Meera Syal

Person

Meera Syal

Born 27 June 1961 65 years old Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK Who else is 65? → TMDB ↗

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FR·01

The numbers

Computed from the record
22age in their first credit on record (1983)
43years on screen and counting
6credits in 2018, their busiest year
104dated credits on record
FR·02

Movie credits

Newest first
No poster
Age: 65

Lysistrata

2026
as Lysistrata (voice)
Tinsel Town poster Age: 64

Tinsel Town

2025
as Cassandra
National Theatre at Home: A Tupperware of Ashes poster Age: 64

National Theatre at Home: A Tupperware of Ashes

2025
as Queenie
The Canterville Ghost poster Age: 62

The Canterville Ghost

2023
as Lucretia Otis (voice)
The Smeds and the Smoos poster Age: 61

The Smeds and the Smoos

2023
as Aunt Smed (voice)
The Almond and the Seahorse poster Age: 61

The Almond and the Seahorse

2022
as Dr. Falmer
Spin poster Age: 60

Spin

2021
as Asha
Dragon Rider poster Age: 59

Dragon Rider

2020
as Subisha Gulab (voice)
Yesterday poster Age: 57

Yesterday

2019
as Sheila Malik
Nativity Rocks! poster Age: 57

Nativity Rocks!

2018
as Nina
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms poster Age: 57

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

2018
as Cook
Patrick poster Age: 57

Patrick

2018
as Miss Phillips
No poster
Age: 57

To Provide All People

2018
as District Nurse
The Homestay poster Age: 56

The Homestay

2018
as Meera
Paddington 2 poster Age: 56

Paddington 2

2017
as Prosecutor
Brexit Shorts: Just a T-shirt poster Age: 55

Brexit Shorts: Just a T-shirt

2017
as Priri
Doctor Strange poster Age: 55

Doctor Strange

2016
as Dr. Patel
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet poster Age: 55

Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet

2016
as Nurse
Alice Through the Looking Glass poster Age: 54

Alice Through the Looking Glass

2016
as Nobody (voice)
Amar Akbar & Tony poster Age: 53

Amar Akbar & Tony

2015
as Honey
National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers poster Age: 53

National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers

2015
as Zehrunisa Husain
Absolutely Anything poster Age: 53

Absolutely Anything

2015
as Fiona
The Boy in the Dress poster Age: 53

The Boy in the Dress

2014
as Jaspreet
Much Ado About Nothing poster Age: 50

Much Ado About Nothing

2012
as Beatrice
All in Good Time poster Age: 50

All in Good Time

2012
as Lopa
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger poster Age: 49

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

2010
as Dia's Mother
Desert Flower poster Age: 48

Desert Flower

2009
as Pushpa Patel
Mad Sad & Bad poster Age: 48

Mad Sad & Bad

2009
as Rashmi
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom poster Age: 45

Jhoom Barabar Jhoom

2007
as Satvinder’s mother
Scoop poster Age: 45

Scoop

2006
as Joe's Co-Passenger
The Children's Party at the Palace poster Age: 44

The Children's Party at the Palace

2006
as Mary (The BFG)
No poster
Age: 43

The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million

2005
as Joyti De-Laurey
Anita and Me poster Age: 41

Anita and Me

2002
as Auntie Shaila
Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime poster Age: 39

Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime

2000
as High Priestess
Forgive and Forget poster Age: 38

Forgive and Forget

2000
as Judith Adams
Girls' Night poster Age: 36

Girls' Night

1998
as Carmen
A Night in with the Girls poster Age: 35

A Night in with the Girls

1997
Crossing the Floor poster Age: 35

Crossing the Floor

1996
as Reporter
Beautiful Thing poster Age: 34

Beautiful Thing

1996
as Miss Chauhan
It's Not Unusual poster Age: 33

It's Not Unusual

1995
as Shushila
A Nice Arrangement poster Age: 32

A Nice Arrangement

1994
as Sita
O Mary This London poster Age: 32

O Mary This London

1994
as Ranting woman
Memsahib Rita poster Age: 32

Memsahib Rita

1994
as Unumma
No poster
Age: 31

Gummed Labels

1992
My Sister-Wife poster Age: 30

My Sister-Wife

1992
as Farah Khan
Interviewers From Hell poster Age: 27

Interviewers From Hell

1989
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid poster Age: 26

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

1987
as Rani
Handsworth Songs poster Age: 24

Handsworth Songs

1986
as Voice Over
Majdhar poster Age: 23

Majdhar

1984
as Rehana
FR·03

TV credits

Newest first
No poster

Phony

as Sharla
The Revenge Club poster Age: 64

The Revenge Club

2025
as Rita
Uncanny Post Mortem poster Age: 63

Uncanny Post Mortem

2025
Mrs Sidhu Investigates poster Age: 62

Mrs Sidhu Investigates

2023
as Mrs. Sidhu
The Devil's Hour poster Age: 61

The Devil's Hour

2022
as Dr. Ruby Bennett
The Devil's Hour poster Age: 61

The Devil's Hour

2022
as Dr Ruby Bennett
The Sandman poster Age: 61

The Sandman

2022
as Ric the Vic
Roar poster Age: 60

Roar

2022
as Anu
The Wheel of Time poster Age: 60

The Wheel of Time

2021
as Verin Mathwin
Beena and Amrit poster Age: 60

Beena and Amrit

2021
as Amrit
We Are Lady Parts poster Age: 59

We Are Lady Parts

2021
as Sister Squire
Kate & Koji poster Age: 58

Kate & Koji

2020
as Dr Ayesha Radwan
Back to Life poster Age: 57

Back to Life

2019
as Gaia
The Split poster Age: 56

The Split

2018
as Goldie
Walliams & Friend poster Age: 55

Walliams & Friend

2016
as Various
Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version poster Age: 54

Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version

2015
No poster
Age: 52

Original Comedy Shorts

2014
Duck Quacks Don't Echo poster Age: 52

Duck Quacks Don't Echo

2014
The Musketeers poster Age: 52

The Musketeers

2014
as Theresa
No poster
Age: 52

The Kumars

2014
as Sushil 'Ummi' Kumar
Psychobitches poster Age: 51

Psychobitches

2013
as Hera
The Job Lot poster Age: 51

The Job Lot

2013
as Jamina McNulty
Broadchurch poster Age: 51

Broadchurch

2013
as Judge Sonia Sharma
Silk poster Age: 49

Silk

2011
as Aisha Wiseman
Horrible Histories poster Age: 47

Horrible Histories

2009
as Storyteller
Beautiful People poster Age: 47

Beautiful People

2008
as Aunty Hayley
No poster
Age: 46

When Were We Funniest?

2008
Jekyll poster Age: 45

Jekyll

2007
as Miranda
Kingdom poster Age: 45

Kingdom

2007
as Head Teacher
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard poster Age: 45

The Amazing Mrs Pritchard

2006
as Liz Shannon
Monkey Trousers poster Age: 43

Monkey Trousers

2005
Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee poster Age: 43

Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee

2005
Doctor Who poster Age: 43

Doctor Who

2005
as Nasreen Chaudhry
Derren Brown: Trick of the Mind poster Age: 42

Derren Brown: Trick of the Mind

2004
Murder Investigation Team poster Age: 41

Murder Investigation Team

2003
as DCI Anita Wishart
All About Me poster Age: 40

All About Me

2002
as Rupinder
The Jury poster Age: 40

The Jury

2002
The Kumars at No. 42 poster Age: 40

The Kumars at No. 42

2001
Bedtime poster Age: 40

Bedtime

2001
as Ruby
Double Income, No Kids Yet poster Age: 39

Double Income, No Kids Yet

2001
as Katie
In Deep poster Age: 39

In Deep

2001
as Marta Drusic
Fat Friends poster Age: 39

Fat Friends

2000
as Aysha Kapoor
The Strangerers poster Age: 38

The Strangerers

2000
as Volunteer
Bad Girls poster Age: 37

Bad Girls

1999
as Janan Hamad
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries poster Age: 37

The Mrs Bradley Mysteries

1998
as Madame Marlene
Goodness Gracious Me poster Age: 36

Goodness Gracious Me

1998
Keeping Mum poster Age: 35

Keeping Mum

1997
as Tina Beare
Midsomer Murders poster Age: 35

Midsomer Murders

1997
as Clara Myerscough
Absolutely Fabulous poster Age: 31

Absolutely Fabulous

1992
as Suzy
Soldier Soldier poster Age: 29

Soldier Soldier

1991
as Sangita Sharma
The Real McCoy poster Age: 29

The Real McCoy

1991
Drop the Dead Donkey poster Age: 29

Drop the Dead Donkey

1990
as Barmaid
A Little Princess poster Age: 25

A Little Princess

1987
as Anna
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ poster Age: 24

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾

1985
as Mrs. Singh
The Bill poster Age: 23

The Bill

1984
Taggart poster Age: 22

Taggart

1983
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