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Meera Syal

  1. 31st March: Back To Life Series 2 filming now with Meera Syal and Adrian Edmondson
  2. 18th February via Chortle: Comedians go vaccine mythbusting
  3. 26th January via BBC: Adil Ray organises video to dispel Covid vaccine myths

Meera Syal is a 59 year-old English actor, writer and composer.

More biography details
Birth name
Feroza Syal
Gender
Female
Nationality
England

Awards

  • BAFTA Television Awards 2003 - Best Entertainment Performance: Nominee
Born
Tuesday 27th June 1961 (59 years-old)

Known for

Bindi Business. Image shows from L to R: Raj (Chris Nayak), Bindi (Meera Syal), Anu (Krupa Pattani), Uncle Bash (Vincent Ebrahim). Copyright: BBC. Bindi Business - Bindi
Goodness Gracious Me. Image shows from L to R: Nina Wadia, Kulvinder Ghir, Dave Lamb, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal. Copyright: BBC. Goodness Gracious Me - Actor
The Kumars At No. 42. Image shows from L to R: Ummi (Meera Syal), Sanjeev Kumar (Sanjeev Bhaskar), Dad (Vincent Ebrahim), Mum (Indira Joshi). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions. The Kumars At No. 42 - Ummi

Credits

 
Year Production Role
2021 Gossip And Goddesses With Granny Kumar Granny Kumar
2021 Gossip And Goddesses With Granny Kumar Writer
2021 Gossip And Goddesses With Granny Kumar Composer
2020 Comedians: Home Alone
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Self
2020 What's Funny About...
  1. E5 - Goodness Gracious Me
 Guest
2020 Kate & Koji - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Dr. Ayesha Radwan
2020 Imagine... Lenny Henry Self
2019 Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy
  1. E3 - Sketch
 Self
2019 Yesterday Sheila Malik
2019 Mrs Sidhu Investigates - Mrs Sidhu's Deadly Highland Game Mrs Sidhu
2019 Ed Reardon's Week - Series 13
  1. E3 - Bezzies
 Eleanor
2018 Nativity Rocks! Actor
2018 Patrick Headteacher
2018 Goodness Gracious Me - 20 Years Innit! Self
2018 Funny Women: Jo Brand Self
2017 Paddington 2 Prosecutor
2017 Mrs Sidhu Investigates - Murder with Masala Mrs Sidhu
2017 Bindi Business - Series 2 Bindi
2017 John Bishop In Conversation With... - Series 2
  1. E9 - Meera Syal
 Guest
2017 Don't Ask Me Ask Britain
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2017 Parental Guidance Anusha Parera
2017 We Have Been Watching Self
2016 Walliams & Friend - Series 1
  1. E4 - Meera Syal
 Various
2016 Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 5
  1. Special - Best Of
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2016 Room 101 - Series 5
  1. Special - Best Of Series 5
  2. E5 - Shaun Ryder, Sam Simmons, Meera Syal
 Guest
2015 Bindi Business - Series 1 Bindi
2015 Goodness Gracious Me - India Special Various
2015 Goodness Gracious Me - India Special Writer
2015 Absolutely Anything Fiona
2015 The Man Who Wore Sanitary Pads Amma
2015 Amar Akbar & Tony Honey
2014 The Boy In The Dress Jaspreet
2014 Psychobitches - Series 2
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Hera
2014 Crackanory - Series 2
  1. E4 - Self Storage & The Obituary Writer
 Host / Presenter
2014 The Job Lot - Series 2
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Jamina McNaulty
2014 Goodness Gracious Me - Reunion Special Various
2014 Goodness Gracious Me - Reunion Special Writer
2014 Meera Syal's Playback Mala
2014 Meera Syal's Playback Writer
2014 All About TWO Regular Panellist
2014 The Kumars Ummi
2013 Family Tree
  1. E3 - The Austerity Games
  2. E1 - The Box
 'There Goes the Neighbourhood' - Chitra
2013 Love Matters
  1. E5 - A Nice Arrangement
