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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.
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Known For
The Canterville Ghost
Lucretia Otis (voice)
2023
The Smeds and the Smoos
Aunt Smed (voice)
2023
The Almond and the Seahorse
Dr. Falmer
2022
Spin
Asha
2021
Patrick
Miss Phillips
2018
The Homestay
Meera
2018
Brexit Shorts: Just a T-shirt
Priri
2017
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Presenter
2016
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
Nurse
2016
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Nobody (voice)
2016
Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version
Narrator
2015
Absolutely Anything
Fiona
2015
National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Zehrunisa Husain
2015
The Boy in the Dress
Jaspreet
2014
Much Ado About Nothing
Beatrice
2012
All in Good Time
Lopa
2012
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Dia's Mother
2010
Desert Flower
Pushpa Patel
2009
Mad Sad & Bad
Rashmi
2009
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
Satvinder’s mother
2007
Scoop
Joe's Co-Passenger
2006
The Children's Party at the Palace
Mary (The BFG)
2006
Anita and Me
Auntie Shaila
2002
Bitches & Beauty Queens: The Making of Miss India
Narrator
2002
Forgive and Forget
Judith Adams
2000
Girls' Night
Carmen
1998
A Night in with the Girls
1997
Beautiful Thing
Miss Chauhan
1996
Flavia de Luce
Tinsel Town
2025
A Tupperware of Ashes
Queenie
2025
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
Self
2024
Dragon Rider
Subisha Gulab (voice)
2020
Yesterday
Sheila Malik
2019
Nativity Rocks!
Nina
2018
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Cook
2018
To Provide All People
District Nurse
2018
Paddington 2
Prosecutor
2017
Doctor Strange
Dr. Patel
2016
Amar Akbar & Tony
Honey
2015
Jekyll
Miranda · (6 episodes)
2007
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
(6 episodes)
2006
The One Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2006
The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million
Joyti De-Laurey
2005
8 Out of 10 Cats
Self · (1 episode)
2005
Monkey Trousers
(7 episodes)
2005
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self · (1 episode)
2004
Murder Investigation Team
DCI Anita Wishart · (4 episodes)
2003
All About Me
Rupinder · (6 episodes)
2002
The Kumars at No. 42
(51 episodes)
2001
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
High Priestess
2000
Fat Friends
(4 episodes)
2000
Crossing the Floor
Reporter
1996
Goodness Gracious Me
(22 episodes)
1996
It's Not Unusual
Shushila
1995
A Nice Arrangement
Sita
1994
O Mary This London
Ranting woman
1994
Memsahib Rita
Unumma
1994
My Sister-Wife
Farah Khan
1992
This Morning
Self · (1 episode)
1988
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
Rani
1987
Handsworth Songs
Voice Over
1986
Majdhar
1984
All About TWO
Self - Panellist
Uncanny Post Mortem
(1 episode)
2025
Our Tiny Islands
Self - Narrator · (4 episodes)
2024
Mrs Sidhu Investigates
Mrs. Sidhu · (4 episodes)
2023
The Devil's Hour
Dr Ruby Bennett · (3 episodes)
2022
The Devil's Hour
Dr. Ruby Bennett · (2 episodes)
2022
The Sandman
Ric the Vic · (1 episode)
2022
Roar
Anu · (1 episode)
2022
The Wheel of Time
Verin Mathwin · (13 episodes)
2021
Beena and Amrit
Amrit · (1 episode)
2021
Diana's Decades
Narrator · (3 episodes)
2021
We Are Lady Parts
Sister Squire · (3 episodes)
2021
Between the Covers
Self · (1 episode)
2020
Kate & Koji
Dr Ayesha Radwan · (6 episodes)
2020
The Split
Goldie · (6 episodes)
2018
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2018
Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Contestant · (5 episodes)
2017
Our Lives
Self - Narrator · (2 episodes)
2017
We Have Been Watching
Self · (5 episodes)
2017
Walliams & Friend
Various · (1 episode)
2016
John Bishop: In Conversation with...
Self · (1 episode)
2016
Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version
(1 episode)
2015
Original Comedy Shorts
(1 episode)
2014
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
(1 episode)
2014
The Musketeers
Theresa · (1 episode)
2014
The Kumars
Sushil 'Ummi' Kumar · (6 episodes)
2014
Broadchurch
Judge Sonia Sharma · (7 episodes)
2013
Little Crackers
Herself · (1 episode)
2010
Horrible Histories
Storyteller · (10 episodes)
2009
Beautiful People
Aunty Hayley · (12 episodes)
2008
When Were We Funniest?
(4 episodes)
2008
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self · (1 episode)
2007
Kingdom
Head Teacher · (1 episode)
2007
The One Show
Self · (1 episode)
2006
School's Out
Self · (1 episode)
2006
Nigella
Self · (1 episode)
2005
Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee
(3 episodes)
2005
Doctor Who
Nasreen Chaudhry · (2 episodes)
2005
Derren Brown: Trick of the Mind
(1 episode)
2004
QI
Self · (1 episode)
2003
The Jury
(2 episodes)
2002
Johnny Vaughan Tonight
Self · (1 episode)
2002
Bedtime
Ruby · (6 episodes)
2001
In Deep
Marta Drusic · (6 episodes)
2001
The Strangerers
Volunteer · (1 episode)
2000
Loose Women
Self · (1 episode)
1999
It's Only TV But I Like It
Self · (1 episode)
1999
Bad Girls
Janan Hamad · (1 episode)
1999
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
Madame Marlene · (1 episode)
1998
Parkinson
Self · (1 episode)
1998
Holding On
(1 episode)
1997
Ruby
Self · (2 episodes)
1997
Keeping Mum
Tina Beare · (16 episodes)
1997
Midsomer Murders
Clara Myerscough · (1 episode)
1997
Room 101
Self · (2 episodes)
1994
GMTV
Self · (1 episode)
1993
Absolutely Fabulous
Suzy · (1 episode)
1992
Soldier Soldier
Sangita Sharma · (3 episodes)
1991
The Real McCoy
(30 episodes)
1991
Have I Got News for You
Herself · (2 episodes)
1990
Drop the Dead Donkey
Barmaid · (1 episode)
1990
A Little Princess
Anna · (6 episodes)
1987
The Bill
(1 episode)
1984
Natural World
Narrator · (1 episode)
1983
Taggart
(1 episode)
1983
An Audience with...
Self · (1 episode)
1978
The Revenge Club
Rita · (0 episode)