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Meera Syal

1961 - Today

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Meera Syal FRSL (born Feroza Syal; 27 June 1961) is an English comedian, writer, playwright, singer, journalist and actress. She rose to prominence as one of the team that created Goodness Gracious Me and by portraying Sanjeev's grandmother, Ummi, in The Kumars at No. 42. She has become one of the UK's best-known Asian personalities. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Meera Syal is the 11,588th most popular actor (down from 11,543rd in 2024), the 7,092nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,004th in 2019) and the 1,252nd most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Meera Syal ranks 11,588 out of 13,578. Before her are Ed Stoppard, Aarya Babbar, Shawn Christian, Victor Moore, Jeff Foxworthy, and Yang Se-jong. After her are Milly Alcock, Sofia Vassilieva, Jace Norman, Aaron Yoo, Q'orianka Kilcher, and Jessica Cauffiel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Meera Syal ranks 972. Before her are Peri Gilpin, Richard Foltz, Benita Fitzgerald-Brown, Melle Mel, Ramesh Krishnan, and Sergei Svetlov. After her are José Francisco Calí Tzay, Conceição Lima, Simon Fisher-Becker, Takeo Matsuda, Tracy Wilson, and Sunder Nix.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Meera Syal ranks 7,094 out of 8,785. Before her are Tim Baillie (1979), Laura Carmichael (1986), Jameela Jamil (1986), Ed Stoppard (1974), Roger Hammond (1974), and Sarah Jezebel Deva (1977). After her are Alex Yee (1998), Gabrielle (1969), Julian Rhind-Tutt (1967), Andrew Haigh (1973), Samantha Ronson (1977), and Duncan Ferguson (1971).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Meera Syal ranks 1,252. Before her are Steve Pemberton (1967), Erin Doherty (1992), Freddie Stroma (1987), Laura Carmichael (1986), Jameela Jamil (1986), and Ed Stoppard (1974). After her are Julian Rhind-Tutt (1967), Jodie Turner-Smith (1986), Simon Fisher-Becker (1961), Neil Jackson (1976), Tom Riley (1981), and Mandip Gill (1988).

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