

Shaik has appeared in the television series such as ''

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'', the

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series ''

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'' and episode three of anthology series '' Summer Love''. She also had roles in ''

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'', and as Xanthe in the sci-fi climate change feature ''

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''. Shaik also worked on the Hangover-inspired feature film ''It Only Takes a Night''. She was named a rising star by the

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in 2022. Shaik appeared in 2023

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television series '' Class of '07'' alongside Megan Smart and

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. She has an upcoming role in globe-trotting science fiction film ''

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'' alongside

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Personal life

She is a practising Muslim. She married in South Africa in 2022.

Partial filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shaik, Sana'a Australian television actresses Living people Actresses from Durban Actresses from Sydney Date of birth unknown 21st-century Australian actresses 21st-century South African actresses Australian film actresses South African emigrants to Australia Curtin University alumni University of Sydney alumni Muslim women