Shobna Gulati

actress

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 opera Coronation Street from 2001 to 2006, a role to which she returned at the end of 2009 and depar...

Born: August 7, 1966 in Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK (age 59)

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Known For

6.7

Doctor Who

Movies & TV Credits

42 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
A Tupperware of Ashes Movie	—	Actress	Indrani	2025
Scandalous: Phone Hacking on Trial Movie	—	Actress	Self	2023
The Serial Killer's Wife Limited Series	5.9	Actress	Kiran(4 Episodes)	2023
Incompatible Short Film	—	Actress	Dr Banerjee	2022
My Name Is Leon Movie	6.8	Actress	Salma	2022
Everybody's Talking About Jamie Movie	6.7	Actress	Ray	2021
Murder, They Hope TV Show	6.2	Actress	Vicky(4 Episodes)	2021
Celebrity Best Home Cook TV Show	8.5	Actress	Self - Contestant(8 Episodes)	2021
The Weakest Link TV Show	6.0	Actress	Self - Contestant(1 Episode)	2021
This Fortress Built by Nature Short Film	8.5	Actress	—	2020
Brassic TV Show	8.5	Actress	Gina(1 Episode)	2019
Everybody's Talking About Jamie Movie	7.8	Actress	Ray	2018
On the Edge TV Show	6.2	Actress	Andi(1 Episode)	2018
Finding Fatimah Movie	4.4	Actress	Saba	2017
Richard Osman's House of Games TV Show	7.6	Actress	Self - Contestant(5 Episodes)	2017
In the Club TV Show	7.2	Actress	Fiona(1 Episode)	2014
Inside No. 9 TV Show	8.4	Actress	Posy(1 Episode)	2014
Junkhearts Movie	5.5	Actress	Beth	2011
Vera TV Show	8.0	Actress	Chief Superintendent Khalon(2 Episodes)	2011
Celebrity Juice TV Show	7.1	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	2008
The Alan Titchmarsh Show TV Show	3.6	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	2007
Saving Planet Earth UK TV Show	—	Actress	Herself - Presenter(1 Episode)	2007
Magnolia Movie	—	Actress	Janice	2006
Soapstar Superstar TV Show	5.0	Actress	—(19 Episodes)	2006
Celebrity Masterchef TV Show	5.8	Actress	—(1 Episode)	2006
New Street Law TV Show	7.0	Actress	—(1 Episode)	2006
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall Movie	6.7	Actress	Self	2006
Doctor Who TV Show	8.3	Actress	Najia Khan(4 Episodes)	2005
Love on a Saturday Night TV Show	—	Actress	—(1 Episode)	2004
Comedy Connections TV Show	7.7	Actress	—(1 Episode)	2003
Shadowscan Short Film	6.8	Actress	Satinda	2001
Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings TV Special	7.5	Actress	Herself	2000
Loose Women TV Show	2.0	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	1999
dinnerladies TV Show	7.6	Actress	Anita(16 Episodes)	1998
Midsomer Murders TV Show	7.7	Actress	Shaila Handsworth(1 Episode)	1997
Ready, Steady, Cook TV Show	5.8	Actress	Self - Guest(1 Episode)	1994
What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny Short Film	5.8	Actress	Self	1994
GMTV TV Show	3.7	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	1993
Have I Got News for You TV Show	7.7	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	1990
This Morning TV Show	4.1	Actress	Self(3 Episodes)	1988
Casualty TV Show	6.3	Actress	Preethi Chhabra(1 Episode)	1986
Coronation Street TV Show	5.8	Actress	Sunita Alahan / Sunita Parekh(950 Episodes)	1960

Shobna Gulati

Known For

Everybody's Talking About Jamie

Coronation Street

dinnerladies

Doctor Who

Movies & TV Credits