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- Birth nameFeroza Syal
- Meera Syal was born on June 27, 1961 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Yesterday (2019), Beautiful Thing (1996) and Absolutely Anything (2015). She has been married to Sanjeev Bhaskar since January 21, 2005. They have one child. She was previously married to Chandra Shekhar Bhatia.
- SpousesSanjeev Bhaskar(January 21, 2005 - present) (1 child)Chandra Shekhar Bhatia(1989 - 2002) (divorced, 1 child)
- Her parents moved to England from New Delhi before she was born; they eloped in order to be together as one was Sikh and the other Hindu.
- She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2015 Queen's New Years Honours List for her services to Drama and Literature. She is an actress and author in London N6, England.
- "Anita and Me", her debut novel which she adapted for the screen and had a role in was very much an autobiography of her own adolescence in the Midlands.
- She was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1997 Queen's New Years Honors List for her services to drama.
- Was a guest at Prince Charles's wedding to Camilla Parker-Bowles in 2005.
- A lot of old Asian men don't like me very much. They throw tomatoes at me in Tesco.
- I'm a character actress. It used to be seen as a derogatory term but I've never been the pretty lead, which is a short career anyway. I'd rather play interesting women than window dressing.
- I did the list of everything you should do on Doctor Who (2005); I went into the Tardis, did wobbly floor acting, got chased by monsters and was experimented on.
- At least I know it's me up there now, and not someone with shoe polish all over their face.
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