Meera Syal

Birthday: 27 June 1961, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK

Birth Name: Feroza Syal

Meera Syal was born on June 27, 1961 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England as Feroza Syal. She is an actress and writer, known for Doctor Strange (2016), Beautiful Thing (1996) and The Kumars at No ...Show More

A lot of old Asian men don't like me very much. They throw tomatoes at me in Tesco. A lot of old Asian men don't like me very much. They throw tomatoes at me in Tesco.

I'm a character actress. It used to be seen as a derogatory term but I've never been the pretty lead Show more I'm a character actress. It used to be seen as a derogatory term but I've never been the pretty lead, which is a short career anyway. I'd rather play interesting women than window dressing. Hide

I did the list of everything you should do on Doctor Who (2005); I went into the Tardis, did wobbly Show more I did the list of everything you should do on Doctor Who (2005); I went into the Tardis, did wobbly floor acting, got chased by monsters and was experimented on. Hide

Meera Syal's FILMOGRAPHY

as Actor (297)

New Tricks - Season 3

Riviera - Season 3

Drop the Dead Donkey - Season 1

QI - Season 12

Dragon Rider [Audio: English]

Doctor Who Confidential - Season 2

Midsomer Murders - Season 11

Between the Covers - Season 8

M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team - Season 1

Bad Girls - Season 6

Patrick (2018)

Midsomer Murders - Season 7

New Tricks - Season 9

Midsomer Murders - Season 8

Holby City - Season 19

QI - Season 14

Code 404 - Season 1

Fat Friends - Season 4

Bad Girls - Season 4

Doctor Who - Season 12

Who Do You Think You Are - Season 16

Doctor Who - Season 7

The Musketeers - Season 3

QI - Season 5

The Musketeers - Season 2

Rhod Gilberts Growing Pains - Season 1

Meera Syal'S roles

Fiona

Naeema

Nasreen Chaudhry

Judge Sonia Sharma

Tara Sodi