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Meera Syal
Born 1961-06-27Wolverhampton, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Meera Syal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Screen work
Movies & roles
LysistrataLysistrata (voice)Tinsel TownCassandraNational Theatre at Home: A Tupperware of AshesQueenieAbsolutely Fabulous: Inside OutSelf / SuzySamosa & SonsRai BahadurThe Canterville GhostLucretia Otis (voice)The Smeds and the SmoosAunt Smed (voice)The Almond and the SeahorseDr. FalmerSpinAshaDragon RiderSubisha Gulab (voice)YesterdaySheila MalikNativity Rocks!NinaThe Nutcracker and the Four RealmsCookPatrickMiss PhillipsTo Provide All PeopleDistrict NurseThe HomestayMeeraPaddington 2ProsecutorBrexit Shorts: Just a T-shirtPririDoctor StrangeDr. PatelA Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's GlobePresenterBranagh Theatre Live: Romeo and JulietNurseAlice Through the Looking GlassNobody (voice)Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover VersionNarratorAmar Akbar & TonyHoney