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Meera Syal

Jun 27, 1961 (64 years old) in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK

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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.

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Midsomer Murders
Clara Myerscough
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The Sandman
Ric the Vic
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Doctor Who
Nasreen Chaudhry
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The Wheel of Time
Verin Mathwin
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Horrible Histories
Storyteller
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Natural World
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Who Do You Think You Are?
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8 Out of 10 Cats
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Doctor Strange
Dr. Patel
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Broadchurch
Judge Sonia Sharma

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