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Syal

British  
/ saɪˌæl /

noun

  1. Meera (ˈmɪərə). born 1961, British actress and writer of Punjabi origin, who appeared in the TV comedy series Goodness Gracious Me (1998–2001) and The Kumars at No. 42 (2001–06); her screenplays include Bhaji on the Beach (1993)

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Over the years, Horrible Histories' regular cast members have been joined by a long list of guest stars, including Rowan Atkinson, Meera Syal, Rose Ayling-Ellis, Rosie Jones and David Baddiel.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024

Syal recalled how the media and comedy scenes opened up to different ideas in the 1990s, saying a Film Four executive agreed to her idea for Bhaji on the Beach within about 15 minutes.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2023

Syal, who was awarded a CBE in 2015, grew up in the village of Essington in south Staffordshire after her parents moved from India to the UK.

From BBC • May 15, 2023

On stage at London's Royal Festival Hall, Syal adorned a glittering bindi decoration on her award and thanked her family, agents and casting directors.

From BBC • May 15, 2023

“A lot of it is pulverized, and some of it is melted,” says Megan Bruck Syal, a physicist at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California.

From Scientific American • Sep. 30, 2022

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