Zahra Bentham was born in Canada and grew up with two older sisters. At a young age she developed a passion for acting and performing as a child. She attended Wexford School For The Arts where she majored in Music Theatre and Drama Focus.She worked with some of the top theatre directors and coaches in productions like RENT, Fiddler On The Roof, The Music Man and "Welcome to Thebes", where she landed her first lead as "Eurydice".Zahra's film debut was playing Jabrielle in director, Pat Mill's film Guidance (2014).