Yasmine Akram (born 11 March 1981) is an Irish-Pakistani[2] actress, writer and comedian.
She has written comedy sketches for the BBC and Channel 4, and played Janine Hawkins in the third series of Sherlock.
[11] The duo's live show in 2011 was directed by Alistair McGowan for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
[8][12] In 2013, she co-wrote and co-presented BBC Radio 4's Irish Micks and Legends with Aisling Bea, with whom she worked on the Channel 4 sketch comedy LOL.
She reprised the role in the 2016 special, "The Abominable Bride", in which her character's name was Janine Donlevy.