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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.
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2023Samosa & SonsRai BahadurMovie
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2022The SandmanRic the Vic · 1 episodeShow
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2021The Wheel of TimeVerin Mathwin · 13 episodesShow
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2020Dragon RiderSubisha Gulab (voice)Movie
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2019Back to LifeGaia · 2 episodesShow
2018Nativity Rocks!NinaMovie
2018The Nutcracker and the Four RealmsCookMovie
2018PatrickMiss PhillipsMovie
2018To Provide All PeopleDistrict NurseMovie
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2017Paddington 2ProsecutorMovie
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2016Walliams & FriendVarious · 1 episodeShow
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2016A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's GlobePresenterMovie
2016Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and JulietNurseMovie
2016Alice Through the Looking GlassNobody (voice)Movie
2015Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover VersionNarratorMovie
2015Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover VersionNarrator · 1 episodeShow
2015The BrinkNaeema · 10 episodesShow
2015Amar Akbar & TonyHoneyMovie
2015National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful ForeversZehrunisa HusainMovie
2015Absolutely AnythingFionaMovie
2014The Boy in the DressJaspreetMovie
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2014The MusketeersTheresa · 1 episodeShow
2013PsychobitchesHera · 1 episodeShow
2013Family TreeChitra · 2 episodesShow
2013The Job LotJamina McNulty · 1 episodeShow
2013Love MattersKuldip · 1 episodeShow
2013BroadchurchJudge Sonia Sharma · 7 episodesShow
2012HuntedFatima Zahir · 2 episodesShow
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2012All in Good TimeLopaMovie
2011SilkAisha Wiseman · 1 episodeShow
2010Little CrackersWriter · 1 episodeShow
2010Tinga Tinga TalesOwl (voice) · 26 episodesShow
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2009Grandpa in My PocketMrs Pointy Pencil · 1 episodeShow
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2008Beautiful PeopleAunty Hayley · 12 episodesShow
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