Meera Syal

Meera Syal

Born 1961-06-27 (age 64) Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
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Biography

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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

Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange

2016

as Dr. Patel

Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice Through the Looking Glass

2016

as Nobody (voice)

Paddington 2
Paddington 2

2017

as Prosecutor

Absolutely Anything
Absolutely Anything

2015

as Fiona

Scoop
Scoop

2006

as Joe's Co-Passenger

Yesterday
Yesterday

2019

as Sheila Malik

Desert Flower
Desert Flower

2009

as Pushpa Patel

Beautiful Thing
Beautiful Thing

1996

as Miss Chauhan

Patrick
Patrick

2018

as Miss Phillips

Dragon Rider
Dragon Rider

2020

as Subisha Gulab (voice)

The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost

2023

as Lucretia Otis (voice)

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To Provide All People

2018

as District Nurse

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
The Children's Party at the Palace
Spin
Spin

2021

as Asha

Tinsel Town
Tinsel Town

2025

as Cassandra

The Almond and the Seahorse
Anita and Me
Anita and Me

2002

as Auntie Shaila

Forgive and Forget
Forgive and Forget

2000

as Judith Adams