Aneela Qureshi

Aneela was born and raised in the United Kingdom in Nottingham to a Persian mother and Punjabi father. Her mother realized that Aneela wanted to act from an early age and helped her follow her dreams by enrolling her in a youth theatre group where she was scouted for Children's local TV. University and studying for a BA took precedence and guided her down another path. She studied Economics, French, Spanish with a minor in Italian at the University of Leeds with a year of study in France, followed by a Post Graduate in Education at the University of Nottingham. She then embarked on her career as a high school teacher in French..Spanish..ESL..Ending up in Houston, Texas, after 9 years teaching at Portsmouth Grammar School (One of the top performing high schools in the UK). She was offered a fantastic job opportunity to teach in Houston. The acting bug had never left so she began once again to do community theatre, while working as a teacher in Houston, which led to the opportunity of agency representation, opening doors to more acting during her time as a teacher in the USA. One thing led to another. She is a versatile as an actress with her many accents and foreign languages. She speaks French, Spanish, Farsi and Italian. Her roles include strong female characters of substance both comedic and dramatic. Aneela also does stand up comedy and and has her own comedy channel on You tube: ' Coffee and Crumpets'. She is also is an avid and skilled dancer especially in salsa, merengue and swing and is classically trained on the piano. She composes and sings her own music and lyrics. She is a confident and cosmopolitan woman who has traveled vastly around the world. She is writing a teleplay based on her book that she wrote. Her journey now continues in Los Angeles as a full time actress.