Sarah Kameela Impey

She was born in Ipswich to an English father and Guyanese mother, of Indian descent. She has two older brothers.^[1] She attended the Arts Educational School of Acting in London.^[2]

She sang as part of soul indie band A Blossom Fell for six years.^[3]

Her theatre credits include Life of Pi at London's Wyndham's Theatre,^[4] Northern Broadsides’ production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing,^[5] and The Tempest with The Royal Shakespeare Company. She made her feature film debut in Halcyon Heights, in 2016.^[6] During the COVID-19 pandemic she appeared in the online play The Three Musketeers, written by Sydney Stevenson and starring Robert Lindsay.^[7]

She plays Saira, the singer in the titular band in 2021 Channel 4 musical comedy series We Are Lady Parts.^[8][9] She described her feelings on first contact with the series as "Wow, I can’t believe someone’s written this; I can’t believe these characters can exist on screen".^[10] Her performance was described as "frighteningly charismatic " by Stephen Armstrong in The Times.^[11] She reprised the role for the second season in 2024.^[12]

She appeared as Neelum Khan in ITV series Maternal. She played the voice of Lena Manzour in long running radio soap opera The Archers. In 2023, she began a series regular role as Dr Paula Bennett in ITV series Vera.^[13][14]