

Meera Syal
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
27 Jun 1961
Age
65 Years
Born In
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
Total Projects
139
Years Active
47 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.8 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

tv
The Revenge Club
The Revenge Club
as Rita

movie
Tinsel Town
Tinsel Town
as Cassandra

movie
National Theatre at Home: A Tupperware of Ashes
National Theatre at Home: A Tupperware of Ashes
as Queenie

tv
Uncanny Post Mortem
Uncanny Post Mortem

movie
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
as Self / Suzy

tv
Our Tiny Islands
Our Tiny Islands
as Self - Narrator

movie
The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost
as Lucretia Otis (voice)

tv
Mrs Sidhu Investigates
Mrs Sidhu Investigates
as Mrs. Sidhu

movie
The Smeds and the Smoos
The Smeds and the Smoos
as Aunt Smed (voice)

movie
The Almond and the Seahorse
The Almond and the Seahorse
as Dr. Falmer

tv
The Devil's Hour
The Devil's Hour
as Dr Ruby Bennett

tv
The Devil's Hour
The Devil's Hour
as Dr. Ruby Bennett

tv
The Sandman
The Sandman
as Ric the Vic

tv
Roar
Roar
as Anu

tv
The Wheel of Time
The Wheel of Time
as Verin Mathwin

tv
Beena and Amrit
Beena and Amrit
as Amrit

movie
Spin
Spin
as Asha

tv
Diana's Decades
Diana's Decades
as Narrator

tv
We Are Lady Parts
We Are Lady Parts
as Sister Squire

movie
Dragon Rider
Dragon Rider
as Subisha Gulab (voice)

tv
Between the Covers
Between the Covers
as Self

tv
Kate & Koji
Kate & Koji
as Dr Ayesha Radwan

movie
Yesterday
Yesterday
as Sheila Malik

tv
Back to Life
Back to Life
as Gaia

movie
Nativity Rocks!
Nativity Rocks!
as Nina

movie
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
as Cook

movie
Patrick
Patrick
as Miss Phillips

movie
To Provide All People
To Provide All People
as District Nurse

movie
The Homestay
The Homestay
as Meera

tv
The Split
The Split
as Goldie

tv
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
as Self - Guest

movie
Paddington 2
Paddington 2
as Prosecutor

tv
Richard Osman's House of Games
Richard Osman's House of Games
as Self - Contestant

movie
Brexit Shorts: Just a T-shirt
Brexit Shorts: Just a T-shirt
as Priri

tv
Our Lives
Our Lives
as Self - Narrator

tv
Don't Ask Me Ask Britain
Don't Ask Me Ask Britain
as Herself

tv
We Have Been Watching
We Have Been Watching
as Self

tv
Walliams & Friend
Walliams & Friend
as Various

movie
Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange
as Dr. Patel

movie
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
as Presenter

tv
John Bishop: In Conversation with...
John Bishop: In Conversation with...
as Self

movie
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
as Nurse

movie
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as Nobody (voice)

movie
Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version
Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version
as Narrator

tv
Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version
Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version

movie
Amar Akbar & Tony
Amar Akbar & Tony
as Honey

movie
National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers
National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers
as Zehrunisa Husain

movie
Absolutely Anything
Absolutely Anything
as Fiona

movie
The Boy in the Dress
The Boy in the Dress
as Jaspreet

tv
Original Comedy Shorts
Original Comedy Shorts

movie
All About TWO
All About TWO
as Self - Panellist

tv
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
Duck Quacks Don't Echo

tv
The Musketeers
The Musketeers
as Theresa

tv
The Kumars
The Kumars
as Sushil 'Ummi' Kumar

tv
Crackanory
Crackanory
as Self

tv
Psychobitches
Psychobitches
as Hera

tv
Broadchurch
Broadchurch
as Judge Sonia Sharma

movie
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
as Beatrice

movie
All in Good Time
All in Good Time
as Lopa

tv
Silk
Silk
as Aisha Wiseman

tv
Little Crackers
Little Crackers
as Herself

movie
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
as Dia's Mother

movie
Desert Flower
Desert Flower
as Pushpa Patel

movie
Mad Sad & Bad
Mad Sad & Bad
as Rashmi

tv
Horrible Histories
Horrible Histories
as Storyteller

tv
Beautiful People
Beautiful People
as Aunty Hayley

tv
When Were We Funniest?
When Were We Funniest?

