Meera Syal
1.3Acting

Meera Syal

Jun 27, 1961 - Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK

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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Credits

Cast

Media
Movie2006ScoopJoe's Co-Passenger
Movie1996Beautiful ThingMiss Chauhan
Movie1998Girls' NightCarmen
Movie2009Desert FlowerPushpa Patel
Movie2021SpinAsha
Movie2022The Almond and the SeahorseDr. Falmer
Movie2006The Children's Party at the PalaceMary (The BFG)
Movie1997A Night in with the Girls
Movie2002Bitches & Beauty Queens: The Making of Miss IndiaNarrator
MovieN/AFlavia de Luce
Movie2012All in Good TimeLopa
Movie2009Mad Sad & BadRashmi
Movie2016A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's GlobePresenter
Movie2015Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover VersionNarrator
Movie2017Brexit Shorts: Just a T-shirtPriri
Movie2023The Canterville GhostLucretia Otis (voice)
Movie1992My Sister-WifeFarah Khan
Movie2000Forgive and ForgetJudith Adams
Movie1994A Nice ArrangementSita
Movie1995It's Not UnusualShushila
Movie2012Much Ado About NothingBeatrice
Movie2014The Boy in the DressJaspreet
Movie2023The Smeds and the SmoosAunt Smed (voice)
Movie2018The HomestayMeera
Movie2007Jhoom Barabar JhoomSatvinder’s mother
Movie1986Handsworth SongsVoice Over
Movie2015Absolutely AnythingFiona
Movie2016Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and JulietNurse
Movie2016Alice Through the Looking GlassNobody (voice)
Movie2010You Will Meet a Tall Dark StrangerDia's Mother
Movie2015National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful ForeversZehrunisa Husain
Movie2002Anita and MeAuntie Shaila
Movie2018PatrickMiss Phillips
Movie2017Paddington 2Prosecutor
Movie2020Dragon RiderSubisha Gulab (voice)
Movie1996Crossing the FloorReporter
Movie2018To Provide All PeopleDistrict Nurse
Movie2018Nativity Rocks!Nina
Movie1987Sammy and Rosie Get LaidRani
Movie2019YesterdaySheila Malik
Movie1994Memsahib RitaUnumma
Movie2018The Nutcracker and the Four RealmsCook
Movie2016Doctor StrangeDr. Patel
Movie1984Majdhar
Movie2000Aladdin: The ITV PantomimeHigh Priestess
Movie1994O Mary This LondonRanting woman
Movie2015Amar Akbar & TonyHoney
Movie2024Absolutely Fabulous: Inside OutSelf
Movie2025Tinsel Town
Movie2005The Secretary Who Stole £4 MillionJoyti De-Laurey
Movie2014All About TWOSelf - Panellist
Movie2025A Tupperware of AshesQueenie
Movie1992Gummed Labels
TV Show2006The Amazing Mrs PritchardLiz Shannon6
TV Show2007JekyllMiranda6
TV Show1988This MorningSelf1
TV Show2001The Kumars at No. 4251
TV Show2005Monkey Trousers7
TV Show2000Fat Friends4
TV Show2006The One ShowSelf - Guest1
TV Show2002All About MeRupinder6
TV Show1984The Bill1
TV Show1996Goodness Gracious Me22
TV Show1983Taggart1
TV Show2004Who Do You Think You Are?Self1
TV Show2003Murder Investigation TeamDCI Anita Wishart4
TV Show20058 Out of 10 CatsSelf1
TV Show2017We Have Been WatchingSelf5
TV Show1992Absolutely FabulousSuzy1
TV Show2000The StrangerersVolunteer1
TV Show2006School's OutSelf1
TV Show1991The Real McCoy30
TV Show2007The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelf1
TV Show2001BedtimeRuby6
TV Show2002Johnny Vaughan TonightSelf1
TV Show2004Derren Brown: Trick of the Mind1
TV Show1983Natural WorldNarrator1
TV Show1997Keeping MumTina Beare16
TV Show1993GMTVSelf1
TV Show1999It's Only TV But I Like ItSelf1
TV Show2021Diana's DecadesNarrator3
TV Show2008When Were We Funniest?4
TV Show2005Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee3
TV Show2005Doctor WhoNasreen Chaudhry2
TV Show2014The KumarsSushil 'Ummi' Kumar6
TV Show2009Horrible HistoriesStoryteller10
TV Show1999Bad GirlsJanan Hamad1
TV Show2003QISelf1
TV Show2002The Jury2
TV Show2001In DeepMarta Drusic6
TV Show2007KingdomHead Teacher1
TV Show2021Beena and AmritAmrit1
TV Show2005NigellaSelf1
TV Show2006The One ShowSelf1
TV Show2014The MusketeersTheresa1
TV Show1990Drop the Dead DonkeyBarmaid1
TV Show1997RubySelf2
TV Show2014Original Comedy Shorts1
TV Show2015Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version1
TV Show2016Walliams & FriendVarious1
TV Show1997Holding On1
TV Show1978An Audience with...Self1
TV Show2021The Wheel of TimeVerin Mathwin13
TV Show1997Midsomer MurdersClara Myerscough1
TV Show2023Mrs Sidhu InvestigatesMrs. Sidhu4
TV Show1990Have I Got News for YouHerself2
TV Show2010Little CrackersHerself1
TV Show2022RoarAnu1
TV Show2014Duck Quacks Don't Echo1
TV Show1994Room 101Self2
TV Show2022The SandmanRic the Vic1
TV Show2017Richard Osman's House of GamesSelf - Contestant5
TV Show2016John Bishop: In Conversation with...Self1
TV Show2022The Devil's HourDr Ruby Bennett3
TV Show2022The Devil's HourDr. Ruby Bennett2
TV Show2013BroadchurchJudge Sonia Sharma7
TV Show2018The SplitGoldie6
TV Show2020Kate & KojiDr Ayesha Radwan6
TV Show2021We Are Lady PartsSister Squire3
TV Show2008Beautiful PeopleAunty Hayley12
TV Show1999Loose WomenSelf1
TV Show1998The Mrs Bradley MysteriesMadame Marlene1
TV Show1991Soldier SoldierSangita Sharma3
TV Show2017Our LivesSelf - Narrator2
TV Show2024Our Tiny IslandsSelf - Narrator4
TV Show1998ParkinsonSelf1
TV Show1987A Little PrincessAnna6
TV Show2020Between the CoversSelf1
TV Show2025Uncanny Post Mortem1
TV Show2018The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To CancerSelf - Guest1
TV ShowN/AThe Revenge ClubRita0
TV Show1990Have I Got News for YouSelf1

Crew

Media
Movie1993Bhaji on the BeachWriterWriting
Movie2017Brexit Shorts: Just a T-shirtWriterWriting
Movie1992My Sister-WifeWriterWriting
Movie2002Anita and MeWriterWriting
Movie2002Anita and MeProducerProduction
Movie1994A Nice ArrangementStoryWriting
TV Show2014Original Comedy ShortsWriterWriting
TV Show2010Little CrackersWriterWriting
TV Show1996Goodness Gracious MeCreatorCreator