Meera Syal

Meera Syal

Acting

Born:
1961-06-27
Place of birth:
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Meera Syal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

Prodigies

Prodigies

2027Dahlia
TV
Phony

Phony

7.02026Sharla
TV
Lysistrata

Lysistrata

2026Lysistrata (voice)
Movie
The Revenge Club

The Revenge Club

6.22025Rita Eggleston
TV
Tinsel Town

Tinsel Town

5.82025Cassandra
Movie
National Theatre at Home: A Tupperware of Ashes

National Theatre at Home: A Tupperware of Ashes

2025Queenie
Movie
Uncanny Post Mortem

Uncanny Post Mortem

2025Self
TV
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out

Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out

7.32024Self / Suzy
Movie
Our Tiny Islands

Our Tiny Islands

10.02024Self - Narrator
TV
Samosa & Sons

Samosa & Sons

2.02023Rai Bahadur
Movie
The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

6.72023Lucretia Otis (voice)
Movie
Mrs Sidhu Investigates

Mrs Sidhu Investigates

6.62023Mrs. Sidhu
TV
The Smeds and the Smoos

The Smeds and the Smoos

6.82023Aunt Smed (voice)
Movie
The Almond and the Seahorse

The Almond and the Seahorse

4.92022Dr. Falmer
Movie
The Devil's Hour

The Devil's Hour

7.32022Dr Ruby Bennett
TV
The Sandman

The Sandman

7.82022Ric the Vic
TV
Roar

Roar

5.62022Anu
TV
The Wheel of Time

The Wheel of Time

7.62021Verin Mathwin
TV
Beena and Amrit

Beena and Amrit

2021Amrit
TV
Spin

Spin

6.92021Asha
Movie
Diana's Decades

Diana's Decades

6.02021Narrator
TV
We Are Lady Parts

We Are Lady Parts

7.62021Sister Squire
TV
Dragon Rider

Dragon Rider

6.92020Subisha Gulab (voice)
Movie
Between the Covers

Between the Covers

5.52020Self
TV
Comedians: Home Alone

Comedians: Home Alone

2020Reena
TV
Code 404

Code 404

6.62020Elizabeth Churchland
TV
Kate & Koji

Kate & Koji

6.12020Dr Ayesha Radwan
TV
Yesterday

Yesterday

6.72019Sheila Malik
Movie
Back to Life

Back to Life

7.42019Gaia
TV
Nativity Rocks!

Nativity Rocks!

3.92018Nina
Movie
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

6.12018Cook
Movie
Patrick

Patrick

6.72018Miss Phillips
Movie
To Provide All People

To Provide All People

8.02018District Nurse
Movie
The Homestay

The Homestay

5.52018Meera
Movie
The Split

The Split

7.22018Goldie
TV
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

7.02018Self - Guest
TV
Paddington 2

Paddington 2

7.52017Prosecutor
Movie
House of Games

House of Games

6.12017Self - Contestant
TV
Brexit Shorts: Just a T-shirt

Brexit Shorts: Just a T-shirt

10.02017Priri
Movie
Riviera

Riviera

6.02017Sonya Roche
TV
Our Lives

Our Lives

2017Self - Narrator
TV
Don't Ask Me Ask Britain

Don't Ask Me Ask Britain

2017Herself
TV
We Have Been Watching

We Have Been Watching

2017Self
TV
Walliams & Friend

Walliams & Friend

5.22016Various
TV
Doctor Strange

Doctor Strange

7.42016Dr. Patel
Movie
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

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

10.02016Presenter
Movie
John Bishop: In Conversation with...

John Bishop: In Conversation with...

7.02016Self
TV
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet

Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet

8.02016Nurse
Movie
Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

6.62016Nobody (voice)
Movie
Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version

Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version

2015Narrator
Movie
Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version

Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version

2015Narrator
TV
The Brink

The Brink

7.02015Naeema
TV
Amar Akbar & Tony

Amar Akbar & Tony

6.02015Honey
Movie
National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers

National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers

6.02015Zehrunisa Husain
Movie
Absolutely Anything

Absolutely Anything

5.92015Fiona
Movie
The Boy in the Dress

The Boy in the Dress

6.32014Jaspreet
Movie
Original Comedy Shorts

Original Comedy Shorts

6.02014
TV
All About TWO

All About TWO

2014Self - Panellist
Movie
Duck Quacks Don't Echo

Duck Quacks Don't Echo

6.02014Self
TV
The Musketeers

The Musketeers

7.22014Theresa
TV