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Meera Syal
Actor, Writer, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn June 27, 1961 (63 years)
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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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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.
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| 2025 | Uncanny: Post Mortem (TV Series) |
| 2023 | Samosa & Sons · as Rai Bahadur |
| 2023 | The Canterville Ghost · as Lucretia Otis (voice) |
| 2023 | Mrs Sidhu Investigates (TV Series) · as Mrs. Sidhu |
| 2022 | The Smeds and the Smoos · as Aunt Smed (voice) |
| 2022 | The Almond and the Seahorse · as Dr. Falmer |
| 2022 | The Devil's Hour (TV Series) · as Dr Ruby Bennett |
| 2022 | The Sandman (TV Series) · as Ric The Vic |
| 2022 | Roar (2022) (TV Series) · as Anu |
| 2021 | The Wheel of Time (TV Series) · as Verin Mathwin |
| 2021 | Beena and Amrit (TV Series) · as Amrit |
| 2021 | Spin · as Asha |
| 2021 | Diana's Decades (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2021 | We Are Lady Parts (TV Series) · as Sister Squire |
| 2020 | Dragon Rider · as Subisha Gulab (voice) |
| 2020 | Unprecedented (TV Series) · as Alice |
| 2020 | Code 404 (TV Series) · as Elizabeth Churchland |
| 2020 | Kate & Koji (TV Series) · as Dr Ayesha Radwan |
| 2019 | Yesterday · as Sheila Malik |
| 2019 | Back to Life (TV Series) · as Gaia |
| 2018 | Nativity Rocks! · as Nina |
| 2018 | The Nutcracker and the Four Realms · as Cook |
| 2018 | Patrick the Pug · as Miss Phillips |
| 2018 | To Provide All People · as District Nurse |
| 2018 | The Split (TV Series) · as Goldie |
| 2017 | Paddington 2 · as Prosecutor |
| 2017 | Riviera (TV Series) · as Sonya Roche |
| 2016 | Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet · as Nurse |
| 2016 | Doctor Strange · as Dr. Patel |
| 2016 | Alice Through the Looking Glass · as Nobody (voice) |
| 2016 | A Midsummer Night's Dream · as Presenter |
| 2015 | Walliams & Friend (TV Series) · as Various |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | The Brink (TV Series) · as Naeema |
| 2015 | Amar Akbar & Tony · as Honey |
| 2015 | National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers · as Zehrunisa Husain |
| 2015 | Absolutely Anything · as Fiona |
| 2014 | The Boy in the Dress · as Jaspreet |
| 2014 | Duck Quacks Don't Echo (UK) (TV Series) |
| 2014 | The Musketeers (TV Series) · as Theresa |
| 2014 | The Kumars (TV Series) · as Sushil 'ummi' Kumar |
| 2013 | Psychobitches (TV Series) · as Hera |
| 2013 | Family Tree (TV Series) · as Chitra ('there Goes The Neighborhood') |
| 2013 | The Job Lot (TV Series) · as Jamina Mcnulty |
| 2013 | Broadchurch (TV Series) · as Judge Sonia Sharma |
| 2012 | Hunted (TV Series) · as Fatima Zahir |
| 2012 | The Destinations of Doctor Who · as Dr. Nasreen Chaudhry |
| 2012 | All in Good Time · as Lopa |
| 2011 | Silk (TV Series) · as Aisha Wiseman |
| 2010 | You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger · as Dia's Mother |
| 2010 | Tinga Tinga Tales (TV Series) · as Owl |
| 2009 | Desert Flower · as Pushpa Patel |
| 2009 | Mad Sad & Bad · as Rashmi |
| 2009 | Horrible Histories (2009) (TV Series) · as Storyteller |
| 2009 | Grandpa In My Pocket (TV Series) · as Mrs. Pointy Pencil |
| 2009 | Minder (2009) (TV Series) · as Jess Robinson |
| 2008 | Beautiful People (2008) (TV Series) · as Aunty Hayley |
| 2007 | Phineas and Ferb (TV Series) · as Baljeet's Mom |
| 2007 | Jekyll (TV Series) · as Miranda |
| 2007 | Jhoom Barabar Jhoom · as Satvinder’s Mother |
| 2007 | Kingdom (TV Series) · as Head Teacher |
| 2006 | The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (TV Series) |
| 2006 | Scoop · as Joe's Co-Passenger |
| 2006 | The Children's Party at the Palace · as Mary (the Bfg) |
| 2005 | Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Doctor Who (2005) (TV Series) · as Nasreen Chaudhry |
| 2004 | King of Bollywood · as Mrs. Jones |
| 2004 | The All Star Comedy Show · as Various Roles |
| 2004 | Derren Brown: Trick of the Mind (TV Series) |
| 2003 | Murder Investigation Team (TV Series) · as Dci Anita Wishart |
| 2003 | Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do · as Sushil 'ummi' Kumar |
| 2003 | New Tricks (TV Series) · as Baroness Samira Khan [barroness Steiner In Credits] |
| 2002 | Anita & Me · as Auntie Shaila |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | All About Me (TV Series) · as Rupinder |
| 2002 | The Jury (TV Series) |
| 2001 | The Kumars at No 42 (TV Series) |
| 2001 | Linda Green (TV Series) · as Sukie |
| 2001 | Bedtime (TV Series) · as Ruby |
| 2001 | In Deep (TV Series) · as Marta Drusic |
| 2001 | Goodness Gracious Me: Back Where They Came from · as Various |
| 2000 | Aladdin · as High Priestess |
| 2000 | Fat Friends (TV Series) |
| 2000 | Monkey Trousers (TV Series) |
| 2000 | The Strangerers (TV Series) |
| 2000 | Forgive and Forget · as Judith Adams |
| 1999 | Bad Girls (1999) (TV Series) · as Janan Hamad |
| 1999 | Holby City (TV Series) · as Tara Sodi |
| 1998 | The Mrs Bradley Mysteries (TV Series) · as Madame Marlene |
| 1998 | Girls' Night · as Carmen |
| 1998 | Goodness Gracious Me (TV Series) |
| 1997 | Sixth Happiness · as Breathing Generator |
| 1997 | Holding On (TV Series) |
| 1997 | Keeping Mum (TV Series) · as Tina Beare |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders (TV Series) · as Clara Myerscough |
| 1996 | Beautiful Thing · as Miss Chauhan |
| 1995 | Jack and Jeremy's Police 4 · as Various |
| 1995 | Band of Gold (TV Series) · as Anne Denver |
| 1994 | Memsahib Rita · as Unumma |
| 1993 | Jo Brand Through the Cakehole (TV Series) · as Various Characters |
| 1992 | Absolutely Fabulous (TV Series) · as Suzy |
| 1992 | Sean's Show (TV Series) · as Trudy |
| 1991 | Soldier Soldier (TV Series) · as Sangita Sharma |
| 1991 | The Real McCoy (TV Series) |
| 1990 | Drop The Dead Donkey (TV Series) · as Barmaid |
| 1987 | Sammy and Rosie Get Laid · as Rani |
| 1987 | Dispatches (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1987 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV Series) · as Matron |
| 1986 | A Little Princess (TV Series) · as Anna |
| 1986 | Handsworth Songs · as Voice Over |
| 1986 | |
| 1985 | The Complete Adrian Mole (TV Series) · as Mrs. Singh |
| 1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Farah Khan |
| 1984 | The Bill (TV Series) |
| 1984 | |
| 1983 | Natural World (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1983 | Taggart (TV Series) |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Sushil 'ummi' Kumar |