Fiona Sarah Wade is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Priya Sharma in Emmerdale since 2011.
Career
Among Wade's theatrical credits include the role of Kim in Miss Saigon both in the UK and Sweden, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Maria in West Side Story, Gujarati Preethi in Strictly Dandia and the title roles in adaptations of Cinderella and Aladdin. In the United States, she had a brief stint as Anya Vicenze in 24Seven. In March 2005, she took on the role of Princess Anjuli in the West End musical adaptation of MM Kaye's The Far Pavilions. Her British television credits include the roles of Joanna Day in the long-running children's drama Grange Hill, Julianna McKenzie in Holby City and the recurring guest role of Decca in Doctors. In 2006, she starred a regular ITV Sunday night drama Where the Heart Is, as Rowan Clayton. Her roles also include the part of Sameem Azizi in two episodes of the BBC dramaWaterloo Road, the daughter of a family who came to the UK illegally, from Iran. In spite of the best efforts of Tom Clarkson and Danielle Harker to keep Sameen here, she accepted she had to go home back to her own country with her family and gave herself up to the immigration officials. In 2008, she played Mamta in a play called Alaska by DC Moore at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs. Her other credits include Anhil Edwards in Silent Witness and Nita in Casualty. Wade also played the role of Amira in BBC TV Drama Five Days and also starred in Tracy Beaker Returns, playing the role of Helen, the young mother of Carmen Howle. Since 2011, Wade has played the role of Priya Sharma in the ITV soap operaEmmerdale. Her first appearance was in November 2011. In January 2017, Wade took part in the primetime ITV entertainment series Dance Dance Dance. Her dance partner was Ronnie Del Barrio; they were the first act to be eliminated from the series.
Personal life
Wade's mother is Filipino and her father is English. She married fellow actor and former Emmerdale co-star Simon Cotton in 2019.
