Yasmine Akram Biography

Fast Facts

• Best known for performing the character of Janine Hawkins, Sherlock Holmes’ girlfriend, in the British crime television series “Sherlock” starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman from 2010 to 2017
• She wanted to become a professional actress since she was 14 years old, and she studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art of London
• Her father is Pakistani and she was born in the United Arab Emirates, but her family moved to Ireland, the birth country of her mother, when she was only 18 months old
• She performed the character of Anna in the Irish comedy film “Metal Heart” starring Jordanne Jones and Leah McNamara in 2018