Person
Souad Faress
Acting · Born 1948-03-25 · Accra, Ghana
Biography
Souad Adel Faress is a stage, radio, television and film actress based in United Kingdom. She is best known for her portrayal of the solicitor Usha Gupta, in the long-running BBC Radio 4 serial The Archers and for her role as the High Priestess of the Dosh Khaleen in the sixth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones. Born in Ghana, she also holds Syrian and Irish citizenships.
Known for
EastEnders
Farah Ahmed
Silent Witness
Diomanda Yannis
Vera
Eve Jamshidi
Dune
Bene Gesserit Sister
BBC Play of the Month
Gypsy
The Sandman
Fate Crone
The Bill
1984
His Dark Materials
Larissa
Inspector Morse
Hospital Doctor
Blake's 7
Selma
Filmography
- 2026Ann DroidMystic Maria
- 2024Alexander: The Making of a GodOracle
- 2023A House in JerusalemOlder Rasha
- 2023The ChangeAnnie
- 2023Beyond ParadiseElla Woods
- 2023BetterZaara Slack
- 2022The Other HalfMaman
- 2022The SandmanFate Crone
- 2022Signora VolpeDame Felicity Morris
- 2021LandscapersJudge Blacklock
- 2021DuneBene Gesserit Sister
- 2021We Are Lady PartsGran
- 2020Made in ItalyRee
- 2019His Dark MaterialsLarissa
- 2019The SpyMama Sophie Cohen
- 2019Back to LifeAnna
- 2018Christopher RobinWealthy Woman
- 2018Only the LonelyGurmeet
- 2017PortersFreda
- 2016Bridget Jones's BabyJudge
- 2014Hampstead Theatre At Home: Tiger CountryLakshmi / Bindu
- 2013The Perfect SilenceHomayra
- 2011VeraEve Jamshidi
- 2009Law & Order: UK
- 2007The Sarah Jane AdventuresOld Rani
- 2007My Spy FamilyMrs. Vong
- 2006New Street LawAmanda Collins
- 2004The FeverThe Seamstress
- 2003StrangeMrs. Singh
- 2002Being AprilLeela
- 2000My HeroNHS Inspector
- 1998Such a Long JourneyMrs. Rabadi
- 1997Sixth HappinessSera Kotwal
- 1996Silent WitnessDiomanda Yannis
- 1993Bhaji on the BeachRekha
- 1992My Sister-WifeMumtaz
- 1991Prime SuspectMrs. Duhra
- 1989Shalom SalaamNasreen
- 1989Shalom Salaam
- 1988South of the BorderManda
- 1987ElphidaAsian Woman 2
- 1987Inspector MorseHospital Doctor
- 1985My Beautiful LaundretteCherry N. Ali
- 1985Albion Market
- 1985EastEndersFarah Ahmed
- 1984The Bill
- 1982Mike Leigh: Making PlaysSelf (archive footage)
- 1980Watch All NightXenia
- 1979Who's WhoSamya
- 1978Blake's 7Selma
- 1977Secret ArmyMaria
- 1975Two's CompanyGuests
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthGypsy
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