Shobna Gulati
British actress, writer and dancer · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Born 1966 · age 60
Shobna Gulati is an English actor and presenter. Gulati is known for playing Anita in dinnerladies and Sunita Alahan in the soap opera Coronation Street from 2001 to 2013. They also played Mari Hoff in the 2006 UK Tour of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice.
Shobna Gulati is read about 161 times a day, in 5 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 18 September 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
National Theatre at Home: A Tupperware of AshesFilm, Indrani2023
The Serial Killer's WifeSeries, Kiran
Scandalous: Phone Hacking on TrialFilm, 2023
The Royle Family - Down the Back of the SofaFilm, 20232022
IncompatibleFilm, Dr Banerjee2021
Everybody's Talking About JamieFilm, Ray2020
This Fortress Built By NatureFilm2019
BrassicSeries, Gina
Richard IIFilm, 2019Duke of York2017
Finding FatimahFilm, Saba2011
VeraSeries, Chief Superintendent Khalon
JunkheartsFilm, 2011Beth2010
East StreetFilm, Sunita Alahan2008
Celebrity JuiceSeries2006
Celebrity MasterchefSeries
MagnoliaFilm, 2006Janice2000ShadowscanFilm, Satinda
Victoria Wood with All the TrimmingsFilm, 2000Herself1999
Loose WomenSeries1997
Midsomer MurdersSeries, Shaila Handsworth1994
What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny?Film1993
GMTVSeries1986
CasualtySeries, Preethi Chhabra1966Born7 August 1966People around Shobna
Close ties
Jodie Whittaker Also in Arachnids in the UK (2018)
Bradley Walsh Also in Arachnids in the UK (2018)
Mandip Gill Also in Arachnids in the UK (2018)
Tosin Cole Also in Arachnids in the UK (2018)
Arnon Milchan Produced Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021)
Lenny Henry Also in Spyfall and My Name Is Leon
Maxine Peake Also in Dinnerladies
Nina Wadia Also in East Street and Finding Fatimah
Chris Coghill Also in Magnolia and Junkhearts
Filmography 17
58 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Photos 2
About this person
From 2013 to 2014, Gulati appeared as a panellist on the lunchtime talk show Loose Women. They took over the role of Ray in the West End production of Everybody's Talking About Jamie in 2019 and also reprised the role for the film adaptation. Most recently, they played the role of Nima in Hullraisers and reprised the role of Ray in Everybody's Talking About Jamie for its 2023-2024 UK and Ireland Tour.
