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Meera Syal

Acting Born Jun 27, 1961 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK 24 credits

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

Midsomer Murders

as Clara Myerscough

Doctor Who

as Nasreen Chaudhry
Film

Down by Law

as Self

The Wheel of Time

as Verin Mathwin

The Sandman

as Ric the Vic
Film

Persona

as Self
Film

Doctor Strange

as Dr. Patel

Full filmography

  • Midsomer Murders (1997) as Clara Myerscough
  • Doctor Who (2005) as Nasreen Chaudhry
  • QI (2003) as Self
  • Natural World (1983) as Narrator
  • The Wheel of Time (2021) as Verin Mathwin
  • The Sandman (2022) as Ric the Vic
  • Have I Got News for You (1990) as Self
  • The One Show (2006) as Self - Guest
  • The One Show (2006) as Self
  • Silk (2011) as Aisha Wiseman
  • Absolutely Fabulous (1992) as Suzy
  • The Bill (1984)
  • Horrible Histories (2009) as Storyteller
  • 8 Out of 10 Cats (2005) as Self
  • Broadchurch (2013) as Judge Sonia Sharma
  • Would I Lie to You? (2007) as Self - Panellist
  • Bad Girls (1999) as Janan Hamad
  • The Revenge Club (2025) as Rita
  • Doctor Strange (2016) as Dr. Patel
  • Soldier Soldier (1991) as Sangita Sharma
  • Loose Women (1999) as Self
  • GMTV (1993) as Self
  • Taggart (1983)
  • The Alan Titchmarsh Show (2007) as Self