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Jamila Massey (born 7 January 1934) is a British actress and writer. Massey has had a long career on UK television and radio. She is known for playing Auntie Satya in the long-running radio soap The Archers, Jamila Ranjha in Mind Your Language, and Sanjay Kapoor's mother Neelam in EastEnders.
Jamila Massey is a British-born actress of Indian origin, born in 1934 in Simla, Punjab. She has appeared in TV shows such as Mind Your Language, EastEnders, The Jewel in the Crown and The Archers, and has also done radio work.
- January 1, 1
- Actress
- Simla, Punjab, British India
- Jamila Massey
Part one of the fascinating journey of Asian Actress Jamila Massey from her birthplace in Simla, Northern India to her current home in Powys. A truly wonderf...
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Jamila Massey (29 episodes) as Jamila Ranjha (Series 1–3), a stereotypical Indian housewife from Shimla. When she first joins the class she barely speaks any English - she rants in Hindi when Mr Brown asks her name, and when she finally does understand, she writes her name on the blackboard in Urdu (جميلة) because she cannot write it in ...
Jamila Massey is an actress born in 1934 in British India. She has appeared in TV shows such as Mind Your Language, EastEnders and The Jewel in the Crown.
- January 7, 1934
Jamila Massey is a veteran South Asian actress who moved from India to Britain in 1948. She talks about her career, her roles, and her co-written books in this audio interview.
Nov 4, 2013 · Jamila Massey, one of the first actors of an Indian descent to appear on British TV, received the Outstanding Contribution award at the Asian Media Awards in 2013. She shared her experiences of breaking racial barriers and fighting for equality in the industry.
