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Meera Syal

Meera Syal

Meera Syal

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1961-06-27 (63 years old)

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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Filmography

all 130

TV Shows 79

Movies 51

self 32

Voice 4

Narrator 4

Writer 2

Producer 1

Self

Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out

Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out (2024)

Self - Narrator

Our Tiny Islands

Our Tiny Islands (2024)

Rai Bahadur

Samosa & Sons

Samosa & Sons (2023)

Lucretia Otis (voice)

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost (2023)

Mrs. Sidhu

Mrs Sidhu Investigates

Mrs Sidhu Investigates (2023)

Aunt Smed (voice)

The Smeds and the Smoos

The Smeds and the Smoos (2023)

Dr. Falmer

The Almond and the Seahorse

The Almond and the Seahorse (2022)

Dr Ruby Bennett / Dr. Ruby Bennett

The Devil's Hour

The Devil's Hour (2022)

Ric the Vic

The Sandman

The Sandman (2022)

Anu

Roar

Roar (2022)

Verin Mathwin

The Wheel of Time

The Wheel of Time (2021)

Amrit

Beena and Amrit

Beena and Amrit (2021)

Asha

Spin

Spin (2021)

Self - Narrator

Diana's Decades

Diana's Decades (2021)

Sister Squire

We Are Lady Parts

We Are Lady Parts (2021)

Subisha Gulab (voice)

Dragon Rider

Dragon Rider (2020)

Self

Between the Covers

Between the Covers (2020)

Dr Ayesha Radwan

Kate & Koji

Kate & Koji (2020)

Sheila Malik

Yesterday

Yesterday (2019)

Nina

Nativity Rocks!

Nativity Rocks! (2018)

Cook

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)

Miss Phillips

Patrick

Patrick (2018)

District Nurse

To Provide All People

To Provide All People (2018)

Meera

The Homestay

The Homestay (2018)

Goldie

The Split

The Split (2018)

Prosecutor

Paddington 2

Paddington 2 (2017)

Self - Contestant

Richard Osman's House of Games

Richard Osman's House of Games (2017)

Priti

Brexit Shorts: Just a T-shirt

Brexit Shorts: Just a T-shirt (2017)

Self - Narrator

Our Lives

Our Lives (2017)

Self

We Have Been Watching

We Have Been Watching (2017)

Various

Walliams & Friend

Walliams & Friend (2016)

Dr. Patel

Doctor Strange

Doctor Strange (2016)

Self - Presenter

A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2016)

Self

John Bishop: In Conversation with...

John Bishop: In Conversation with... (2016)

Nurse

Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet

Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet (2016)

Nobody (voice)

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)

Narrator

Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version

Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version (2015)

Narrator

Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version

Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version (2015)

Fiona

Absolutely Anything

Absolutely Anything (2015)

Honey

Amar Akbar & Tony

Amar Akbar & Tony (2015)

Zehrunisa Husain

National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers

National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers (2015)

Jaspreet

The Boy in the Dress

The Boy in the Dress (2014)

Writer

Original Comedy Shorts

Original Comedy Shorts (2014)

Duck Quacks Don't Echo

Duck Quacks Don't Echo (2014)

Theresa

The Musketeers

The Musketeers (2014)

Sushil 'Ummi' Kumar

The Kumars

The Kumars (2014)

Judge Sonia Sharma

Broadchurch

Broadchurch (2013)

Self - Actor and Writer

The British

The British (2012)

Beatrice

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing (2012)

Lopa

All in Good Time

All in Good Time (2012)

Self

Jo Brand's Big Splash (2011)

Herself / Writer

Little Crackers

Little Crackers (2010)

Dia's Mother

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)

Pushpa Patel

Desert Flower

Desert Flower (2009)

Rashmi

Mad Sad & Bad

Mad Sad & Bad (2009)

Storyteller

Horrible Histories

Horrible Histories (2009)

Self - Storyteller

CBeebies Bedtime Stories

CBeebies Bedtime Stories (2009)

Aunty Hayley

Beautiful People

Beautiful People (2008)

When Were We Funniest?

