Zaraah Abrahams (born 27 March 1987) is an English actress who is best known for playing Michaela White in the BBC school drama Waterloo Road from 2007–10, Joanne Jackson in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 2005–07 and for being a contestant in the third series of the ITV talent show Dancing On Ice but will be returning as a contestant for the last series in 2014.