Shobna Gulati

Shobna Gulati

Acting

Born August 7, 1966 · Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK

Shobna Gulati (born 7 August 1966) is a British actress, writer, and dancer. Gulati is a soap star best known for playing Anita in Victoria Wood's dinnerladies, Sunita Alahan in the long-running soap…

Known for

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

1960

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2005

Ready, Steady, Cook

Ready, Steady, Cook

1994

Loose Women

Loose Women

1999

GMTV

GMTV

1993

Casualty

Casualty

Acting(46)

2025National Theatre at Home: A Tupperware of AshesIndrani

2023The Serial Killer's WifeKiran

2023The Royle Family - Down the Back of the SofaSelf

1986

Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You

1990

2023Scandalous: Phone Hacking on TrialSelf

2022My Name Is LeonSalma

2022IncompatibleDr Banerjee

2021The Weakest LinkSelf - Contestant

2021Everybody's Talking About JamieRay

2021Murder, They HopeVicky

2021Celebrity Best Home CookSelf - Contestant

2020This Fortress Built By Nature

2019RuPaul's Drag Race UKSelf - Special Guest

2019BrassicGina

2018On the EdgeAndi

2018Everybody's Talking About JamieRay

2018Dinnerladies DiariesSelf

2017Richard Osman's House of GamesSelf - Contestant

2017Finding FatimahSaba

2014In the ClubFiona

2014Inside No. 9Posy

2011JunkheartsBeth

2011VeraChief Superintendent Khalon

2010East StreetSunita Alahan

2008Celebrity JuiceSelf

2007The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSelf

2007Saving Planet Earth UKHerself - Presenter

2006The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the HallSelf

2006MagnoliaJanice

2006Celebrity Masterchef

2006New Street LawSalina Morris

2006Soapstar Superstar

2005Doctor WhoNajia Khan

2004Love on a Saturday Night

2003Comedy Connections

2000Victoria Wood with All the TrimmingsHerself

2000ShadowscanSatinda

1999Loose WomenSelf

1998dinnerladiesAnita

1997Midsomer MurdersShaila Handsworth

1994What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny?Self

1994Ready, Steady, CookSelf - Guest

1990Have I Got News for YouSelf

1988This MorningSelf

1986CasualtyPreethi Chhabra

1960Coronation StreetSunita Alahan / Sunita Parekh

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