Meera Syal

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

132

Gender

Female

Birthday

1961-06-27 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK

Meera Syal

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.

Known For

  • Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • The Sandman

    The Sandman

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • The Wheel of Time

    The Wheel of Time

  • Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

  • Broadchurch

    Broadchurch

  • Loose Women

    Loose Women

  • QI

    QI

  • Taggart

    Taggart

  • 8 Out of 10 Cats

    8 Out of 10 Cats

  • Doctor Strange

    Doctor Strange

  • The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

    The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • Tinsel Town

    Tinsel Town

  • Bad Girls

    Bad Girls

  • Natural World

    Natural World

  • The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

    The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

  • GMTV

    GMTV

  • The Musketeers

    The Musketeers

  • Absolutely Fabulous

    Absolutely Fabulous

  • Horrible Histories

    Horrible Histories

  • An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • The Alan Titchmarsh Show

    The Alan Titchmarsh Show

  • Alice Through the Looking Glass

    Alice Through the Looking Glass

  • Paddington 2

    Paddington 2

  • Room 101

    Room 101

  • Soldier Soldier

    Soldier Soldier

  • Richard Osman's House of Games

    Richard Osman's House of Games

  • Desert Flower

    Desert Flower

  • The Devil's Hour

    The Devil's Hour

  • The Devil's Hour

    The Devil's Hour

  • Roar

    Roar

  • Dragon Rider

    Dragon Rider

  • The Split

    The Split

  • Drop the Dead Donkey

    Drop the Dead Donkey

  • Nativity Rocks!

    Nativity Rocks!

  • Yesterday

    Yesterday

  • Kingdom

    Kingdom

  • The Canterville Ghost

    The Canterville Ghost

  • Spin

    Spin

  • Ruby

    Ruby

  • Majdhar

    Majdhar

  • Fat Friends

    Fat Friends

  • It's Only TV But I Like It

    It's Only TV But I Like It

  • Duck Quacks Don't Echo

    Duck Quacks Don't Echo

  • Scoop

    Scoop

  • Absolutely Anything

    Absolutely Anything

  • The Jury

    The Jury

  • Our Lives

    Our Lives

  • The Kumars at No. 42

    The Kumars at No. 42

  • Jekyll

    Jekyll

  • Murder Investigation Team

    Murder Investigation Team

  • You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

    You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

  • Bitches & Beauty Queens: The Making of Miss India

    Bitches & Beauty Queens: The Making of Miss India

  • John Bishop: In Conversation with...

    John Bishop: In Conversation with...

  • The Almond and the Seahorse

    The Almond and the Seahorse

  • Little Crackers

    Little Crackers

  • The Boy in the Dress

    The Boy in the Dress

  • In Deep

    In Deep

  • Beautiful People

    Beautiful People

  • The Amazing Mrs Pritchard

    The Amazing Mrs Pritchard

  • Mrs Sidhu Investigates

    Mrs Sidhu Investigates

  • Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet

    Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet

  • The Homestay

    The Homestay

  • Between the Covers

    Between the Covers

  • We Are Lady Parts

    We Are Lady Parts

  • Mad Sad & Bad

    Mad Sad & Bad

  • Memsahib Rita

    Memsahib Rita

  • Beautiful Thing

    Beautiful Thing

  • All in Good Time

    All in Good Time

  • Jhoom Barabar Jhoom

    Jhoom Barabar Jhoom

  • Nigella

    Nigella

  • Holding On

    Holding On

  • The Smeds and the Smoos

    The Smeds and the Smoos

  • The Mrs Bradley Mysteries

    The Mrs Bradley Mysteries

  • The Revenge Club

    The Revenge Club

  • O Mary This London

    O Mary This London

  • The Children's Party at the Palace

    The Children's Party at the Palace

  • Girls' Night

    Girls' Night

  • Gummed Labels

    Gummed Labels

  • National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers

    National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers

  • A Night in with the Girls

    A Night in with the Girls

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

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

  • Monkey Trousers

    Monkey Trousers

  • Amar Akbar & Tony

    Amar Akbar & Tony

  • Anita and Me

    Anita and Me

  • The Strangerers

    The Strangerers

  • Derren Brown: Trick of the Mind

    Derren Brown: Trick of the Mind

  • Crackanory

    Crackanory

  • Crossing the Floor

    Crossing the Floor

  • Goodness Gracious Me

    Goodness Gracious Me

  • All About TWO

    All About TWO

  • Johnny Vaughan Tonight

    Johnny Vaughan Tonight

  • Patrick

    Patrick

  • Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out

    Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out

  • The Kumars

    The Kumars

  • Keeping Mum

    Keeping Mum

  • A Nice Arrangement

    A Nice Arrangement

  • This Morning

    This Morning

  • Forgive and Forget

    Forgive and Forget

  • Flavia de Luce

    Flavia de Luce

  • Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

    Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

  • Bedtime

    Bedtime

  • A Little Princess

    A Little Princess

  • School's Out

    School's Out

  • The Real McCoy

    The Real McCoy

  • Brexit Shorts: Just a T-shirt

    Brexit Shorts: Just a T-shirt

  • Kate & Koji

    Kate & Koji

  • Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime

    Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime

  • All About Me

    All About Me

  • Uncanny Post Mortem

    Uncanny Post Mortem

  • Original Comedy Shorts

    Original Comedy Shorts

  • We Have Been Watching

    We Have Been Watching

  • To Provide All People

    To Provide All People

  • It's Not Unusual

    It's Not Unusual

  • My Sister-Wife

    My Sister-Wife

  • Beena and Amrit

    Beena and Amrit

  • When Were We Funniest?

    When Were We Funniest?

  • Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee

    Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee

  • Walliams & Friend

    Walliams & Friend

  • Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version

    Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version

  • Diana's Decades

    Diana's Decades

  • Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version

    Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version

  • Our Tiny Islands

    Our Tiny Islands

  • The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million

    The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million

  • Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing

  • Handsworth Songs

    Handsworth Songs

  • A Tupperware of Ashes

    A Tupperware of Ashes