Meera Syal
Acting1961Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
Biography
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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.
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Known For
Acting History
2026
Would I Lie to You?
TVas Self - Panellist• 1 eps
2025
Tinsel Town
as Cassandra
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
2023
The Smeds and the Smoos
as Aunt Smed (voice)
The Canterville Ghost
as Lucretia Otis (voice)
Mrs Sidhu Investigates
TVas Mrs. Sidhu• 4 eps
The Wheel of Time
TVas Verin Mathwin• 13 eps
2022
Roar
TVas Anu• 1 eps
The Devil's Hour
TVas Dr Ruby Bennett / Dr. Ruby Bennett• 2 eps
The Sandman
TVas Ric the Vic• 1 eps
2021
Spin
as Asha
We Are Lady Parts
TVas Sister Squire
2020
Dragon Rider
as Subisha Gulab (voice)
Between the Covers
TVas Self
2018
2017
Paddington 2
as Prosecutor
Richard Osman's House of Games
TVas Self - Contestant
2016
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as Nobody (voice)
Doctor Strange
as Dr. Patel
Midsomer Murders
TVas Clara Myerscough• 1 eps
The Musketeers
TVas Theresa• 1 eps
2015
National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers
as Zehrunisa Husain
Amar Akbar & Tony
as Honey
Absolutely Anything
as Fiona
Broadchurch
TVas Judge Sonia Sharma• 7 eps
2014
2013
Crackanory
TVas Self
2012
All In Good Time
as Lopa
2010
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
as Dia's Mother
The One Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
Doctor Who
TVas Nasreen Chaudhry• 2 eps
2009
2008
Beautiful People
TVas Aunty Hayley
2007
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
as Satvinder’s mother
Kingdom
TVas Head Teacher• 1 eps
2006
Scoop
as Joe's Co-Passenger
8 Out of 10 Cats
TVas Self• 1 eps
2005
Murder Investigation Team
TVas DCI Anita Wishart• 4 eps
2004
Bad Girls
TVas Janan Hamad• 1 eps
Who Do You Think You Are?
TVas Self• 1 eps
2003
QI
TVas Self• 1 eps
2002
Anita and Me
as Auntie Shaila
An Audience with...
TVas Self• 1 eps
Anita and Me
Writer
Anita and Me
Producer
2001
In Deep
TVas Marta Drusic
2000
Forgive and Forget
as Judith Adams
Fat Friends
TVas Aysha Kapoor• 4 eps
Natural World
TVas Narrator• 1 eps
Parkinson
TVas Self• 1 eps
1999
1997
Ruby
TVas Self
1996
1995
Soldier Soldier
TVas Sangita Sharma• 3 eps
1994
1993
GMTV
TVas Self
Bhaji on the Beach
Writer
1992
1987
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
as Rani
A Little Princess
TVas Anna
1986
Handsworth Songs
as Voice Over