Actor
Meera Syal
June 27, 1961 · Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
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.
Notable work
7.4Doctor Strange (2016)
as Dr. Patel
6.6Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
as Nobody (voice)
6.7Yesterday (2019)
as Sheila Malik
7.6Doctor Who (2005)
as Nasreen Chaudhry
7.5Paddington 2 (2017)
as Prosecutor
7.9The Sandman (2022)
as Ric the Vic
7.6The Wheel of Time (2021)
as Verin Mathwin
6.1The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
as Cook
6.6Scoop (2006)
as Joe's Co-Passenger
5.9Absolutely Anything (2015)
as Fiona
7.9Phineas and Ferb (2007)
as Baljeet's Mom (voice)
7.9Broadchurch (2013)
as Judge Sonia Sharma
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