Given the question: What key details about meera syal can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: meera syal cbe -lrb- born feroza syal on 27 june 1961 -rrb- is a british comedian , writer , playwright , singer , journalist , producer and actress . she rose to prominence as one of the team that created '' goodness gracious me '' and became one of the uk 's best-known indian personalities portraying sanjeev 's grandmother , ummi , in '' the kumars at no. 42 '' . she was appointed member of the order of the british empire -lrb- mbe -rrb- in the 1997 new year honours and in 2003 was listed in '' the observer '' as one of the fifty funniest acts in british comedy . she was appointed commander of the order of the british empire -lrb- cbe -rrb- in the 2015 new year honours for services to drama and literature .
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- birth name is feroza syal- birth date is 27 june 1961- name is meera syal- birth place is wolverhampton , staffordshire , england- occupation is actress , producer , journalist , -rcb- -rcb- , singer , writer , playwright , comedian