- 1st September: Meera Syal to bring back her Granny Kumar character for Radio 4
- 29th July: The Real McCoy added to BBC iPlayer
Meera Syal is a 59 year-old English actor.
- Birth name
- Feroza Syal
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- England
- BAFTA Television Awards 2003 - Best Entertainment Performance: Nominee
- Born
- Tuesday 27th June 1961 (59 years-old)
Awards
Known for
Bindi Business - Bindi
Goodness Gracious Me - Actor
The Kumars At No. 42 - Ummi
Credits
| Year | Production | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Comedians: Home Alone
|
Self |
| 2020 | What's Funny About...
|
Guest |
| 2020 | Kate & Koji - Series 1
|
Dr. Ayesha Radwan |
| 2020 | Imagine... Lenny Henry | Self |
| 2019 | Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy
|
Self |
| 2019 | Yesterday | Sheila Malik |
| 2019 | Mrs Sidhu Investigates - Mrs Sidhu's Deadly Highland Game | Mrs Sidhu |
| 2019 | Ed Reardon's Week - Series 13
|
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
|
Guest |
| 2017 | Don't Ask Me Ask Britain
|
Guest |
| 2017 | Parental Guidance | Anusha Parera |
| 2017 | We Have Been Watching | Self |
| 2016 | Walliams & Friend - Series 1
|
Various |
| 2016 | Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 5
|
Guest |
| 2016 | Room 101 - Series 5
|
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
|
Hera |
| 2014 | Crackanory - Series 2 | Host / Presenter |
| 2014 | The Job Lot - Series 2
|
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
|
'There Goes the Neighbourhood' - Chitra |
| 2013 | Love Matters
|
Sat's Mum |
| 2013 | I've Never Seen Star Wars - Series 5
|
Guest |
| 2012 | Meera Syal's Asian Comedy Story | Host / Presenter |
| 2011 | Jo Brand's Big Splash
|
Self |
| 2011 | Curb Your Judaism | Guest |
| 2011 | QI - Making Of Special | Guest |
| 2011 | Jennifer Saunders: Laughing At The 90s | Self |
| 2011 | Horrible Histories With Stephen Fry | Self |
| 2011 | My Teenage Diary - Series 2
|
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
|
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
|
Headteacher |
| 2006 | The Kumars At No. 42 - Series 7 | Ummi |
| 2006 | 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 2
|
Guest |
| 2005 | The Kumars At No. 42 - Series 6 | Ummi |
| 2005 | The Comedians' Comedian | Self |
| 2004 | The Kumars At No. 42 - Series 5 | Ummi |
| 2003 | The Kumars At No. 42 - Series 4 | Ummi |
| 2003 | QI - Series A
|
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
|
Volunteer |
| 2000 | Goodness Gracious Me - Series 3 | Various |
| 2000 | Goodness Gracious Me - Series 3 | Writer |
| 1999 | Room 101 - Series 4
|
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
|
Guest |
| 1998 | Goodness Gracious Me - Series 2
|
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
|
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
|
Ensemble Actor |
| 1996 | Jo Brand Through The Cakehole - Series 2
|
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
|
Suzy |
| 1993 | Have I Got News For You - Series 5
|
Guest |
| 1993 | The Real McCoy - Series 3 | Various |
| 1992 | Have I Got News For You - Series 4
|
Guest |
| 1992 | The Real McCoy - Series 2 | Various |
| 1991 | The Real McCoy - Series 1 | Various |
| 1988 | Comic Relief
|
Self |
Non-comedy TV and film credits might be found here:
Meera Syal on IMDb