 Sat's Mum
2013 I've Never Seen Star Wars - Series 5
  1. E1 - Meera Syal
 Guest
2012 Meera Syal's Asian Comedy Story Host / Presenter
2011 Jo Brand's Big Splash
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Self
2011 Curb Your Judaism Guest
2011 QI - Making Of Special
  1. QI Genesis
 Guest
2011 Jennifer Saunders: Laughing At The 90s Self
2011 Horrible Histories With Stephen Fry Self
2011 My Teenage Diary - Series 2
  1. E4 - Meera Syal
 Guest
2010 Little Crackers - Little Crackers 2010 Self
2010 Little Crackers - Little Crackers 2010 Writer
2009 Beautiful People - Series 2 Aunty Hayley
2009 Shappi Talk - Series 1
  1. E1 - Racism
 Self
2009 Mumbai Calling - Series 1 Script Development
2009 Horrible Histories - Series 1 Self
2008 Beautiful People - Series 1 Aunty Hayley
2008 Clive Anderson's Chat Room - Series 5 Guest
2008 When Were We Funniest? Host / Presenter
2007 Kingdom - Series 1
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Headteacher
2006 The Kumars At No. 42 - Series 7 Ummi
2006 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 2
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2005 The Kumars At No. 42 - Series 6 Ummi
2005 The Comedians' Comedian Self
2004 The Kumars At No. 42 - Series 5 Ummi
2004 The All Star Comedy Show Ensemble Actor
2003 The Kumars At No. 42 - Series 4 Ummi
2003 QI - Series A
  1. E3 - Aquatic Animals
 Guest
2003 The Kumars At No. 42 - Series 3 Ummi
2002 The Kumars At No. 42 - Series 2 Ummi
2002 All About Me - Series 1 Rupinder
2001 The Kumars At No. 42 - Series 1 Ummi
2001 Bedtime - Series 1 Ruby
2001 Late Various
2001 Double Income, No Kids Yet - Series 1 Katie
2001 Goodness Gracious Me - Back Where They Came From Various
2001 Goodness Gracious Me - Back Where They Came From Writer
2000 The Strangerers
  1. E6 - Angels
 Volunteer
2000 Goodness Gracious Me - Series 3 Various
2000 Goodness Gracious Me - Series 3 Writer
1999 Room 101 - Series 4
  1. E6 - Meera Syal
 Guest
1999 Goodness Gracious Me - Goodness Gracious Me Night Various
1999 Goodness Gracious Me - Goodness Gracious Me Night Writer
1999 Have I Got News For You - Series 17
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
1998 Goodness Gracious Me - Series 2
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Composer
1998 Goodness Gracious Me - Series 2 Various
1998 Goodness Gracious Me - Series 2 Writer
1998 The News Quiz - Series 40 Guest
1998 Goodness Gracious Me - Series 1
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. E5 - Episode Five
 Composer
1998 Goodness Gracious Me - Series 1 Writer
1998 Goodness Gracious Me - Series 1 Various
1997 Keeping Mum - Series 1 Tina Beare
1997 Jeremy Hardy Speaks To The Nation - Series 3 Ensemble Actor
1996 Jo Brand Through The Cakehole - Series 2
  1. E4 - A Bit Racey
 Ensemble Actor
1996 Jo Brand Through The Cakehole - Series 2
  1. E4 - A Bit Racey
 Writer (Additional Material)
1996 The Real McCoy - Series 5 Various
1995 Jack & Jeremy's Police 4 WPC April Panesar
1994 The Real McCoy - Series 4 Various
1994 Absolutely Fabulous - Series 2
  1. E4 - New Best Friend
 Suzy
1993 Have I Got News For You - Series 5
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
1993 The Real McCoy - Series 3 Various
1992 Have I Got News For You - Series 4
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
1992 The Real McCoy - Series 2 Various
1991 The Real McCoy - Series 1 Various
1988 Comic Relief
  1. E19 - Comic Relief 2021
  2. E17 - Comic Relief 2019
 Self

Non-comedy TV and film credits might be found here:
Meera Syal on IMDb

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