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Meera Syal

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Meera Syal

Born June 27, 1961 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK51 films

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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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Filmography

51 films as actor
  1. 2026LysistrataLysistrata (voice)
  2. 2025Tinsel TownCassandra
  3. 2025National Theatre at Home: A Tupperware of AshesQueenie
  4. 2023Samosa & SonsRai Bahadur
  5. 2023The Canterville GhostLucretia Otis (voice)
  6. 2023The Smeds and the SmoosAunt Smed (voice)
  7. 2022The Almond and the SeahorseDr. Falmer
  8. 2021SpinAsha
  9. 2020Dragon RiderSubisha Gulab (voice)
  10. 2019YesterdaySheila Malik
  11. 2018Nativity Rocks!Nina
  12. 2018The Nutcracker and the Four RealmsCook
  13. 2018PatrickMiss Phillips
  14. 2018To Provide All PeopleDistrict Nurse
  15. 2018The HomestayMeera
  16. 2017Paddington 2Prosecutor
  17. 2017Brexit Shorts: Just a T-shirtPriri
  18. 2016Doctor StrangeDr. Patel
  19. 2016A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's GlobePresenter
  20. 2016Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and JulietNurse
  21. 2016Alice Through the Looking GlassNobody (voice)
  22. 2015Amar Akbar & TonyHoney
  23. 2015National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful ForeversZehrunisa Husain
  24. 2015Absolutely AnythingFiona
  25. 2014The Boy in the DressJaspreet
  26. 2012Much Ado About NothingBeatrice
  27. 2012All in Good TimeLopa
  28. 2010You Will Meet a Tall Dark StrangerDia's Mother
  29. 2009Desert FlowerPushpa Patel
  30. 2009Mad Sad & BadRashmi
  31. 2007Jhoom Barabar JhoomSatvinder’s mother
  32. 2006ScoopJoe's Co-Passenger
  33. 2005The Secretary Who Stole £4 MillionJoyti De-Laurey
  34. 2004King of BollywoodMrs Jones
  35. 2002Anita and MeAuntie Shaila
  36. 2000Aladdin: The ITV PantomimeHigh Priestess
  37. 2000Forgive and ForgetJudith Adams
  38. 1998Girls' NightCarmen
  39. 1997FlightTasleema
  40. 1997Sixth HappinessBreathing Generator
  41. 1996Crossing the FloorReporter
  42. 1996Beautiful ThingMiss Chauhan
  43. 1995It's Not UnusualShushila
  44. 1994A Nice ArrangementSita
  45. 1994O Mary This LondonRanting woman
  46. 1994Memsahib RitaUnumma
  47. 1992Gummed LabelsMira
  48. 1992My Sister-WifeFarah Khan
  49. 1989Interviewers From Hell
  50. 1987Sammy and Rosie Get LaidRani
  51. 1984MajdharRehana