Meera Syal
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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
Credits
Doctor Strange (2016)
as Dr. Patel
Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
as Nobody (voice)
Paddington 2 (2017)
as Prosecutor
Scoop (2006)
as Joe's Co-Passenger
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
as Cook
Yesterday (2019)
as Sheila Malik
Desert Flower (2009)
as Pushpa Patel
Absolutely Anything (2015)
as Fiona
Dragon Rider (2020)
as Subisha Gulab (voice)
The Canterville Ghost (2023)
as Lucretia Otis (voice)
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
as Dia's Mother
Girls' Night (1998)
as Carmen
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987)
as Rani
Beautiful Thing (1996)
as Miss Chauhan
The Almond and the Seahorse (2022)
as Dr. Falmer
King of Bollywood (2004)
as Mrs Jones
Crossing the Floor (1996)
as Reporter
Patrick (2018)
as Miss Phillips
Anita and Me (2002)
as Auntie Shaila
To Provide All People (2018)
as District Nurse
Spin (2021)
as Asha
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime (2000)
as High Priestess
A Nice Arrangement (1994)
as Sita
The Homestay (2018)
as Meera
Forgive and Forget (2000)
as Judith Adams
My Sister-Wife (1992)
as Farah Khan
Tinsel Town (2025)
as Cassandra
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet (2016)
as Nurse
Interviewers From Hell (1989)
Actor
Gummed Labels (1992)
as Mira
National Theatre at Home: A Tupperware of Ashes (2025)
as Queenie
The Smeds and the Smoos (2023)
as Aunt Smed (voice)
Much Ado About Nothing (2012)
as Beatrice
Lysistrata (2026)
as Lysistrata (voice)
Mad Sad & Bad (2009)
as Rashmi
Handsworth Songs (1986)
as Voice Over
The Children's Party at the Palace (2006)
as Mary (The BFG)
All in Good Time (2012)
as Lopa
Flight (1997)
as Tasleema
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007)
as Satvinder’s mother
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out (2024)
as Self / Suzy
Samosa & Sons (2023)
as Rai Bahadur
Nativity Rocks! (2018)
as Nina
The Boy in the Dress (2014)
as Jaspreet
Brexit Shorts: Just a T-shirt (2017)
as Priri
A Night in with the Girls (1997)
as Self
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2016)
as Presenter
It's Not Unusual (1995)
as Shushila
O Mary This London (1994)
as Ranting woman
Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version (2015)
as Narrator
Amar Akbar & Tony (2015)
as Honey
National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers (2015)
as Zehrunisa Husain
Bitches & Beauty Queens: The Making of Miss India (2002)
as Narrator
Sixth Happiness (1998)
as Breathing Generator
The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million (2005)
as Joyti De-Laurey
Majdhar (1984)
as Rehana
All About TWO (2014)
as Self - Panellist
Memsahib Rita (1994)
as Unumma