Zakeeya Patel

Zakeeya Patel was born on Jan 06, 1988 in South Africa. Zakeeya Patel's big-screen debut came with Nothing for Mahala directed by Rolie Nikiwe in 2013. Zakeeya Patel is known for The Girl from St. Agnes directed by Catharine Cooke, Nina Milner stars as Kate Ballard and Graham Hopkins as Chris Whittaker. The upcoming new tvshow Zakeeya Patel plays is Shadow - Season 1 which will be released on Mar 07, 2019.

Zakeeya Patel is a South African born actress living in Los Angles. She is best known for her roles in the Netflix original series Shadow Khumalo (2019), Showmax's thriller The Girl from St. Agnes (2019), the comedy Material (2012) and for playing the gutsy and hot-blooded Samantha Sharma in one of South Africa's favorite soap operas: Isidingo: The Need (2005).She is the champion of the 6th season of Strictly Come Dancing (2006) - Strictly Come Dancing South Africa and has appeared in shows like High Rollers (2013), The Docket (2018) and 3 Days to Go (2019). Going back to her roots in theater, Zakeeya worked with acclaimed American activist and writer Eve Ensler on her play 'Emotional Creature' in 2014.She holds a BA Honors in Theater and Performance from The University of Cape Town and 2020 sees her star in the sequel to Material (2012), New Material (2020).