Meera Syal



First NameMeera
Last NameSyal
Age50
Date of BirthJune 27, 1961
Star SignCancer
Occupation CategoryActress
  • Meera Syal
  • Meera Syal
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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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#56,392
to be the LucyWho "Star of the Day"


Filmography

Selected Meera Syal film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2012
All in Good Time
Lopa

2010
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Dia's Parents

2009
Desert Flower
Pushpa Patel

2009
Mad Sad & Bad
Rashmi

2009
Minder
Jess Robinson

2009
Horrible Histories
Storyteller

2009
Grandpa in My Pocket
Mrs. Pointy Pencil

2008
Beautiful People
Aunty Hayley

2007
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
Satvinder's mother

2007
Jekyll
Miranda

2007
Kingdom
Headteacher

2006
Scoop
Joe's Co-Passenger

2006
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard
Liz Shannon

2006
Uncle Max
Snooty Neighbour

2005
Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee
Sunita

2005
The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million
Joyti De-Laurey

2005
Doctor Who
Nasreen Chaudhry

2004
The King of Bollywood
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2004
The All Star Comedy Show
Various Roles

2003
Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do
Sushil 'Ummi' Kumar

2003
Murder Investigation Team
DCI Anita Wishart

2002
Anita and Me
Auntie Shaila

2002
All About Me
Rupinder

2001
Bedtime
Ruby

2001
In Deep
Marta Drusic

2001
Linda Green
Sukie

2001
The Kumars at No. 42
Sushil 'Ummi' Kumar

2001
Goodness Gracious Me: Back Where They Came from
Various

2000
Forgive and Forget
Judith Adams

2000
Fat Friends
Aysha Kapoor

2000
The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries
Madam Marlene

2000
The Strangerers
Volunteer

1999
Bad Girls
Janan Hamad

1999
Holby City
Tara Sodi

1998
Girls' Night
Carmen

1998
Goodness Gracious Me
Various, Various Roles

1997
Sixth Happiness
Breathing Generator

1997
Holding On
Zita

1997
Keeping Mum
Tina Beare

1996
Beautiful Thing
Miss Chauhan

1996
Crossing the Floor
Reporter

1995
Jack and Jeremy's Police 4
Various

1995
Band of Gold
Anne Denver

1995
Flight
Tasleema

1995
It's Not Unusual
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1995
Degrees of Error
Dr. Jean Lowell

1994
A Nice Arrangement
Sita

1992
Absolutely Fabulous
Suzy

1992
Gummed Labels
Mira

1991
Soldier Soldier
Sangita Sharma

1991
The Real McCoy
Various Roles

1990
Drop the Dead Donkey
Barmaid

1990
Kinsey
Val

1987
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
Rani

1987
Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Matron

1987
Bureaucracy of Love
Devi Kumar

1986
A Little Princess
Anna

1986
Boon
Council Supervisor

1985
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4
Mrs. Singh

1985
Black Silk
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1985
Screen Two
Farah Khan, Ranting woman

1984
The Bill
Miss Choudry, Linda, Solicitor, Solicitor

1983
Taggart
Sharon Lal

1983
Majdhar
Rehana

Producer Credits

2005
Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee
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2002
Anita and Me
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Writer Credits

2007
Mumbai Calling
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2005
Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee
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2002
Anita and Me
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2001
Goodness Gracious Me: Back Where They Came from
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1998
Goodness Gracious Me
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1994
A Nice Arrangement
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1993
Bhaji on the Beach
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1991
The Real McCoy
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1985
Tandoori Nights
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1985
Black Silk
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1985
Screen Two
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