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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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Filmography
all 117
TV Shows 68
Movies 49
self 24
Voice 4
Narrator 4
Writer 4
Lucretia Otis (voice)
The Canterville Ghost (2023)
Movie
8
Mrs Sidhu
Mrs Sidhu Investigates (2023)
TV
Aunt Smed (voice)
The Smeds and the Smoos (2023)
Movie
Dr. Falmer
The Almond and the Seahorse (2022)
Movie
Dr. Bennett / Dr Ruby Bennett / Dr. Ruby Bennett
The Devil's Hour (2022)
TV
Ric the Vic
The Sandman (2022)
TV
4.33
Anu
Roar (2022)
TV
10
Verin Mathwin
The Wheel of Time (2021)
TV
5
Amrit
Beena and Amrit (2021)
TV
Asha
Spin (2021)
Movie
Self - Narrator
Diana's Decades (2021)
TV
Subisha Gulab (voice)
Dragon Rider (2020)
Movie
10
Dr Ayesha Radwan
Kate & Koji (2020)
TV
Sheila Malik
Yesterday (2019)
Movie
5.97
Nina
Nativity Rocks! (2018)
Movie
Cook
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
Movie
7.22
Miss Phillips
Patrick (2018)
Movie
District Nurse
To Provide All People (2018)
Movie
Meera
The Homestay (2018)
Movie
Goldie
The Split (2018)
TV
9
Prosecutor
Paddington 2 (2017)
Movie
7
Self - Contestant
Richard Osman's House of Games (2017)
TV
Priti
Brexit Shorts: Just a T-shirt (2017)
Movie
Self
We Have Been Watching (2017)
TV
Various
Walliams & Friend (2016)
TV
Dr. Patel
Doctor Strange (2016)
Movie
7.09
Self - Presenter
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2016)
Movie
Herself
John Bishop: In Conversation With... (2016)
TV
Nurse
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet (2016)
Movie
10
Nobody (voice)
Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
Movie
6.96
Narrator
Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version (2015)
TV
Narrator
Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version (2015)
Movie
Fiona
Absolutely Anything (2015)
Movie
5
Honey
Amar Akbar & Tony (2015)
Movie
Zehrunisa Husain
National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers (2015)
Movie
Jaspreet
The Boy in the Dress (2014)
Movie
Writer
Original Comedy Shorts (2014)
TV
Duck Quacks Don't Echo (2014)
TV
Theresa
The Musketeers (2014)
TV
6.78
Sushil 'Ummi' Kumar
The Kumars (2014)
TV
Self - Actor and Writer
The British (2012)
TV
Beatrice
Much Ado About Nothing (2012)
Movie
Lopa
All in Good Time (2012)
Movie
Self
Jo Brand's Big Splash (2011)
TV
Herself / Writer
Little Crackers (2010)
TV
Dia's Mother
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
Movie
5
Pushpa Patel
Desert Flower (2009)
Movie
10
Rashmi
Mad Sad & Bad (2009)
Movie
Storyteller
Horrible Histories (2009)
TV
1
Aunty Hayley
Beautiful People (2008)
TV
When Were We Funniest? (2008)
TV
Self
The Alan Titchmarsh Show (2007)
TV
Miranda
Jekyll (2007)
TV
8
Satvinder’s mother
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007)
Movie
Head Teacher
Kingdom (2007)
TV
6
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard (2006)
TV
Self / Self - Guest
The One Show (2006)
TV
Joe's Co-Passenger
Scoop (2006)
Movie
4.33
Mary (The BFG)
The Children's Party at the Palace (2006)
Movie
School's Out (2006)
TV
Self - Narrator
Drama Connections (2005)
TV
Self
Nigella (2005)
TV
Joyti De-Laurey
The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million (2005)
Movie
Self
8 Out of 10 Cats (2005)
TV
Monkey Trousers (2005)
TV
Sunita
Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee (2005)
TV
Nasreen Chaudhry
Doctor Who (2005)
TV
6.37
Self
Who Do You Think You Are? (2004)
TV
Derren Brown: Trick of the Mind (2004)
TV
Self
QI (2003)
TV
DCI Anita Wishart
Murder Investigation Team (2003)
TV
Writer
Anita and Me (2002)
Movie
Self
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy (2002)
TV
Narrator
Bitches & Beauty Queens: The Making of Miss India (2002)
Movie
Rupinder
All About Me (2002)
TV
The Jury (2002)
TV
Self
Johnny Vaughan Tonight (2002)
TV
Sushil 'Ummi' Kumar
The Kumars at No. 42 (2001)
TV
Ruby
Bedtime (2001)
TV
Marta Drusic
In Deep (2001)
TV
High Priestess
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime (2000)
Movie
Fat Friends (2000)
TV
Judith Adams
Forgive and Forget (2000)
Movie
The Strangerers (2000)
TV
Self
It's Only TV But I Like It (1999)
TV
Janan Hamad
Bad Girls (1999)
TV
Carmen
Girls' Night (1998)
Movie
Holding On (1997)
TV
Self
Ruby (1997)
TV
Tina Beare
Keeping Mum (1997)
TV
Clara Myerscough
Midsomer Murders (1997)
TV
6
A Night in with the Girls (1997)
Movie
Reporter
Crossing the Floor (1996)
Movie
Various / Various Roles
Goodness Gracious Me (1996)
TV
Miss Chauhan
Beautiful Thing (1996)
Movie
6
Shushila
It's Not Unusual (1995)
Movie
Self
Room 101 (1994)
TV
Sita
A Nice Arrangement (1994)
Movie
Ranting woman
O Mary This London (1994)
Movie
Unumma
Memsahib Rita (1994)
Movie
Writer
Bhaji on the Beach (1993)
Movie
Self
GMTV (1993)
TV
Absolutely Fabulous (1992)
TV
6
Writer
My Sister-Wife (1992)
Movie
Various Roles
The Real McCoy (1991)
TV
Herself
Have I Got News for You (1990)
TV
Drop the Dead Donkey (1990)
TV
6
Self
This Morning (1988)
TV
Rani
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987)
Movie
Actress
Handsworth Songs (1986)
Movie
The Bill (1984)
TV
Rehana
Majdhar (1984)
Movie
Narrator
Natural World (1983)
TV
6
Taggart (1983)
TV
6
Self
An Audience with... (1978)
TV
Tina Beare
Keeping Mum
TV
Mrs. Mullet
Flavia de Luce
Movie
Ratings
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1961-06-27 (62 years old)
Birth NameFeroza Syal
Birth PlaceWolverhampton, United Kingdom
ReligionHinduism
SpouseSanjeev Bhaskar
ChildrenMilli Bhatia
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
AwardsFellow 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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