Aamira studied History at The University of Manchester before crossing the Atlantic to train at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York. On returning to the UK, she continued training at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London.

Theatre includes: Providers (Brixton House), The King’s Speech (Watermill Theatre), Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution (London County Hall), The Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare’s Globe), Breeding (King’s Head Theatre); The Lavender Hill Mob (UK Tour); Macbeth (US Tour); The Great Gatsby (US Tour); Blithe Spirit (Theatre Royal Bath / UK Tour & West End), Romeo and Juliet (Wales Millennium Centre); Macbeth (The Shakespeare Project); The Case of the Frightened Lady (UK Tour); The Bacchanals (Etcetera Theatre).

Screen includes: Paper Straws (Roundhouse), Circle Triangle (Bambira), and Panorama (BBC).