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Meryl Fernandes
Fernandes in 2012
Born

Meryl Glynis Fernandes


1983 (age 40–41)
Tower Hamlets, London, England[1]
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Actress and presenter
Years active1993–present
Known for
  • Ackley Bridge
  • Meryl Glynis Fernandes (born 1983)[1] is an English actress and presenter. She played Afia Masood, a love interest for Tamwar Masood (Himesh Patel) in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, originally making a guest appearance between 29 December 2009[2] and 5 January 2010.[3] She returned to the role of Afia, on 18 November 2010, this time as a regular character.[4] She departed EastEnders on 7 June 2012.[5][6]

    Personal life[edit]

    Born in 1983 to Harold and Ghislaine Fernandes, Meryl was brought up in London and went to Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green.[7] Her parents, of Indian Goan ancestry, were originally from Nairobi.[7] Fernandes trained at Millennium Performing Arts in 2000. She is skilled in several types of dance and has kissed Tom Hardy in a play.[8]

    Career[edit]

    Other than appearing in EastEnders, Fernandes has appeared Doctor Who, Demons, Minder alongside fellow EastEnders actor, Shane Richie,[9] It's Now or Never, Clone and Dis/Connected.[8] She has also appeared in the highly criticised YouTube series, Living With the Infidels playing 'Jot'.[8][10] In stage she has appeared in The Lion of Punjab in 2006 and A Small Town Anywhere directed in 2007.[8] In musicals she has appeared in Oliver! as a 'Workhouse Girl', in 1996 and sung in Il mondo della luna at the Royal Academy of Music in 2003.[8] She has also appeared in a film, Ashes where she appeared as the lead role, Amisha, in 2012.[8]

    Filmography[edit]

    Television
    Year Title Role Notes
    1993 EastEnders Schoolgirl 1 episode
    1995 A Small Addition
    2006 It's Now or Never Flower Girl
    2007 Dis/Connected Sara
    2007 Doctor Who Head Girl
    2009 Demons Amber Selway
    2008 Clone Jasmine
    2009 Minder Roxy
    2009–2012 EastEnders Afia Masood 110 episodes
    2016 World of Weird Presenter
    2018 Ackley Bridge Maryam Quereshi 2 episodes
    2019 - present The Dengineers Presenter


    Film
    Year Title Role Notes
    2009 Living with the Infidels Jot Main Role
    2010 Ashes Amisha
    Theatre
    Year Title Role Notes
    1996 Oliver! Workhouse Girl Musical
    2003 Sleeping Beauty Sleeping Beauty Stage
    2003 Il Mondo Della Luna Moon Dancer Opera
    2005 The Far Pavilions Anjuli Musical
    2006 The Lion of Punjab Jindan Stage
    2007 Who Asked You? Deborah Smith
    2007 A Small Town Anywhere The Samaritan
    2007 A Matter of Life and Death Clerk/Nurse
    2007 The Man of Mode Harriet

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b "England & Wales births 1837–2006 Transcription". Find My Past. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  • ^ Green, Kris (29 December 2009). "Amira's father Qadim arrives in Walford". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  • ^ Green, Kris (5 January 2010). "Lauren's furious to see Peter kissing Zsa Zsa". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  • ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (18 November 2010). "Billy discovers Shirley's secret". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  • ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (23 May 2012). "'EastEnders': Afia Masood to leave Walford". Digital Spy. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  • ^ "Kat's back in the nick of time for Jean!". What's on TV. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  • ^ a b "The Goan Voice". 11 April 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  • ^ a b c d e f "MERYL FERNANDES Spotlight Actresses 2010/2011". Spotlight. 2010–2011. Archived from the original on 31 May 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  • ^ "Afia Khan played by Meryl Fernandes". EastEnders. BBC. February 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  • ^ Manzoor, Sarfraz (20 August 2009). "Living with the Infidels: Can a sitcom about terrorists ever be funny?". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
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