About

Known credits:
72
Birthday:
1961-06-27
Place of birth:
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
Website:
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Meera Syal

Overview

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.

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Known for

Acting
2024 Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out Actor Self N/A
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2024 Our Tiny Islands Actor Self - Narrator N/A
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2023 The Canterville Ghost Actor Lucretia Otis (voice) 59
Average
2023 Mrs Sidhu Investigates Actor Mrs. Sidhu 69
Fair
2023 The Smeds and the Smoos Actor Aunt Smed (voice) 59
Average
2022 The Almond and the Seahorse Actor Dr. Falmer 58
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2021 Beena and Amrit Actor Amrit N/A
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2021 Spin Actor Asha 59
Average
2021 Diana's Decades Actor Narrator N/A
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2020 Dragon Rider Actor Subisha Gulab (voice) 61
Fair
2019 Yesterday Actor Sheila Malik 66
Fair
2018 Nativity Rocks! Actor Nina 58
Average
2018 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms Actor Cook 60
Fair
2018 Patrick Actor Miss Phillips 61
Fair
2018 To Provide All People Actor District Nurse 59
Average
2018 The Homestay Actor Meera 59
Average
2017 Paddington 2 Actor Prosecutor 72
Good
2017 Brexit Shorts: Just a T-shirt Actor Priri 59
Average
2017 We Have Been Watching Actor Self N/A
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2016 Doctor Strange Actor Dr. Patel 73
Good
2016 A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe Actor Presenter 59
Average
2016 Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet Actor Nurse 59
Average
2016 Alice Through the Looking Glass Actor Nobody (voice) 65
Fair
2015 Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version Actor Narrator N/A
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2015 Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version Actor N/A
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2015 Absolutely Anything Actor Fiona 58
Average
2015 Amar Akbar & Tony Actor Honey 59
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2015 National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers Actor Zehrunisa Husain N/A
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2014 The Boy in the Dress Actor Jaspreet 59
Average
2014 The Boy in the Dress Actor Jaspreet N/A
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2014 The Kumars Actor Sushil 'Ummi' Kumar 69
Fair
2012 Much Ado About Nothing Actor Beatrice N/A
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2012 All in Good Time Actor Lopa 59
Average
2010 You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger Actor Dia's Mother 58
Average
2009 Desert Flower Actor Pushpa Patel 66
Fair
2009 Mad Sad & Bad Actor Rashmi 59
Average
2008 When Were We Funniest? Actor N/A
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2007 Jekyll Actor Miranda 73
Good
2007 Jhoom Barabar Jhoom Actor Satvinder’s mother 57
Average
2006 The Amazing Mrs Pritchard Actor 70
Good
2006 Scoop Actor Joe's Co-Passenger 64
Fair
2006 The Children's Party at the Palace Actor Mary (The BFG) 59
Average
2005 Monkey Trousers Actor 70
Good
2005 Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee Actor N/A
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2003 Murder Investigation Team Actor DCI Anita Wishart 69
Fair
2002 Anita and Me Actor Auntie Shaila 59
Average
2002 Bitches & Beauty Queens: The Making of Miss India Actor Narrator N/A
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2001 The Kumars at No. 42 Actor 69
Fair
2000 Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime Actor High Priestess 59
Average
2000 Forgive and Forget Actor Judith Adams 58
Average
1998 Girls' Night Actor Carmen 59
Average
1997 Keeping Mum Actor Tina Beare N/A
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1997 A Night in with the Girls Actor N/A
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1996 Crossing the Floor Actor Reporter 59
Average
1996 Goodness Gracious Me Actor 69
Fair
1996 Beautiful Thing Actor Miss Chauhan 64
Fair
1995 It's Not Unusual Actor Shushila 59
Average
1994 A Nice Arrangement Actor Sita N/A
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1994 O Mary This London Actor Ranting woman N/A
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1994 Memsahib Rita Actor Unumma N/A
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1992 My Sister-Wife Actor Farah Khan N/A
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1991 The Real McCoy Actor N/A
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1987 Sammy and Rosie Get Laid Actor Rani 58
Average
1987 A Little Princess Actor Anna 70
Good
1986 Handsworth Songs Actor Voice Over 58
Average
1984 Majdhar Actor N/A
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Flavia de Luce Actor N/A
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Writing
2017 Brexit Shorts: Just a T-shirt Writing Writer 59
Average
2002 Anita and Me Writing Writer 59
Average
1993 Bhaji on the Beach Writing Writer 58
Average
1992 My Sister-Wife Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2002 Anita and Me Production Producer 59
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