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Biography

Age 65

GenderFemaleBorn27/06/1961 (65)Born inWolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UKWikidataQ261981 ↗TMDb#6975 ↗

Filmography106 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2027	ProdigiesSeries	Dahlia	66
2026	LysistrataMovie	Lysistrata (voice)	65
2025	The Revenge ClubSeries	Rita Eggleston	64
2025	National Theatre at Home: A Tupperware of AshesMovie	Queenie	64
2023	The Smeds and the SmoosMovie	Aunt Smed (voice)	62
2022	RoarSeries	Anu	61
2022	The SandmanSeries	Ric the Vic	61
2021	The Wheel of TimeSeries	Verin Mathwin	60
2021	SpinMovie	Asha	60
2020	Kate & KojiSeries	Dr Ayesha Radwan	59
2020	Between the CoversSeries	Self	59
2020	Dragon RiderMovie	Subisha Gulab (voice)	59
2019	YesterdayMovie	Sheila Malik	58
2018	The Nutcracker and the Four RealmsMovie	Cook	57
2018	The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To CancerSeries	Self - Guest	57
2018	Nativity Rocks!Movie	Nina	57
2018	The HomestayMovie	Meera	57
2017	Paddington 2Movie	Prosecutor	56
2017	Richard Osman's House of GamesSeries	Self - Contestant	56
2017	RivieraSeries	Sonya Roche	56
2017	Don't Ask Me Ask BritainSeries	Herself	56
2017	Our LivesSeries	Self - Narrator	56
2016	Doctor StrangeMovie	Dr. Patel	55
2016	Alice Through the Looking GlassMovie	Nobody (voice)	55
2016	Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and JulietMovie	Nurse	55
2016	A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's GlobeMovie	Presenter	55
2015	The BrinkSeries	Naeema	54
2015	National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful ForeversMovie	Zehrunisa Husain	54
2014	The MusketeersSeries	Theresa	53
2014	Duck Quacks Don't EchoSeries	Self	53
2014	The KumarsSeries	Sushil 'Ummi' Kumar	53
2014	All About TWOMovie	Self - Panellist	53
2014	Original Comedy ShortsSeries	—	53
2013	BroadchurchSeries	Judge Sonia Sharma	52
2012	HuntedSeries	Fatima Zahir	51
2011	SilkSeries	Aisha Wiseman	50
2010	You Will Meet a Tall Dark StrangerMovie	Dia's Mother	49
2009	Horrible HistoriesSeries	Storyteller	48
2009	MinderSeries	Jess Robinson	48
2008	Beautiful PeopleSeries	Aunty Hayley	47
2007	Would I Lie to You?Series	Self - Panellist	46
2007	KingdomSeries	Head Teacher	46
2007	The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSeries	Self	46
2007	JekyllSeries	Miranda	46
2007	Phineas and FerbSeries	Baljeet's Mom (voice)	46
2006	ScoopMovie	Joe's Co-Passenger	45
2006	The Amazing Mrs PritchardSeries	Liz Shannon	45
2006	The Children's Party at the PalaceMovie	Mary (The BFG)	45
2006	School's OutSeries	Self	45
2005	Doctor WhoSeries	Nasreen Chaudhry	44
2005	Monkey TrousersSeries	—	44
2005	8 Out of 10 CatsSeries	Self	44
2005	The F WordSeries	—	44
2005	NigellaSeries	Self	44
2005	Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee HeeSeries	Sunita	44
2005	The Secretary Who Stole £4 MillionMovie	Joyti De-Laurey	44
2004	Who Do You Think You Are?Series	Self	43
2004	King of BollywoodMovie	Mrs Jones	43
2003	QISeries	Self	42
2002	The JurySeries	Headteacher	41
2002	All About MeSeries	Rupinder	41
2002	Johnny Vaughan TonightSeries	Self	41
2001	Double Income, No Kids YetSeries	Katie	40
2001	In DeepSeries	Marta Drusic	40
2001	The Kumars at No. 42Series	—	40
2001	BedtimeSeries	Ruby	40
2000	Aladdin: The ITV PantomimeMovie	High Priestess	39
1999	Holby CitySeries	Tara Sodi	38
1999	Loose WomenSeries	Self	38
1999	It's Only TV But I Like ItSeries	Self	38
1999	Bad GirlsSeries	Janan Hamad	38
1998	Girls' NightMovie	Carmen	37
1998	ParkinsonSeries	Self	37
1998	Goodness Gracious MeSeries	—	37
1998	The Mrs Bradley MysteriesSeries	Madame Marlene	37
1997	Midsomer MurdersSeries	Clara Myerscough	36
1997	RubySeries	Self	36
1997	Holding OnSeries	Zita	36
1997	A Night in with the GirlsMovie	Self	36
1997	Sixth HappinessMovie	Breathing Generator	36
1997	Keeping MumSeries	Tina Beare	36
1997	WavelengthSeries	Mrs Kumar	36
1996	Crossing the FloorMovie	Reporter	35
1995	Band of GoldSeries	Anne Denver	34
1995	Degrees of ErrorSeries	Dr. Jean Lowell	34
1995	It's Not UnusualMovie	Shushila	34
1994	Room 101Series	Self	33
1994	Memsahib RitaMovie	Unumma	33
1994	O Mary This LondonMovie	Ranting woman	33
1994	A Nice ArrangementMovie	Sita	33
1992	Absolutely FabulousSeries	Suzy	31
1992	Sean's ShowSeries	Trudy	31
1992	Gummed LabelsMovie	Mira	31
1991	Soldier SoldierSeries	Sangita Sharma	30
1990	Have I Got News for YouSeries	Self	29
1990	Drop the Dead DonkeySeries	Barmaid	29
1988	This MorningSeries	Self	27
1987	A Little PrincessSeries	Anna	26
1987	Sammy and Rosie Get LaidMovie	Rani	26
1986	BoonSeries	Council Supervisor	25
1985	The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾Series	Mrs. Singh	24
1985	Black SilkSeries	Mumtaz Khan	24
1984	The BillSeries	—	23
1983	Natural WorldSeries	Narrator	22
1983	TaggartSeries	—	22
1978	An Audience with...Series	Self	17