Meera Syal
Acting
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.
Born: June 27, 1961
Place of Birth: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
Known For
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
A recording of the final night of Emma Rice's transgressive and flamboyant production of Shakespeare's comedy at the Globe in London. Four runaway lovers find themselves smack bang in the middle of a dispute between the King and Queen of the fairies, and, as if that wasn’t enough, a troupe of amateur actors are trying to rehearse a play. Between these unlikely groups flies Puck, armed only with a wicked sense of humour and a love potion capable of making anyone fall for the first person they set eyes upon. What could possibly go wrong?
Brexit Shorts: Just a T-shirt
Priti, a British-born Indian woman in the West Midlands, reports a violent incident in the street.
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
A star-studded retrospective reunites the lead cast for the first time since 2016 to rampage down memory lane revealing how the show was made, pay tribute to much-missed castmember June Whitfield, and celebrate its ground-breaking influence on female comedy.
In Deep
Lying, cheating, thieving—they’re the best undercover cops in the business. Liam Ketman (Nick Berry, Heartbeat) and Garth O'Hanlon (Stephen Tompkinson, Wild at Heart) take on false identities to infiltrate society’s underbelly and stop crime at its core. As they put their lives on the line, Liam tries desperately to hold his marriage together, while Gareth keeps his personal life a mystery.
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime
A televised pantomime of Aladdin with characters played by well-known celebrities.
Derren Brown: Trick of the Mind
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
Live theatre presentation of Shakespeare's classic play about two teenagers from warring families whose love affair ends in tragedy.
Horrible Histories
Based on the best-selling children's books and liberally splattered with guts, blood and poo, a group of British comedians offer an anarchic and unconventional take on some of history's most gruesome and funny moments, with topics including the Stone Age, the Middle Ages, the Egyptians and the Romans, among others.
Holding On
The interaction between a diverse range of characters—including a bulimic restaurant critic and a highly strung tax inspector—in modern-day London.
QI
Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.
Filmography
as Rita
as Cassandra
as Queenie
as Self - Narrator
as Lucretia Otis (voice)
as Mrs. Sidhu
as Aunt Smed (voice)
as Dr. Falmer
as Dr Ruby Bennett
as Dr. Ruby Bennett
as Ric the Vic
as Anu
as Verin Mathwin
as Amrit
as Asha
as Narrator
as Sister Squire
as Subisha Gulab (voice)
as Self
as Dr Ayesha Radwan
as Sheila Malik
as Nina
as Miss Phillips
as District Nurse
as Meera
as Goldie
as Self - Guest
as Prosecutor
as Self - Contestant
as Priri
as Self - Narrator
as Self
as Various
as Dr. Patel
as Nobody (voice)
as Honey
as Zehrunisa Husain
as Fiona
as Jaspreet
as Self - Panellist
as Theresa
as Self
as Judge Sonia Sharma
as Beatrice
as Lopa
as Aisha Wiseman
as Herself
as Dia's Mother
as Pushpa Patel
as Rashmi
as Storyteller
as Aunty Hayley
as Self - Panellist
as Miranda
as Satvinder’s mother
as Head Teacher
as Liz Shannon
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Joe's Co-Passenger
as Mary (The BFG)
as Self
as Self
as Nasreen Chaudhry
as Self
as Self
as DCI Anita Wishart
as Auntie Shaila
as Ruby
as Marta Drusic
as High Priestess
as Aysha Kapoor
as Judith Adams
as Volunteer
as Self
as Janan Hamad
as Madame Marlene
as Self
as Tina Beare
as Clara Myerscough
as Reporter
as Miss Chauhan
as Shushila
as Self
as Sita
as Ranting woman
as Unumma
as Self
as Suzy
as Farah Khan
as Sangita Sharma
as Self
as Barmaid
as Self
as Rani
as Anna
as Voice Over
as Mrs. Singh
as Rehana
as Narrator
as Self