Nisha Nayar

Nisha Nayar: Biography in Details

Who is Nisha Nayar?

Nisha K Nayar is a British actress. She came into the limelight after playing the role of Ladhu in the British comedy-drama film Bhaji on the Beach. Later, she played lead roles as Debra Kumar in the 1998 film Out of Hours and as Elaine “the Pain” Boyak in the CBBC series The Story of Tracy Beaker from 2002 to 2005.

Nisha Nayar: Bio, Age, Education

Nisha Nayar was born on June 7, 1972, in Oyster Bay, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. As of 2025, he is 52 years old. He holds a British nationality but his ethnicity is not unknown. Similarly, his birth sign is Gemini.

When she was six years old, her family moved to Toronto, Canada. Layer, her family relocated again to the United Kingdom, and Nayar grew up in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. She took training at The Anna Scher Theatre School and earned her first major stage role in 1991 in Our Kind at the Bush Theatre.

Nisha Nayar: Net Worth and Salary

Nisha Nayar’s estimated net worth is $1 million to $5 million as of 2025, and she has not disclosed any details about her income or salary. Her primary source of income is her acting, which includes roles in films, television shows, and short films.

Career and Professional Life

Talking about her career, she started her acting career in 1987 with a small, uncredited role as Red Kang in the BBC sci-fi show Doctor Who. In 1991, she got her first big stage role in the play Our Own Kind. She later played a nurse in an episode of Full Stretch before getting the role of Ladhu in the movie Bhaji on the Beach, directed by Gurinder Chadha. That same year, she played Jamila in four episodes of The Buddha of Suburbia.

In 1994, she appeared as Jawinder in Medics and took on the role of Shanti in the BBC mini-series Siren Spirits. In 1995, she starred as Jess in two episodes of Cone Zone and played Nasreen in Cardiac Arrest.

Moreover, in 1996, she played Angela in the film Different for Girls, Olive in My Wonderful Life, and Shaila in four episodes of London Bridge. Similarly, she took on the role of Tina in the film Sixth Happiness and appeared as Karen in an episode of Holding On. She also starred as Debra Kumar in the BBC medical drama Out of Hours. From 1999 to 2001, she played Stephanie in Big Bad World.

In 2002, Nayar started playing Elaine Boyak in the CBBC series The Story of Tracy Beaker, which is based on Jacqueline Wilson’s book. Elaine was introduced in the first season as the social worker for the main character, Tracy Beaker, played by Dani Harmer.

In addition, she also played the role of Elaine in Tracy Beaker: The Movie of Me and the Children in Need special Tracy Beaker Parties with Pudsey in 2004. Likewise, also played Joyce Hammond in the ITV crime drama series Rose and Maloney starring Sarah Lancashire and Phil Davis.

In 2005, Nayar appeared in two episodes of Doctor Who, titled Bad Wolf and The Parting of the Ways. She played a female programmer who gets killed by the Daleks.

Her other film credits include:

• Casualty as Anjna Chawhan
• Count Arthur Strong as Ghita
• Law & Order: UK as Namita Cresswell
• Midwinter of the Spirit as Professor Nasira Khan
• Alleycats as WPC Sehmi
• uk18 as Kate
• Doctors as Samira Kohli
• The Bay as Dr. Rahael Malik
• Chronos as Liz
• Before We Die as Fran Keeley

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Nisha Nayar is a gorgeous woman with natural beauty. She is a height of 5 feet 3 inches and weighs around 55kg. She has stunning brown hair and blue colour eyes. The info about her other body measurements such as dress size and shoe size is under review.

Rumours and Controversy

There is no record of Nisha being involved in any rumours and buzzes. Owing to her long professional career, she has not been indulged in any part of controversy yet. She has maintained a clean image and low profile.

Social Media: Instagram and Twitter

Nisha is quite active on social sites and manages her fan following. On her Instagram, she has 2.3k followers with her verified account under her username @nishaknayar. However, she is not active on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

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