When Were We Funniest? (2008)

Self

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

The Alan Titchmarsh Show (2007)

Miranda

Jekyll

Jekyll (2007)

Satvinder’s mother

Jhoom Barabar Jhoom

Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007)

Head Teacher

Kingdom

Kingdom (2007)

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006)

Self / Self - Guest

The One Show

The One Show (2006)

Joe's Co-Passenger

Scoop

Scoop (2006)

Mary (The BFG)

The Children's Party at the Palace

The Children's Party at the Palace (2006)

Self

School's Out

School's Out (2006)

Self - Narrator

Drama Connections

Drama Connections (2005)

Self

Nigella

Nigella (2005)

Joyti De-Laurey

The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million

The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million (2005)

Self

8 Out of 10 Cats

8 Out of 10 Cats (2005)

Monkey Trousers

Monkey Trousers (2005)

Sunita

Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee

Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee (2005)

Nasreen Chaudhry

Doctor Who

Doctor Who (2005)

Self

Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are? (2004)

Derren Brown: Trick of the Mind

Derren Brown: Trick of the Mind (2004)

Self

QI (2003)

DCI Anita Wishart

Murder Investigation Team

Murder Investigation Team (2003)

Auntie Shaila / Writer / Producer

Anita and Me

Anita and Me (2002)

Self

Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy

Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy (2002)

Narrator

Bitches & Beauty Queens: The Making of Miss India

Bitches & Beauty Queens: The Making of Miss India (2002)

Rupinder

All About Me

All About Me (2002)

The Jury

The Jury (2002)

Self

Johnny Vaughan Tonight

Johnny Vaughan Tonight (2002)

Sushil 'Ummi' Kumar

The Kumars at No. 42

The Kumars at No. 42 (2001)

Ruby

Bedtime

Bedtime (2001)

Marta Drusic

In Deep

In Deep (2001)

High Priestess

Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime

Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime (2000)

Fat Friends

Fat Friends (2000)

Judith Adams

Forgive and Forget

Forgive and Forget (2000)

The Strangerers

The Strangerers (2000)

Self

Loose Women

Loose Women (1999)

Self

It's Only TV But I Like It

It's Only TV But I Like It (1999)

Janan Hamad

Bad Girls

Bad Girls (1999)

Madame Marlene

The Mrs Bradley Mysteries

The Mrs Bradley Mysteries (1998)

Carmen

Girls' Night

Girls' Night (1998)

Self

Parkinson

Parkinson (1998)

Holding On

Holding On (1997)

Self

Ruby

Ruby (1997)

Tina Beare

Keeping Mum

Keeping Mum (1997)

Clara Myerscough

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders (1997)

A Night in with the Girls

A Night in with the Girls (1997)

Reporter

Crossing the Floor

Crossing the Floor (1996)

Various

Goodness Gracious Me

Goodness Gracious Me (1996)

Miss Chauhan

Beautiful Thing

Beautiful Thing (1996)

Shushila

It's Not Unusual

It's Not Unusual (1995)

Self

Room 101

Room 101 (1994)

Sita

A Nice Arrangement

A Nice Arrangement (1994)

Ranting woman

O Mary This London

O Mary This London (1994)

Unumma

Memsahib Rita

Memsahib Rita (1994)

Writer

Bhaji on the Beach

Bhaji on the Beach (1993)

Self

GMTV

GMTV (1993)

Suzy

Absolutely Fabulous

Absolutely Fabulous (1992)

Farah Khan

My Sister-Wife

My Sister-Wife (1992)

Sangita Sharma

Soldier Soldier

Soldier Soldier (1991)

The Real McCoy

The Real McCoy (1991)

Herself

Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You (1990)

Drop the Dead Donkey

Drop the Dead Donkey (1990)

Self

This Morning

This Morning (1988)

Rani

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987)

Anna

A Little Princess

A Little Princess (1987)

Actress

Handsworth Songs

Handsworth Songs (1986)

The Bill

The Bill (1984)

Rehana

Majdhar

Majdhar (1984)

Narrator

Natural World

Natural World (1983)

Taggart

Taggart (1983)

Self

An Audience with...

An Audience with... (1978)

Tina Beare

Keeping Mum

Keeping Mum

Flavia de Luce

Flavia de Luce

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1961-06-27 (63 years old)

Birth Name
Feroza Syal

Birth Place
Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

Religion
Hinduism

Spouse
Sanjeev Bhaskar

Children
Milli Bhatia

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Awards
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Member of the Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Betty Trask Award, Academy Fellowship Award

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Last updated: 2025-01-22

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