Quick Facts
Born:
1961-06-27
Birthplace:
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
Credits:
136 Total Roles
Meera Syal
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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.
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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.
Known For
Doctor Strange
Dr. Patel
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Nobody (voice)
Yesterday
Sheila Malik
Doctor Who
Nasreen Chaudhry
Paddington 2
Prosecutor
The Sandman
Ric the Vic
The Wheel of Time
Verin Mathwin
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Cook
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Revenge Club TV | Rita |
| 2025 | Tinsel Town MOVIE | Cassandra |
| 2025 | National Theatre at Home: A Tupperware of Ashes MOVIE | Queenie |
| 2025 | Uncanny Post Mortem TV | Self |
| 2024 | Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out MOVIE | Self / Suzy |
| 2024 | Our Tiny Islands TV | Self - Narrator |
| 2023 | The Canterville Ghost MOVIE | Lucretia Otis (voice) |
| 2023 | Mrs Sidhu Investigates TV | Mrs. Sidhu |
| 2023 | The Smeds and the Smoos MOVIE | Aunt Smed (voice) |
| 2022 | The Almond and the Seahorse MOVIE | Dr. Falmer |