Zaraah Abrahams

In 2015, Zaraah joined the cast of Cinemax's critically acclaimed series The Knick, a medical drama directed by Steven Soderbergh, set around a New York hospital in the early 20th century. Zaraah portrays Opal, the wife of Algernon Edwards, played by Andre Holland.

Abrahams previously starred as Magda in the CITV show Girls in Love and as Joanne Jackson in the ITV soap Coronation Street. In 2008, she joined the cast of Waterloo Road in a recurring role as student Michaela White. The character became part of the core cast for the fourth series in 2009 and remained with the show until her exit at the end of the fifth series in 2010. In 2011, Abrahams reprised the role of in the online spin-off series Waterloo Road Reunited. 2014 portrayed Ganja Hightower in Ganja & Hess hommage Da Sweet Blood of Jesus. Abrahams currently narrates the popular daytime series Secret Dealers.

She took part in ITV's celebrity skating show Dancing on Ice 2008, as a replacement for the injured Michael Underwood. Her partner was skater Fred Palascak, who was originally eliminated in week one of the competition with his partner Sarah Greene. She was listed as a reserve before being announced as Underwood's replacement.

Zaraah Clover Abrahams (born 7 January 1987) is an English actress and voice over artist. She is best known for playing Michaela White in the BBC school drama Waterloo Road from 2008–10, Joanne Jackson in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 2005–07 and for being a contestant in the third series of the ITV talent show Dancing on Ice and returned as a contestant for the last series in 2014.