tv
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
as Self

tv
Jekyll
Jekyll
as Miranda

tv
Would I Lie to You?
Would I Lie to You?
as Self - Panellist

movie
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
as Satvinder’s mother

tv
Kingdom
Kingdom
as Head Teacher

tv
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
as Liz Shannon

tv
The One Show
The One Show
as Self - Guest

tv
The One Show
The One Show
as Self

movie
Scoop
Scoop
as Joe's Co-Passenger

movie
The Children's Party at the Palace
The Children's Party at the Palace
as Mary (The BFG)

tv
School's Out
School's Out
as Self

tv
Nigella
Nigella
as Self

movie
The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million
The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million
as Joyti De-Laurey

tv
8 Out of 10 Cats
8 Out of 10 Cats
as Self

tv
Monkey Trousers
Monkey Trousers

tv
Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee
Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee

tv
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as Nasreen Chaudhry

tv
Who Do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self

tv
Derren Brown: Trick of the Mind
Derren Brown: Trick of the Mind

tv
QI
QI
as Self

tv
Murder Investigation Team
Murder Investigation Team
as DCI Anita Wishart

movie
Anita and Me
Anita and Me
as Auntie Shaila

movie
Bitches & Beauty Queens: The Making of Miss India
Bitches & Beauty Queens: The Making of Miss India
as Narrator

tv
All About Me
All About Me
as Rupinder

tv
The Jury
The Jury

tv
Johnny Vaughan Tonight
Johnny Vaughan Tonight
as Self

tv
The Kumars at No. 42
The Kumars at No. 42

tv
Bedtime
Bedtime
as Ruby

tv
In Deep
In Deep
as Marta Drusic

movie
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
as High Priestess

tv
Fat Friends
Fat Friends
as Aysha Kapoor

movie
Forgive and Forget
Forgive and Forget
as Judith Adams

tv
The Strangerers
The Strangerers
as Volunteer

tv
Loose Women
Loose Women
as Self

tv
It's Only TV But I Like It
It's Only TV But I Like It
as Self

tv
Bad Girls
Bad Girls
as Janan Hamad

tv
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
as Madame Marlene

movie
Girls' Night
Girls' Night
as Carmen

tv
Goodness Gracious Me
Goodness Gracious Me

tv
Parkinson
Parkinson
as Self

tv
Ruby
Ruby
as Self

tv
Keeping Mum
Keeping Mum
as Tina Beare

tv
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
as Clara Myerscough

movie
A Night in with the Girls
A Night in with the Girls

movie
Crossing the Floor
Crossing the Floor
as Reporter

movie
Beautiful Thing
Beautiful Thing
as Miss Chauhan

movie
It's Not Unusual
It's Not Unusual
as Shushila

tv
Room 101
Room 101
as Self

movie
A Nice Arrangement
A Nice Arrangement
as Sita

movie
O Mary This London
O Mary This London
as Ranting woman

movie
Memsahib Rita
Memsahib Rita
as Unumma

tv
GMTV
GMTV
as Self

tv
Absolutely Fabulous
Absolutely Fabulous
as Suzy

movie
Gummed Labels
Gummed Labels

movie
My Sister-Wife
My Sister-Wife
as Farah Khan

tv
Soldier Soldier
Soldier Soldier
as Sangita Sharma

tv
The Real McCoy
The Real McCoy

tv
Have I Got News for You
Have I Got News for You
as Self

tv
Drop the Dead Donkey
Drop the Dead Donkey
as Barmaid

movie
Interviewers From Hell
Interviewers From Hell

tv
This Morning
This Morning
as Self

movie
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
as Rani

tv
A Little Princess
A Little Princess
as Anna

movie
Handsworth Songs
Handsworth Songs
as Voice Over

tv
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾
as Mrs. Singh

movie
Majdhar
Majdhar
as Rehana

tv
The Bill
The Bill

tv
Natural World
Natural World
as Narrator

tv
Taggart
Taggart

tv
An Audience with...
An Audience with...
as Self

movie
Lysistrata
Lysistrata
as Lysistrata (voice)

tv
Phony
Phony
as Sharla