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Laila Rouass (born 22 June 1971) is a British actress. She is best known for her role as Amber Gates on British television drama Footballers' Wives and as Dr Sarah Page on British science-fiction show Primeval.

After shifting to the UK, Rouass became famous for playing the role of Bollywood actress Amber Gates in the Cult ITV1 series Footballers' Wives between 2004 and 2006 and albeit briefly, on the ITV2 spin-off series Footballers' Wives: Extra Time. She has also played recurring roles on the British soap operas Family Affairs, Hollyoaks, appeared in episodes of I Dream, Casualty and Meet the Magoons and starred alongside Meera Syal in the television adaptation of her Novel Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee. Rouass was ranked #87 and #69 on FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2004 and FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005 respectively.

In January 2007, it was reported in the British tabloid newspaper the News of the World that Laila Rouass could be about to land a "big role" in BBC soap opera EastEnders. Despite her pregnancy it was said that "bosses" were "willing to hang on for her".

In 2009 she appeared as Egyptologist Sarah Page in the third series of the ITV science-fiction series Primeval.