Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Born
27 giugno 1961 (65)
Place of birth
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Meera Syal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Conosciuto per
7.6
Series
The Wheel of Time
Verin Mathwin
2021–2025
7.4
Film
Doctor Strange
Dr. Patel
2016
6.6
Film
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Nobody (voice)
2016
7.0
Series
The Brink
Naeema
2015
7.0
Series
Murder Investigation Team
DCI Anita Wishart
2003–2005
7.6
Film
Desert Flower
Pushpa Patel
2009
6.1
Film
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Cook
2018
0.0
Series
Phony
Sharla
2026–
6.7
Series
The Revenge Club
Rita Eggleston
2025
6.7
Film
Yesterday
Sheila Malik
2019
5.9
Film
Absolutely Anything
Fiona
2015
6.0
Series
The Kumars at No. 42
2001–2006
6.8
Series
Beautiful People
Aunty Hayley
2008–2009
6.6
Film
Scoop
Joe's Co-Passenger
2006
6.8
Series
Mrs Sidhu Investigates
Mrs. Sidhu
2023–
6.2
Series
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
Liz Shannon
2006
7.0
Film
Dragon Rider
Subisha Gulab (voice)
2020
7.5
Series
Jekyll
Miranda
2007
6.7
Series
Goodness Gracious Me
1998–2001
7.5
Series
Monkey Trousers
2005–2004
5.0
Series
The Kumars
Sushil 'Ummi' Kumar
2014
6.7
Film
The Canterville Ghost
Lucretia Otis (voice)
2023
6.7
Film
Patrick
Miss Phillips
2018
8.0
Film
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
Self / Suzy
2024
0.0
Series
Beena and Amrit
Amrit
2021
5.8
Film
Tinsel Town
Cassandra
2025
7.0
Film
Spin
Asha
2021
6.0
Series
The Real McCoy
1991–1996
8.0
Film
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
Nurse
2016
4.9
Film
The Almond and the Seahorse
Dr. Falmer
2022
8.0
Film
To Provide All People
District Nurse
2018
6.9
Film
The Smeds and the Smoos
Aunt Smed (voice)
2023
9.0
Series
Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee
2005
3.9
Film
Nativity Rocks!
Nina
2018
5.5
Film
The Homestay
Meera
2018
0.0
Film
Lysistrata
Lysistrata (voice)
2026
Acting credits 36 titles
Lysistrata
as Lysistrata (voice)
0.0
2026
Phony
as Sharla
0.0
2026–
The Revenge Club
as Rita Eggleston
6.7
2025
Tinsel Town
as Cassandra
5.8
2025
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
as Self / Suzy
8.0
2024
Mrs Sidhu Investigates
as Mrs. Sidhu
6.8
2023–
The Smeds and the Smoos
as Aunt Smed (voice)
6.9
2023
The Canterville Ghost
as Lucretia Otis (voice)
6.7
2023
The Almond and the Seahorse
as Dr. Falmer
4.9
2022
Beena and Amrit
as Amrit
0.0
2021
Spin
as Asha
7.0
2021
The Wheel of Time
as Verin Mathwin
7.6
2021–2025
Dragon Rider
as Subisha Gulab (voice)
7.0
2020
Yesterday
as Sheila Malik
6.7
2019
The Homestay
as Meera
5.5
2018
Nativity Rocks!
as Nina
3.9
2018
Patrick
as Miss Phillips
6.7
2018
To Provide All People
as District Nurse
8.0
2018
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
as Cook
6.1
2018
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
as Nurse
8.0
2016
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as Nobody (voice)
6.6
2016
Doctor Strange
as Dr. Patel
7.4
2016
The Brink
as Naeema
7.0
2015
Absolutely Anything
as Fiona
5.9
2015
The Kumars
as Sushil 'Ummi' Kumar
5.0
2014
Desert Flower
as Pushpa Patel
7.6
2009
Beautiful People
as Aunty Hayley
6.8
2008–2009
Jekyll
as Miranda
7.5
2007
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
as Liz Shannon
6.2
2006
Scoop
as Joe's Co-Passenger
6.6
2006
Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee
9.0
2005
Monkey Trousers
7.5
2005–2004
Murder Investigation Team
as DCI Anita Wishart
7.0
2003–2005
The Kumars at No. 42
6.0
2001–2006
Goodness Gracious Me
6.7
1998–2001
The Real McCoy
6.0
1991–1996