Meera Syal

Meera Syal

Acting
54 Movies 86 TV Shows

Born

June 27, 1961

Place of Birth

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK

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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 M…

Known For

Filmography

Tinsel Town

Tinsel Town

2025

National Theatre at Home: A Tupperware of Ashes

National Theatre at Home: A Tupperware of Ashes

2025

Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out

Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out

2024

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

2023

The Smeds and the Smoos

The Smeds and the Smoos

2023

The Almond and the Seahorse

The Almond and the Seahorse

2022

Spin

Spin

2021

Dragon Rider

Dragon Rider

2020

Yesterday

Yesterday

2019

Nativity Rocks!

Nativity Rocks!

2018

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

2018

Patrick

Patrick

2018

To Provide All People

To Provide All People

2018

The Homestay

The Homestay

2018

Paddington 2

Paddington 2

2017

Brexit Shorts: Just a T-shirt

Brexit Shorts: Just a T-shirt

2017

Doctor Strange

Doctor Strange

2016

A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

2016

Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet

Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet

2016

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

2016

Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version

Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version

2015

Amar Akbar & Tony

Amar Akbar & Tony

2015

National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers

National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers

2015

Absolutely Anything

Absolutely Anything

2015

The Boy in the Dress

The Boy in the Dress

2014

All About TWO

All About TWO

2014

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

2012

All in Good Time

All in Good Time

2012

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

2010

Desert Flower

Desert Flower

2009

Mad Sad & Bad

Mad Sad & Bad

2009

Jhoom Barabar Jhoom

Jhoom Barabar Jhoom

2007

Scoop

Scoop

2006

The Children's Party at the Palace

The Children's Party at the Palace

2006

The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million

The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million

2005

Anita and Me

Anita and Me

2002

Bitches & Beauty Queens: The Making of Miss India

Bitches & Beauty Queens: The Making of Miss India

2002

Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime

Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime

2000

Forgive and Forget

Forgive and Forget

2000

Girls' Night

Girls' Night

1998

A Night in with the Girls

A Night in with the Girls

1997

Crossing the Floor

Crossing the Floor

1996

Beautiful Thing

Beautiful Thing

1996

It's Not Unusual

It's Not Unusual

1995

A Nice Arrangement

A Nice Arrangement

1994

O Mary This London

O Mary This London

1994

Memsahib Rita

Memsahib Rita

1994

Gummed Labels

Gummed Labels

1992

My Sister-Wife

My Sister-Wife

1992

Interviewers From Hell

Interviewers From Hell

1989

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

1987

Handsworth Songs

Handsworth Songs

1986

Majdhar

Majdhar

1984

Lysistrata

Lysistrata