Souad Faress
March 25, 1948 (78 years old) in Accra, Ghana
Souad Adel Faress is a stage, radio, television and film actress based in United Kingdom. She is best known for her portrayal of the solicitor Usha Gupta, in the long-running BBC Radio 4 serial The Archers and for her role as the High Priestess of the Dosh Khaleen in the sixth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones. Born in Ghana, she also holds Syrian and Irish citizenships.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · Ann Droid as Mystic Maria
- 2024 · Alexander: The Making of a God as Oracle
- 2023 · A House in Jerusalem as Older Rasha
- 2023 · The Change as Annie
- 2023 · Beyond Paradise as Ella Woods
- 2023 · Better as Zaara Slack
- 2022 · The Other Half as Maman
- 2022 · The Sandman as Fate Crone
- 2022 · Signora Volpe as Dame Felicity Morris
- 2021 · Landscapers as Judge Blacklock
- 2021 · Dune as Bene Gesserit Sister
- 2021 · We Are Lady Parts as Gran
- 2020 · Made in Italy as Ree
- 2019 · His Dark Materials as Larissa
- 2019 · The Spy as Mama Sophie Cohen
- 2019 · Back to Life as Anna
- 2018 · Christopher Robin as Wealthy Woman
- 2018 · Only the Lonely as Gurmeet
- 2017 · Porters as Freda
- 2016 · Bridget Jones's Baby as Judge
- 2014 · Hampstead Theatre At Home: Tiger Country as Lakshmi / Bindu
- 2013 · The Perfect Silence as Homayra
- 2011 · Vera as Eve Jamshidi
- 2009 · Law & Order: UK as
- 2007 · The Sarah Jane Adventures as Old Rani
- 2007 · My Spy Family as Mrs. Vong
- 2006 · New Street Law as Amanda Collins
- 2004 · The Fever as The Seamstress
- 2003 · Strange as Mrs. Singh
- 2002 · Being April as Leela
- 2000 · My Hero as NHS Inspector
- 1998 · Such a Long Journey as Mrs. Rabadi
- 1997 · Sixth Happiness as Sera Kotwal
- 1996 · Silent Witness as Diomanda Yannis
- 1993 · Bhaji on the Beach as Rekha
- 1992 · My Sister-Wife as Mumtaz
- 1991 · Prime Suspect as Mrs. Duhra
- 1989 · Shalom Salaam as
- 1989 · Shalom Salaam as Nasreen
- 1988 · South of the Border as Manda
- 1987 · Elphida as Asian Woman 2
- 1987 · Inspector Morse as Hospital Doctor
- 1985 · My Beautiful Laundrette as Cherry N. Ali
- 1985 · Albion Market as
- 1985 · EastEnders as Farah Ahmed
- 1984 · The Bill as
- 1982 · Mike Leigh: Making Plays as Self (archive footage)
- 1980 · Watch All Night as Xenia
- 1979 · Who's Who as Samya
- 1978 · Blake's 7 as Selma
- 1977 · Secret Army as Maria
- 1975 · Two's Company as Guests
- 1965 · BBC Play of the Month as Gypsy