Simone Ashley

Simone Ashley is a British actress. She’s best recognized for her roles in television series such as Netflix’s Bridgerton (2022–present) and Sex Education (2019–2021).

Career

Simone Ashley debuted as an actress for a TV series Wolfblood in 2016, on which she appeared in 2 episodes and played character Zuhra.

In the same year, Simone appeared again for another series, Guilt, and got a character as Amanda.

Followed by her appearance in that series, she continued to get more acting projects in 2017, such as Broadchurch, Strike, and also an Italian series L’ispettore Coliandro.

This piano lover then made her debut in a movie by acting in the 2018 film, Boogie Man, and portrayed character Aarti.

Not only in that movie, but she also appeared in some other movies that year, such as Kill Ben Lyk and Sparrow.

Her career breakthrough began after she acted in the popular Netflix series, Sex Education (2019) as Olivia Hanan.

After that, Simone portrayed Elise Fox for The Sister (2020) and finally joining Bridgerton family in Bridgerton (2022).

Profile

Real Name: Simone Ashwini Pillai
Stage Name: Simone Ashley
Nickname: Simone
Birthday: March 30, 1995
Birthplace: Camberley, Surrey, England
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Nationality: English
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Profession: Actress
Education: Arts Educational School
Hobbies: Playing piano, Singing
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Height, Weight, & Physical Appearances

Height: 165 cm (5’5″)
Weight: 52 kg (115 lbs)
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Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Body Measurements: 34-26-36 (Bust -34, Waist -26, and Hips -36 inches)
Shoe Size: 8 (US)
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Family

Father: Gunasekharan Pillai
Mother: Latha Pillai
Brother: Sean
Sister: –

Boyfriend & Dating History

She has never been involved in a publicly known relationship. She most likely wants to keep her personal and dating life private.

Net Worth

According to multiple online sources, she’s estimated to have accumulated $1 million to $5 million of net worth. Simone appears to earn her income primarily from working as an actress.

Facts

Simone’s parents are Indian, particularly Tamil.
Simone came from Camberley, Surrey.
She said that she grew up in a household filled with academics.
She always drawn more to the creative career.
During her time growing up, she always sings classical music.
Simone Ashley loves opera.
During her spare time, Simone enjoys playing piano.
Her ideal type is…

Movies

Picture This (TBA), as Pia
This Tempting Madness (TBA), as Mia
F1 (2025), as TBA
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland (2024), as Alice
10 Lives (2024), as Rose
The Little Mermaid (2023), as Indira
Detective Pikachu (2019), as girlfriend
Sparrow (2018), as Taylor (short movie)
Kill Ben Lyk (2018), as Girl Ben Lyk
Boogie Man (2018), as Aarti

TV Movies

A Working Mom’s Nightmare (2019), as Aisha

TV Series

Bridgerton (Netflix | 2022), as Kate Sharma
The Sister (ITV | 2020), as Elise Fox
Sex Education (Netflix | 2019-present), Olivia Hanan
Casualty (BBC One | 2019), as Shai Anderson
Doctors (BBC One | 2018), as Sofia Johal
L’ispettore Coliandro (Rai 2 | 2017), as Veena
Strike (BBC One | 2017), as Alicia
Broadchurch (ITV | 2017), as Dana
Guilt (BBC Two | 2016), Amanda
Wolfblood (CBBC | 2016), as Zuhra

Quotes

“I’m constantly practicing gratitude at the moment.”

“I have never in my life been in a position where I’m speaking about representing a minority of what we see on screen and celebrating this moment. It then kind of hit me, the reality of how big of a shift is in broadening this space, especially for South Asian women and how we still are so early within normalising all of this.”

“I have had to work twice as hard and maybe I haven’t really said that enough to myself and given myself a pat on the back for that.”

“For me it has just always been like, ‘I’m just like any other actress, I can do this. I can have a script put in front of me and bring a character to life and I’m smart and got creative ideas and I can do this.’ But I think as a woman and a woman of colour, you do have to work harder…”

“I think all of us, in whatever industry we choose, we all do the hustle and we all do the grind and it’s good to be proud of that and to acknowledge that.”

“I’m super-sporty! I’m all in when it comes to sports and games. I can be a bit overenthusiastic and combative, for sure.”

“I hope to continue working and telling amazing stories that I’m enthusiastic about and to make people feel just as happy as I do when I’m doing it all.”