Meera Syal CBE is an award-winning actor and writer, celebrated for her TV roles in The Kumars at No. 42 and Goodness Gracious Me. She currently stars in Amazon’s epic fantasy series The Wheel of Time.
Meera voices the role of Dolly K. Guha in Storehouse, a new dystopian immersive production opening at Deptford Storehouse this summer.
On stage, Meera has appeared at leading venues including the National Theatre, Royal Court and the West End, showcasing her versatility as an actress across Pinter, Shakespeare, musical comedy and farce. Most recently, she appeared in the dramatic play A Tupperware of Ashes at the National Theatre in London.
Her accolades include a What’s OnStage Award for Shirley Valentine and a BAFTA nomination for The Kumars at No. 42.
Meera studied English and Drama at Manchester University.
Theatre credits
Meera’s theatre credits include A Tupperware of Ashes, Behind the Beautiful Forevers, Rafta, Rafta… and Peer Gynt for the National Theatre.
In the West End, Meera has starred in Romeo and Juliet at Garrick; Landscape / A Kind of Alaska at Harold Pinter; Miss Hannigan in Annie at the Piccadilly; Bombay Dreams at Apollo Victoria; and Vagina Monologues at the Ambassadors and in New York
Meera Syal’s other theatre credits include: Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing for the RSC; Noises Off at the Lyric Hammersmith and Garrick; The Great Celestial Cow, Blood, Minor Complications, a profoundly affectionate, passionate devotion to someone (-noun), If You Don’t Let Us Dream, We Won’t Let You Sleep, Echo and Serious Money (also West End and The Public, New York) at the Royal Court; and Shirley Valentine at Menier Chocolate Factory and Trafalgar Studios
TV credits
On TV, Meera’s credits include The Wheel of Time, We Are Lady Parts, Roar, The Devil’s Hour, The Sandman, Back to Life, Code 404, Doctor Who, The Split, The Musketeers, Broadchurch, The Brink, The Boy in the Dress and the multi-award-winning comedies, The Kumars at No. 42 and Goodness Gracious Me.
Film credits
Meera Syal’s film credits include Yesterday, The Almond and the Seahorse, Paddington 2, Spin, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, Dr Strange, Alice Through the Looking Glass, Absolutely Anything, All in Good Time, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, Scoop and Anita and Me.
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