Simone Lahbib was born on February 6, 1965 in Stirling, Scotland as Simone Nicole Jean Lahbib Ould Cheikl. She is an actress and producer, known for Philomena (2013), Bad Girls (1999) and As He Lay Falling (2014). She has been married to Raffaello Degruttola since May 10, 2003. They have one child.