Meera Syal
Acting
Born: June 27, 1961 (age 65) · Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
Highest Rated
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
Doctor Strange
2016
Alice Through the Looking Glass
2016
Yesterday
2019
Doctor Who
2005
Paddington 2
2017
The Sandman
2022
The Wheel of Time
2021
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
2018
Scoop
2006
Absolutely Anything
2015
Phineas and Ferb
2007
Broadchurch
2013
Photos (3)
Movies (49)
Doctor Strange
Dr. Patel
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Nobody (voice)
Paddington 2
Prosecutor
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Cook
Yesterday
Sheila Malik
Desert Flower
Pushpa Patel
Absolutely Anything
Fiona
Dragon Rider
Subisha Gulab (voice)
The Canterville Ghost
Lucretia Otis (voice)
Scoop
Joe's Co-Passenger
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Dia's Mother
Patrick
Miss Phillips
Beautiful Thing
Miss Chauhan
Spin
Asha
Tinsel Town
Cassandra
Girls' Night
Carmen
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
Rani
Handsworth Songs
Voice Over
The Smeds and the Smoos
Aunt Smed (voice)
The Boy in the Dress
Jaspreet
Anita and Me
Auntie Shaila
Crossing the Floor
Reporter
Forgive and Forget
Judith Adams
The Almond and the Seahorse
Dr. Falmer
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
Nurse
National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Zehrunisa Husain
The Homestay
Meera
Samosa & Sons
Rai Bahadur
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
High Priestess
Mad Sad & Bad
Rashmi
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
Satvinder’s mother
All in Good Time
Lopa
My Sister-Wife
Farah Khan
Interviewers From Hell
1989
The Children's Party at the Palace
Mary (The BFG)
Amar Akbar & Tony
Honey
King of Bollywood
Mrs Jones
Sixth Happiness
Breathing Generator
National Theatre at Home: A Tupperware of Ashes
Queenie
A Nice Arrangement
Sita
Nativity Rocks!
Nina
Majdhar
Rehana
O Mary This London
Ranting woman
Much Ado About Nothing
Beatrice
Memsahib Rita
Unumma
Brexit Shorts: Just a T-shirt
Priri
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Presenter
It's Not Unusual
Shushila
Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version
Narrator
TV Shows (77)
Midsomer Murders
Clara Myerscough · 1 eps
Doctor Who
Nasreen Chaudhry · 2 eps
Phineas and Ferb
Baljeet's Mom (voice) · 1 eps
Holby City
Tara Sodi · 9 eps
The Sandman
Ric the Vic · 1 eps
New Tricks
Baroness Samira Khan · 1 eps
The Wheel of Time
Verin Mathwin · 13 eps
Natural World
Narrator · 1 eps
Screen Two
Farah Khan · 1 eps
Screen Two
Ranting Woman · 1 eps
Screen Two
Reporter · 1 eps
Broadchurch
Judge Sonia Sharma · 7 eps
The Bill
Linda Morgan · 1 eps
The Bill
Woman in Street · 1 eps
The Bill
Solicitor · 1 eps
The Bill
Miss Choudry · 2 eps
Silk
Aisha Wiseman · 1 eps
Absolutely Fabulous
Suzy · 1 eps
Horrible Histories
Storyteller · 10 eps
The Musketeers
Theresa · 1 eps
Bad Girls
Janan Hamad · 1 eps
Soldier Soldier
Sangita Sharma · 3 eps
Taggart
Sharon Lal · 1 eps
Riviera
Sonya Roche · 1 eps
Boon
Council Supervisor · 1 eps
Roar
Anu · 1 eps
The Devil's Hour
Dr Ruby Bennett · 6 eps
Drop the Dead Donkey
Barmaid · 1 eps
The Split
Goldie · 6 eps
Kingdom
Head Teacher · 1 eps
Jekyll
Miranda · 6 eps
Hunted
Fatima Zahir · 2 eps
We Are Lady Parts
Sister Squire · 3 eps
The Brink
Naeema · 10 eps
Band of Gold
Anne Denver · 1 eps
The Jury
Headteacher · 2 eps
Back to Life
Gaia · 2 eps
The Kumars at No. 42
51 eps
Fat Friends
Aysha Kapoor · 4 eps
The F Word
1 eps
Murder Investigation Team
DCI Anita Wishart · 4 eps
Psychobitches
Hera · 1 eps
In Deep
Marta Drusic · 6 eps
Code 404
Elizabeth Churchland · 6 eps
Family Tree
Chitra · 2 eps
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
Madame Marlene · 1 eps
Grandpa in My Pocket
Mrs Pointy Pencil · 1 eps
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
Liz Shannon · 6 eps
The Job Lot
Jamina McNulty · 1 eps
Kate & Koji
Dr Ayesha Radwan · 1 eps
Beautiful People
Aunty Hayley · 12 eps
The Revenge Club
Rita Eggleston · 6 eps
Keeping Mum
Tina Beare · 16 eps
Goodness Gracious Me
22 eps
Mrs Sidhu Investigates
Mrs. Sidhu · 4 eps
Tinga Tinga Tales
Owl (voice) · 26 eps
Linda Green
Sukie · 1 eps
Bedtime
Ruby · 6 eps
Double Income, No Kids Yet
Katie · 6 eps
All About Me
Rupinder · 6 eps
The Strangerers
Volunteer · 1 eps
Monkey Trousers
7 eps
A Little Princess
Anna · 3 eps
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾
Mrs. Singh · 2 eps
The Real McCoy
30 eps
Walliams & Friend
Various · 1 eps
Jo Brand Through the Cakehole
Various · 1 eps
Love Matters
Kuldip · 1 eps
Holding On
Zita · 1 eps
Comedians: Home Alone
Reena · 1 eps
Sean's Show
Trudy · 3 eps
Treasure
Voices · 13 eps
Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee
Sunita · 3 eps
Minder
Jess Robinson · 1 eps
Diana's Decades
Narrator · 3 eps
Beena and Amrit
Amrit · 1 eps
Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version
Narrator · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (31)
QI
Self · 1 eps
Have I Got News for You
Self · 3 eps
Loose Women
Self · 1 eps
The One Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The One Show
Self · 1 eps
Would I Lie to You?
Self - Panellist · 1 eps
GMTV
Self · 1 eps
8 Out of 10 Cats
Self · 1 eps
Parkinson
Self · 1 eps
An Audience with...
Self · 1 eps
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self · 1 eps
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Room 101
Self · 2 eps
Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Contestant · 5 eps
Ruby
Self · 2 eps
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
Self · 1 eps
Little Crackers
Herself · 1 eps
John Bishop: In Conversation with...
Self · 1 eps
Our Lives
Self - Narrator · 2 eps
Between the Covers
Self · 1 eps
Crackanory
Self · 1 eps
Nigella
Self · 1 eps
This Morning
Self · 1 eps
Derren Brown: Trick of the Mind
Self · 1 eps
We Have Been Watching
Self · 5 eps
Uncanny Post Mortem
Self · 1 eps
Our Tiny Islands
Self - Narrator · 8 eps
Don't Ask Me Ask Britain
Herself · 1 eps
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
Self / Suzy
All About TWO
Self - Panellist
A Night in with the Girls
Self
