Meera Syal
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1961-06-27 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
Meera Syal
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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Known For
Acting
All About TWO
as Self - Panellist
(2025)
(2025)
A Tupperware of Ashes
as Queenie
(2024)
(2023)
The Canterville Ghost
as Lucretia Otis (voice)
(2023)
The Smeds and the Smoos
as Aunt Smed (voice)
(2022)
The Almond and the Seahorse
as Dr. Falmer
(2021)
Spin
as Asha
(2020)
Dragon Rider
as Subisha Gulab (voice)
(2019)
Yesterday
as Sheila Malik
(2018)
(2018)
Patrick
as Miss Phillips
(2018)
To Provide All People
as District Nurse
(2018)
Nativity Rocks!
as Nina
(2018)
The Homestay
as Meera
(2017)
Paddington 2
as Prosecutor
(2017)
Brexit Shorts: Just a T-shirt
as Priri
(2016)
Doctor Strange
as Dr. Patel
(2016)
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as Nobody (voice)
(2016)
(2016)
(2015)
Absolutely Anything
as Fiona
(2015)
National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers
as Zehrunisa Husain
(2015)
Amar Akbar & Tony
as Honey
(2015)
(2014)
The Boy in the Dress
as Jaspreet
(2012)
All in Good Time
as Lopa
(2012)
Much Ado About Nothing
as Beatrice
(2010)
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
as Dia's Mother
(2009)
Desert Flower
as Pushpa Patel
(2009)
Mad Sad & Bad
as Rashmi
(2007)
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
as Satvinder’s mother
(2006)
Scoop
as Joe's Co-Passenger
(2006)
The Children's Party at the Palace
as Mary (The BFG)
(2005)
The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million
as Joyti De-Laurey
(2002)
Anita and Me
as Auntie Shaila
(2002)
(2000)
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
as High Priestess
(2000)
Forgive and Forget
as Judith Adams
(1998)
Girls' Night
as Carmen
(1997)
(1996)
Beautiful Thing
as Miss Chauhan
(1996)
Crossing the Floor
as Reporter
(1995)
It's Not Unusual
as Shushila
(1994)
O Mary This London
as Ranting woman
(1994)
A Nice Arrangement
as Sita
(1994)
Memsahib Rita
as Unumma
(1992)
My Sister-Wife
as Farah Khan
(1987)
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
as Rani
(1986)
Handsworth Songs
as Voice Over
(1984)
Crew
(2017)
(2002)
Anita and Me
Writer, Producer
(1993)
Bhaji on the Beach
Writer
(1992)
My Sister-Wife
Writer