Amy-Leigh Hickman (born 16 September 1997) is an English actress best known for her roles as Carmen Howle in CBBC's Tracy Beaker Returns and its sequel, The Dumping Ground and Nasreen Paracha in Channel 4's school drama, Ackley Bridge. Hickman was trained at The Theatre Workshop in Bexhill.Hickman’s casting in Tracy Beaker Returns, a spin off from The Story of Tracy Beaker was announced in December 2009. Hickman reprised her role of Carmen Howle in The Dumping Ground, a sequel to Tracy Beaker Returns. In 2013, Hickman appeared in 6 episodes of HBO's Strike Back as Ester. In 2015, Hickman appeared in BBC daytime soap opera, Doctors as Sara Boswell and in Casualty as Aisha Karim. She played the role of Carmen Howle in another The Dumping Ground spin-off, The Dumping Ground: I'm..., a webisode series. Hickman appeared as a recurring character in BBC's EastEnders as Linzi Bragg, a love interest for Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick) from February until April 2016 and returned for a short stint in March 2017. Hickman plays Nasreen Paracha in Channel 4 school drama Ackley Bridge. Wikipedia