Anna Jobarteh

Anna Sophie Jobarteh is an English actress. She is perhaps best known for portraying the role of Ruth Kirby on the BBC school-based drama Waterloo Road. She also played a role in thriller series Paradox in 2009, when she played the role of Dionne Hudson.^[1] She later starred as Christie in a show called Combat Kids on the CBBC Channel in 2010.^[2]

Anna Jobarteh
Born	Anna Sophie Jobarteh
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2009–present
Known for	Waterloo Road (2010–2011) Paradox (2009)

Career

Jobarteh began portraying the role of Ruth Kirby in the BBC school-based drama Waterloo Road in September 2010, in the first episode of the sixth series, and her character departed at the end of the series.^[3] In February 2020, Jobarteh portrayed the role of Kayla Miller in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors.^[4]

Filmography

Film

Years	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Remember Me	Harper
2020	Love Bugged	Sinead	Short film
2021	Bewildered: A COVID-19 Story	Naomi
2023	1999	Claire
2024	Keep the Faith	Sophie

Television

Years	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Paradox	Dionne Hudson	1 episode
2010–2011	Waterloo Road	Ruth Kirby	Regular role, 13 episodes
2010	Combat Kids	Christie	Regular role, 3 episodes
2012	Stepping Up	Nicole	1 episode
2013–2020	Doctors	Kayla Miller / Dani Coles / Hayley Smith	3 episodes
2016–2018	Coronation Street	Isla / Customer / Scally
2018	So Awkward	Grown up Jaz	1 episode
2020–2021	The Pod Play	Lisa / Sinead / Chantelle	3 episodes
2022	In From the Cold	Claire Reed	4 episodes
2023	You & Me	Emergency Nurse	1 episode
	Casualty	Amy Noyes