Mary: Houda Echouafni

Houda Echouafni Is a British Arab actress known for her work in Film, Television and Theatre including the BBC’s Waking the Dead and Hotel Babylon. She speaks English, French and Arabic (Moroccan, Egyptian, Gulf and classical dialects). Amongst her most notable roles is playing Shaherazad in Tim Supple's stage adaptation of 1001 nights, a theatre production that spanned 6 hours and was performed in three different languages.