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Meera Syal
Born · June 27, 1961 (63 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
Bio
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Meera Syal MBE (born Feeroza Syal on 27 June 1961) is a British comedienne, writer, playwright, singer, journalist, producer and actress. She rose to prominence as one of the team that created Goodness Gracious Me and became one of the UK's best-known Indian personalities portraying Sanjeev's grandmother, Ummi, in The Kumars at No. 42. She was awarded the MBE in the New Year's Honours List of 1997 and in 2003 was listed in The Observer as one of the fifty funniest acts in British comedy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Meera Syal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
Self
0.0
2024
The Canterville Ghost
Lucretia Otis (voice)
6.2
2023
The Smeds and the Smoos
Aunt Smed (voice)
6.5
2023
The Almond and the Seahorse
Dr. Falmer
4.8
2022
Spin
Asha
6.9
2021
Dragon Rider
Subisha Gulab (voice)
7.1
2020
Yesterday
Sheila Malik
6.7
2019
Nativity Rocks!
Nina
3.6
2018
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Cook
6.1
2018
Patrick
Miss Phillips
6.7
2018
To Provide All People
District Nurse
6.0
2018
The Homestay
Meera
5.5
2018
Paddington 2
Prosecutor
7.5
2017
Brexit Shorts: Just a T-shirt
Priri
10.0
2017
We Have Been Watching
Self · (5 episodes)
0.0
2017
Doctor Strange
Dr. Patel
7.4
2016
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Presenter
10.0
2016
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
Nurse
8.0
2016
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Nobody (voice)
6.6
2016
Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version
Narrator
0.0
2015
Absolutely Anything
Fiona
5.9
2015
Amar Akbar & Tony
Honey
6.0
2015
National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Zehrunisa Husain
0.0
2015
The Boy in the Dress
Jaspreet
6.4
2014
Much Ado About Nothing
Beatrice
0.0
2012
All in Good Time
Lopa
6.6
2012
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Dia's Mother
5.9
2010
Desert Flower
Pushpa Patel
7.5
2009
Mad Sad & Bad
Rashmi
4.9
2009
Jekyll
Miranda · (6 episodes)
7.6
2007
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
Satvinder’s mother
3.8
2007
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
(6 episodes)
6.2
2006
The One Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
4.6
2006
Scoop
Joe's Co-Passenger
6.6
2006
The Children's Party at the Palace
Mary (The BFG)
2.0
2006
8 Out of 10 Cats
Self · (1 episode)
7.1
2005
Monkey Trousers
(7 episodes)
7.0
2005
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self · (1 episode)
6.6
2004
Murder Investigation Team
DCI Anita Wishart · (4 episodes)
5.5
2003
Anita and Me
Auntie Shaila
5.9
2002
Bitches & Beauty Queens: The Making of Miss India
Narrator
0.0
2002
All About Me
Rupinder · (6 episodes)
0.0
2002
The Kumars at No. 42
(51 episodes)
5.8
2001
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
High Priestess
9.0
2000
Fat Friends
(4 episodes)
7.6
2000
Forgive and Forget
Judith Adams
5.5
2000
Girls' Night
Carmen
6.8
1998
A Night in with the Girls
0.0
1997
Crossing the Floor
Reporter
6.7
1996
Goodness Gracious Me
(22 episodes)
6.4
1996
Beautiful Thing
Miss Chauhan
7.3
1996
Flavia de Luce
0.0
Our Tiny Islands
Self - Narrator · (4 episodes)
0.0
2024
Mrs Sidhu Investigates
Mrs. Sidhu · (4 episodes)
7.1
2023
The Devil's Hour
Dr Ruby Bennett · (3 episodes)
7.3
2022
The Devil's Hour
Dr. Ruby Bennett · (2 episodes)
7.3
2022
The Sandman
Ric the Vic · (1 episode)
8.0
2022
Roar
Anu · (1 episode)
5.7
2022
The Wheel of Time
Verin Mathwin · (5 episodes)
7.7
2021
Beena and Amrit
Amrit · (1 episode)
0.0
2021
Diana's Decades
Narrator · (3 episodes)
0.0
2021
We Are Lady Parts
Sister Squire · (3 episodes)
7.6
2021
Between the Covers
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
2020
Kate & Koji
Dr Ayesha Radwan · (6 episodes)
5.6
2020
The Split
Goldie · (6 episodes)
7.4
2018
Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Contestant · (5 episodes)
5.9
2017
Our Lives
Self - Narrator · (2 episodes)
0.0
2017
Walliams & Friend
Various · (1 episode)
5.2
2016
John Bishop: In Conversation With...
