Person
Meera Syal
Acting · Born 1961-06-27 · Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
Biography
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.
Known for
Midsomer Murders
Clara Myerscough
Doctor Who
Nasreen Chaudhry
Loose Women
Self
GMTV
Self
Have I Got News for You
Self
The One Show
Self - Guest
QI
Self
Natural World
Narrator
The Bill
1984
The Wheel of Time
Verin Mathwin
Filmography
- 2026LysistrataLysistrata (voice)
- 2025The Revenge ClubRita
- 2025Tinsel TownCassandra
- 2025National Theatre at Home: A Tupperware of AshesQueenie
- 2025Uncanny Post Mortem
- 2024Absolutely Fabulous: Inside OutSelf / Suzy
- 2024Our Tiny IslandsSelf - Narrator
- 2023The Canterville GhostLucretia Otis (voice)
- 2023Mrs Sidhu InvestigatesMrs. Sidhu
- 2023The Smeds and the SmoosAunt Smed (voice)
- 2022The Almond and the SeahorseDr. Falmer
- 2022The Devil's HourDr Ruby Bennett
- 2022The SandmanRic the Vic
- 2022RoarAnu
- 2021The Wheel of TimeVerin Mathwin
- 2021Beena and AmritAmrit
- 2021SpinAsha
- 2021Diana's DecadesNarrator
- 2021We Are Lady PartsSister Squire
- 2020Dragon RiderSubisha Gulab (voice)
- 2020Between the CoversSelf
- 2020Kate & KojiDr Ayesha Radwan
- 2019YesterdaySheila Malik
- 2019Back to LifeGaia
- 2018Nativity Rocks!Nina
- 2018The Nutcracker and the Four RealmsCook
- 2018PatrickMiss Phillips
- 2018To Provide All PeopleDistrict Nurse
- 2018The HomestayMeera
- 2018The SplitGoldie
- 2018The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To CancerSelf - Guest
- 2017Paddington 2Prosecutor
- 2017Richard Osman's House of GamesSelf - Contestant
- 2017Brexit Shorts: Just a T-shirtPriri
- 2017Our LivesSelf - Narrator
- 2017Don't Ask Me Ask BritainHerself
- 2017We Have Been WatchingSelf
- 2016Walliams & FriendVarious
- 2016Doctor StrangeDr. Patel
- 2016A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's GlobePresenter
- 2016John Bishop: In Conversation with...Self
- 2016Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and JulietNurse
- 2016Alice Through the Looking GlassNobody (voice)
- 2015Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover VersionNarrator
- 2015Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version
- 2015Amar Akbar & TonyHoney
- 2015National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful ForeversZehrunisa Husain
- 2015Absolutely AnythingFiona
- 2014The Boy in the DressJaspreet
- 2014Original Comedy Shorts
- 2014All About TWOSelf - Panellist
- 2014Duck Quacks Don't Echo
- 2014The MusketeersTheresa
- 2014The KumarsSushil 'Ummi' Kumar
- 2013CrackanorySelf
- 2013PsychobitchesHera
- 2013The Job LotJamina McNulty
- 2013BroadchurchJudge Sonia Sharma
- 2012Much Ado About NothingBeatrice
- 2012All in Good TimeLopa
- 2011SilkAisha Wiseman
- 2010Little CrackersHerself
- 2010You Will Meet a Tall Dark StrangerDia's Mother
- 2009Desert FlowerPushpa Patel
- 2009Mad Sad & BadRashmi
- 2009Horrible HistoriesStoryteller
- 2008Beautiful PeopleAunty Hayley
- 2008When Were We Funniest?
- 2007The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelf
- 2007JekyllMiranda
- 2007Would I Lie to You?Self - Panellist
- 2007Jhoom Barabar JhoomSatvinder’s mother
- 2007KingdomHead Teacher
- 2006The Amazing Mrs PritchardLiz Shannon
- 2006The One ShowSelf - Guest
- 2006ScoopJoe's Co-Passenger
- 2006The Children's Party at the PalaceMary (The BFG)
- 2006School's OutSelf
- 2005NigellaSelf
- 2005The Secretary Who Stole £4 MillionJoyti De-Laurey
- 20058 Out of 10 CatsSelf
- 2005Monkey Trousers
- 2005Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee
- 2005Doctor WhoNasreen Chaudhry
- 2004Who Do You Think You Are?Self
- 2004Derren Brown: Trick of the Mind
- 2003QISelf
- 2003Murder Investigation TeamDCI Anita Wishart
- 2002Anita and MeAuntie Shaila
- 2002Bitches & Beauty Queens: The Making of Miss IndiaNarrator
- 2002All About MeRupinder
- 2002The Jury
- 2002Johnny Vaughan TonightSelf
- 2001The Kumars at No. 42
- 2001BedtimeRuby
- 2001Double Income, No Kids YetKatie
- 2001In DeepMarta Drusic
- 2000Aladdin: The ITV PantomimeHigh Priestess
- 2000Fat FriendsAysha Kapoor
- 2000Forgive and ForgetJudith Adams
- 2000The StrangerersVolunteer
- 1999Loose WomenSelf
- 1999It's Only TV But I Like ItSelf
- 1999Bad GirlsJanan Hamad
- 1998The Mrs Bradley MysteriesMadame Marlene
- 1998Girls' NightCarmen
- 1998Goodness Gracious Me
- 1998ParkinsonSelf
- 1997RubySelf
- 1997Keeping MumTina Beare
- 1997Midsomer MurdersClara Myerscough
- 1997A Night in with the Girls
- 1996Crossing the FloorReporter
- 1996Beautiful ThingMiss Chauhan
- 1995It's Not UnusualShushila
- 1994Room 101Self
- 1994A Nice ArrangementSita
- 1994O Mary This LondonRanting woman
- 1994Memsahib RitaUnumma
- 1993Bhaji on the BeachWriter
- 1993GMTVSelf
- 1992Absolutely FabulousSuzy
- 1992Gummed Labels
- 1992My Sister-WifeFarah Khan
- 1991Soldier SoldierSangita Sharma
- 1991The Real McCoy
- 1991KinseyVal
- 1990Have I Got News for YouSelf
- 1990Drop the Dead DonkeyBarmaid
- 1989Interviewers From Hell
- 1988This MorningSelf
- 1987Sammy and Rosie Get LaidRani
- 1987A Little PrincessAnna
- 1986To Have and to HoldJanine
- 1986Handsworth SongsVoice Over
- 1985Black SilkMumtaz Khan
- 1985The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾Mrs. Singh
- 1985Tandoori NightsWriter
- 1984MajdharRehana
- 1984The Bill
- 1983Natural WorldNarrator
- 1983Taggart
- 1978An Audience with...Self
- —PhonySharla
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