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
Yesterday (2019)
as Sheila Malik
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
as Cook
Absolutely Anything (2015)
as Fiona
The Canterville Ghost (2023)
as Lucretia Otis (voice)
Desert Flower (2009)
as Pushpa Patel
Dragon Rider (2020)
as Subisha Gulab (voice)
Scoop (2006)
as Joe's Co-Passenger
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
as Dia's Mother
Beautiful Thing (1996)
as Miss Chauhan
Patrick (2018)
as Miss Phillips
Tinsel Town (2025)
as Cassandra
Spin (2021)
as Asha
Handsworth Songs (1986)
as Voice Over
Girls' Night (1998)
as Carmen
The Smeds and the Smoos (2023)
as Aunt Smed (voice)
Anita and Me (2002)
as Auntie Shaila
The Almond and the Seahorse (2022)
as Dr. Falmer
The Children's Party at the Palace (2006)
as Mary (The BFG)
National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers (2015)
as Zehrunisa Husain
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987)
as Rani
Forgive and Forget (2000)
as Judith Adams
Samosa & Sons (2023)
as Rai Bahadur
The Boy in the Dress (2014)
as Jaspreet
Crossing the Floor (1996)
as Reporter
Lysistrata (2026)
as Lysistrata (voice)
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet (2016)
as Nurse
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007)
as Satvinder’s mother
To Provide All People (2018)
as District Nurse
Mad Sad & Bad (2009)
as Rashmi
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out (2024)
as Self / Suzy
The Homestay (2018)
as Meera
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime (2000)
as High Priestess
Gummed Labels (1992)
as Mira
King of Bollywood (2004)
as Mrs Jones
My Sister-Wife (1992)
as Farah Khan
Nativity Rocks! (2018)
as Nina
National Theatre at Home: A Tupperware of Ashes (2025)
as Queenie
Interviewers From Hell (1989)
Actor
O Mary This London (1994)
as Ranting woman
Flight (1997)
as Tasleema
All in Good Time (2012)
as Lopa
Much Ado About Nothing (2012)
as Beatrice
Sixth Happiness (1997)
as Breathing Generator
All About TWO (2014)
as Self - Panellist
A Nice Arrangement (1994)
as Sita
Amar Akbar & Tony (2015)
as Honey
The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million (2005)
as Joyti De-Laurey
Majdhar (1984)
as Rehana
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2016)
as Presenter
Memsahib Rita (1994)
as Unumma
Bitches & Beauty Queens: The Making of Miss India (2002)
as Narrator
It's Not Unusual (1995)
as Shushila
A Night in with the Girls (1997)
as Self
Brexit Shorts: Just a T-shirt (2017)
as Priri
Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version (2015)
as Narrator