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
2016
Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version
(1 episode)
0.0
2015
Original Comedy Shorts
(1 episode)
6.0
2014
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
(1 episode)
5.7
2014
The Musketeers
Theresa · (1 episode)
7.0
2014
The Kumars
Sushil 'Ummi' Kumar · (6 episodes)
5.0
2014
Broadchurch
Judge Sonia Sharma · (7 episodes)
7.9
2013
Little Crackers
Herself · (1 episode)
6.8
2010
Horrible Histories
Storyteller · (10 episodes)
8.0
2009
Beautiful People
Aunty Hayley · (12 episodes)
7.3
2008
When Were We Funniest?
(4 episodes)
0.0
2008
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self · (1 episode)
3.7
2007
Kingdom
Head Teacher · (1 episode)
7.2
2007
The One Show
Self · (1 episode)
4.6
2006
School's Out
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
2006
Nigella
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
2005
Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee
(3 episodes)
0.0
2005
Doctor Who
Nasreen Chaudhry · (2 episodes)
7.5
2005
Derren Brown: Trick of the Mind
(1 episode)
8.3
2004
QI
Self · (1 episode)
8.0
2003
The Jury
(2 episodes)
6.0
2002
Johnny Vaughan Tonight
Self · (1 episode)
5.0
2002
Bedtime
Ruby · (6 episodes)
2.0
2001
In Deep
Marta Drusic · (6 episodes)
10.0
2001
The Strangerers
(1 episode)
6.0
2000
Loose Women
Self · (1 episode)
3.4
1999
It's Only TV But I Like It
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
1999
Bad Girls
Janan Hamad · (1 episode)
7.6
1999
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
Madame Marlene · (1 episode)
6.9
1998
Parkinson
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
1998
Holding On
(1 episode)
8.0
1997
Ruby
Self · (2 episodes)
0.0
1997
Keeping Mum
Tina Beare · (16 episodes)
0.0
1997
Midsomer Murders
Clara Myerscough · (1 episode)
7.5
1997
Hamish Macbeth
Self - Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
7.7
1995
It's Not Unusual
Shushila
6.0
1995
Room 101
Self · (2 episodes)
6.2
1994
A Nice Arrangement
Sita
6.0
1994
O Mary This London
Ranting woman
0.0
1994
Memsahib Rita
Unumma
0.0
1994
GMTV
Self · (1 episode)
5.8
1993
Absolutely Fabulous
Suzy · (1 episode)
7.5
1992
My Sister-Wife
Farah Khan
0.0
1992
Soldier Soldier
Sangita Sharma · (3 episodes)
6.4
1991
The Real McCoy
(30 episodes)
6.0
1991
Have I Got News for You
Herself · (2 episodes)
7.1
1990
Drop the Dead Donkey
(1 episode)
6.9
1990
This Morning
Self · (1 episode)
5.7
1988
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
Rani
5.6
1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Matron · (1 episode)
6.2
1987
A Little Princess
Anna · (6 episodes)
7.5
1987
Handsworth Songs
Voice Over
5.5
1986
The Bill
(2 episodes)
6.6
1984
Majdhar
0.0
1984
Natural World
Narrator · (1 episode)
7.0
1983
Taggart
(1 episode)
6.3
1983
An Audience with...
Self · (1 episode)
5.3
1978