Laila Rouass Laila Rouass Laila Abdesselam Rouass (born 22 June 1971) is a British actress. She is best known for her portrayals of Amber Gates in "Footballers' Wives" (2004–2006) and Sahira Shah in "Holby City" (2011–12). She has also starred in "Primeval" and "Spooks" and been a contestant on "Strictly Come Dancing", in which she finished fourth. Rouass was born in Stepney, London to a Moroccan father and an Indian mother. Rouass worked as a VJ on Channel V in India in the 1990s. While on Channel V, she appeared in a music video for the band Colour Blind, directed by the
Laila Robins Performer, Non-Resident Production for "Mrs. Klein", and the Drama League Award. Laila Robins Laila Robins (born March 14, 1959) is an American stage, film and television actress. She has appeared in films including "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" (1987), "Live Nude Girls" (1995), "True Crime" (1999), "She's Lost Control" (2014), and "Eye in the Sky" (2015). Her television credits include regular roles on "Gabriel's Fire", "Homeland", and "Murder in the First". Robins was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the daughter of Latvian American parents Brigita (née Švarcs) and Jānis, whose surname was originally spelled Robiņš. Her father was a research chemist.