Meera Syal
Known for ActingBorn 1961-06-27Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
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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.
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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
Doctor Strange
2016 · as Dr. Patel
Alice Through the Looking Glass
2016 · as Nobody (voice)
Paddington 2
2017 · as Prosecutor
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
2018 · as Cook
Scoop
2006 · as Joe's Co-Passenger
Yesterday
2019 · as Sheila Malik
Desert Flower
2009 · as Pushpa Patel
Absolutely Anything
2015 · as Fiona
Dragon Rider
2020 · as Subisha Gulab (voice)
The Canterville Ghost
2023 · as Lucretia Otis (voice)
Beautiful Thing
1996 · as Miss Chauhan
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
2010 · as Dia's Mother
Tinsel Town
2025 · as Cassandra
Girls' Night
1998 · as Carmen
Patrick
2018 · as Miss Phillips
Spin
2021 · as Asha
Anita and Me
2002 · as Auntie Shaila
Crossing the Floor
1996 · as Reporter