Live comedy and theatre In 2004 Saeed was a member of Pakistan's first English-speaking
improv comedy troupe,
Blackfish. Created by
Saad Haroon, the troupe represented Pakistan in an international youth theatre festival called "Contacting the World" at
Contact Theatre in
Manchester, England, in 2004.
Television Saeed started her acting career with a supporting role in the 2010
ARY Digital serial,
Daam, the adaption of
Umera Ahmad's
novel of the same name, opposite
Aamina Sheikh and
Sanam Baloch. Directed by
Mehreen Jabbar, Saeed played the role of Fiza, a "selfish and arrogant girl" who develops feelings for her sister-in-law's brother, which later become a burden for her. The following year she played the lead female role in Adnan Ahmed's
Hum TV serial
Mera Naseeb, along with
Syra Yousuf,
Imran Aslam and
Imran Abbas Naqvi. Her portrayal of Shazia, an outspoken and rebellious girl, was particularly praised. Saeed followed with the role of Yamina, a British Pakistani who is married to a materialistic snob, a wife beater (played by
Junaid Khan) in Mehreen Jabbar's
Mata-e-Jaan Hai Tu an adaptation of
Farhat Ishtiaq's
novel of the same name. as well as earning her three Best Actress awards. Saeed played Bibi, a Syrian Christian single mother in
Bee Gul's 2013 drama series,
Talkhiyan, based on
Arundhati Roy's novel
The God of Small Things. Saeed next played opposite Junaid Khan in the 2013 mystery drama
Kadoorat, aired on
Hum TV from
Momina Duraid. Her role was Minah, who took revenge from her stepmother and stepsister and later felt guilty. The same year, she appeared in
Geo TV serial
Ek Kasak Reh Gaye opposite
Mikaal Zulfiqar and
ARY Digital's
Shukk opposite
Adeel Hussain and
Ayesha Khan. Saeed next appeared opposite
Ahsan Khan and
Sarwat Gilani in the romantic
telefilm Dil Mera Dhadkan Teri, her third collaboration with Mehreen Jabbar. The telefilm was the remake of
Waheed Murad's
1968 film of the same name. She featured in the role of "a rich and spoiled brat". The telefilm received mixed reviews from critics, but Saeed's performance was praised by both critics and viewers. Saeed also starred in two other
Eid special telefilms
Kahin Chand Na Sharma Jaye opposite
Goher Mumtaz and
Tamana ki Tamana opposite
Bilal Khan and
Mathira. Her only serial of 2014 was the
Hum TV serial
Firaaq, opposite
Mohib Mirza,
Noor Hassan Rizvi, and Junaid Khan. In the highly successful 2015 series
Diyar-e-Dil, Saeed portrayed
Ruhina Behroze Khan, a young middle-class girl who marries her rich class fellow
Behroze Khan (played by Zulfiqar), against his family members and leaves home and gives birth to new rivalry in both families. Directed by
Haseeb Hassan, and based on
Farhat Ishtiaq's
novel of the same name, she was cast alongside
Maya Ali,
Mikaal Zulfiqar,
Osman Khalid Butt, and
Abid Ali.
Film In 2016, she was seen in four
Pakistani films. She made her film debut in Nasir Khan's romantic thriller
Bachaana She next appeared in
Anjum Shahzad and Sarmad Sehbai's
Mah-e-Meer, along with
Fahad Mustafa and
Iman Ali, describing it as the first "glamorous" role of her career. She was also seen in Ahmed Jamal's
Rahm. She then appeared in
Mehreen Jabbar's
Dobara Phir Se, alongside
Adeel Hussain,
Hareem Farooq,
Ali Kazmi and
Tooba Siddiqui, which earned her an award for
Best supporting actress (film) at the
16th Lux Style Awards. In 2018, she appeared as the younger sister Zara in the critically acclaimed film
Cake. Reviewing the film for
The Express Tribune, critic Rahul Aijaz appreciates Saeed's extraordinary performance in the film and wrote "Saeed portrays Zara with suppressed emotions, running away from her past. Hers is the journey we try to keep digging into, slowly. The actor's naturally calm exterior and controlled style of speaking aid her project Zara's insecurities".
Music Saeed briefly appeared in the
third season of
Coke Studio Pakistan, where she sang background vocals on "
Alif Allah (Jugni)" by
Arif Lohar and
Meesha Shafi, "
Aisha" by Amanat Ali and "Chori Chori" by Meesha Shafi as a backing vocalist. ==Other activities==