Name(s) MEERA SYAL
Date of Birth June 27, 1961
Identity British-Indian comedienne and actress
Other Events & Developments
  • She rose to prominence as one of the team that created Goodness Gracious Me.
  • Became one of the UK's best-known Indian personalities portraying Sanjeev's grandmother, Ummi, in The Kumars at No. 42.
Awards and Accolades
  • She was awarded the MBE in the 1997 New Year Honours
  • In 2003 she was listed in The Observer as one of the fifty funniest acts in British comedy.        
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