Meera Syal
June 27, 1961 (63 years old) in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
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
Credits
- 2024 ยทAbsolutely Fabulous: Inside Outas Self
- 2024 ยทOur Tiny Islandsas Self - Narrator
- 2023 ยทThe Canterville Ghostas Lucretia Otis (voice)
- 2023 ยทMrs Sidhu Investigatesas Mrs. Sidhu
- 2023 ยทThe Smeds and the Smoosas Aunt Smed (voice)
- 2022 ยทThe Almond and the Seahorseas Dr. Falmer
- 2022 ยทThe Devil's Houras Dr Ruby Bennett
- 2022 ยทThe Devil's Houras Dr. Ruby Bennett
- 2022 ยทThe Sandmanas Ric the Vic
- 2022 ยทRoaras Anu
- 2021 ยทThe Wheel of Timeas Verin Mathwin
- 2021 ยทBeena and Amritas Amrit
- 2021 ยทSpinas Asha
- 2021 ยทDiana's Decadesas Narrator
- 2021 ยทWe Are Lady Partsas Sister Squire
- 2020 ยทDragon Rideras Subisha Gulab (voice)
- 2020 ยทBetween the Coversas Self
- 2020 ยทKate & Kojias Dr Ayesha Radwan
- 2019 ยทYesterdayas Sheila Malik
- 2018 ยทNativity Rocks!as Nina
- 2018 ยทThe Nutcracker and the Four Realmsas Cook
- 2018 ยทPatrickas Miss Phillips
- 2018 ยทTo Provide All Peopleas District Nurse
- 2018 ยทThe Homestayas Meera
- 2018 ยทThe Splitas Goldie
- 2017 ยทPaddington 2as Prosecutor
- 2017 ยทRichard Osman's House of Gamesas Self - Contestant
- 2017 ยทBrexit Shorts: Just a T-shirtas Priri
- 2017 ยทOur Livesas Self - Narrator
- 2017 ยทWe Have Been Watchingas Self
- 2016 ยทWalliams & Friendas Various
- 2016 ยทDoctor Strangeas Dr. Patel
- 2016 ยทA Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globeas Presenter
- 2016 ยทJohn Bishop: In Conversation with...as Self
- 2016 ยทBranagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Julietas Nurse
- 2016 ยทAlice Through the Looking Glassas Nobody (voice)
- 2015 ยทBetter Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Versionas
- 2015 ยทBetter Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Versionas Narrator
- 2015 ยทAbsolutely Anythingas Fiona
- 2015 ยทAmar Akbar & Tonyas Honey
- 2015 ยทNational Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Foreversas Zehrunisa Husain
- 2014 ยทThe Boy in the Dressas Jaspreet
- 2014 ยทOriginal Comedy Shortsas
- 2014 ยทDuck Quacks Don't Echoas
- 2014 ยทThe Musketeersas Theresa
- 2014 ยทThe Kumarsas Sushil 'Ummi' Kumar
- 2013 ยทBroadchurchas Judge Sonia Sharma
- 2012 ยทMuch Ado About Nothingas Beatrice
- 2012 ยทAll in Good Timeas Lopa
- 2010 ยทLittle Crackersas Herself
- 2010 ยทYou Will Meet a Tall Dark Strangeras Dia's Mother
- 2009 ยทDesert Floweras Pushpa Patel
- 2009 ยทMad Sad & Badas Rashmi
- 2009 ยทHorrible Historiesas Storyteller
- 2008 ยทBeautiful Peopleas Aunty Hayley
- 2008 ยทWhen Were We Funniest?as
- 2007 ยทThe Alan Titchmarsh Showas Self
- 2007 ยทJekyllas Miranda
- 2007 ยทJhoom Barabar Jhoomas Satvinderโs mother
- 2007 ยทKingdomas Head Teacher
- 2006 ยทThe Amazing Mrs Pritchardas
- 2006 ยทThe One Showas Self - Guest
- 2006 ยทThe One Showas Self
- 2006 ยทScoopas Joe's Co-Passenger
- 2006 ยทThe Children's Party at the Palaceas Mary (The BFG)
- 2006 ยทSchool's Outas Self
- 2005 ยทNigellaas Self
- 2005 ยท8 Out of 10 Catsas Self
- 2005 ยทMonkey Trousersas
- 2005 ยทLife Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Heeas
- 2005 ยทDoctor Whoas Nasreen Chaudhry
- 2004 ยทWho Do You Think You Are?as Self
- 2004 ยทDerren Brown: Trick of the Mindas
- 2003 ยทQIas Self
- 2003 ยทMurder Investigation Teamas DCI Anita Wishart
- 2002 ยทAnita and Meas Auntie Shaila
- 2002 ยทBitches & Beauty Queens: The Making of Miss Indiaas Narrator
- 2002 ยทAll About Meas Rupinder
- 2002 ยทThe Juryas
- 2002 ยทJohnny Vaughan Tonightas Self
- 2001 ยทThe Kumars at No. 42as
- 2001 ยทBedtimeas Ruby
- 2001 ยทIn Deepas Marta Drusic
- 2000 ยทAladdin: The ITV Pantomimeas High Priestess
- 2000 ยทFat Friendsas
- 2000 ยทForgive and Forgetas Judith Adams
- 2000 ยทThe Strangerersas
- 1999 ยทLoose Womenas Self
- 1999 ยทIt's Only TV But I Like Itas Self
- 1999 ยทBad Girlsas Janan Hamad
- 1998 ยทThe Mrs Bradley Mysteriesas Madame Marlene
- 1998 ยทGirls' Nightas Carmen
- 1998 ยทParkinsonas Self
- 1997 ยทHolding Onas
- 1997 ยทRubyas Self
- 1997 ยทKeeping Mumas Tina Beare
- 1997 ยทMidsomer Murdersas Clara Myerscough
- 1997 ยทA Night in with the Girlsas
- 1996 ยทCrossing the Flooras Reporter
- 1996 ยทGoodness Gracious Meas
- 1996 ยทBeautiful Thingas Miss Chauhan
- 1995 ยทHamish Macbethas Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1995 ยทIt's Not Unusualas Shushila
- 1994 ยทRoom 101as Self
- 1994 ยทA Nice Arrangementas Sita
- 1994 ยทO Mary This Londonas Ranting woman
- 1994 ยทMemsahib Ritaas Unumma
- 1993 ยทGMTVas Self
- 1992 ยทAbsolutely Fabulousas Suzy
- 1992 ยทMy Sister-Wifeas Farah Khan
- 1991 ยทSoldier Soldieras Sangita Sharma
- 1991 ยทThe Real McCoyas
- 1990 ยทHave I Got News for Youas Herself
- 1990 ยทDrop the Dead Donkeyas Barmaid
- 1988 ยทThis Morningas Self
- 1987 ยทSammy and Rosie Get Laidas Rani
- 1987 ยทThe Ruth Rendell Mysteriesas Matron
- 1987 ยทA Little Princessas Anna
- 1986 ยทHandsworth Songsas Voice Over
- 1984 ยทThe Billas
- Future ยทFlavia de Luceas
- 1984 ยทMajdharas
- 1983 ยทNatural Worldas Narrator
- 1983 ยทTaggartas
- 1978 ยทAn Audience with...as Self