Mina Anwar

Biography

Mina Mumtaz Anwar is a British actress. Anwar was educated at Accrington Moorhead High School, and gained an A level in Theatre in Performance at the Accrington and Rossendale College in 1988 before training at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London.

Anwar appeared in the Channel 4 drama Shameless. She also appeared as a supporting character in children’s sci-fi drama The Sarah Jane Adventures, in which she played Gita Chandra, the mother of character Rani Chandra between its second and fifth series. She was also in the BBC drama show The Invisibles. Anwar appeared in Coronation Street as the ex-wife of Dev Alahan the corner shop owner. In addition, she has made an appearance in No Angels.

Anwar is a trained mezzo-soprano. She was also the founder and director of a now-defunct underwear company called Aware International, which promoted safe sex by producing clothing with secret pockets for storing condoms.