Indira Joshi
Indira Joshi (born 2 March 1942) is a British actor of Indian ethnicity, whose career has included playing Mariam Ahmed in EastEnders and Madhuri Kumar in The Kumars at No. 42, appearing in Grumpy Old Women. and reading children's stories in Jackanory.
Her two brothers Joe L. Joshi and Jai Hind Joshi attended Bishop Cotton School (Shimla) in India, while she attended its sister school.
She has two sons, Liev Shiva Dominic also known as Thubten his monk name, and Krishna Dylan.
She has recorded audiobooks including Madhur Jaffrey's Climbing the Mango Tree.
Acted in
National Theatre Live: Dara
2020
as Imperial slave / Itbar’s Mother / Old Woman
Vera
2011
as Amrita Johnson
The Indian Doctor
2010
as Pushpa Bakshi
The Londoners
2008
as Mumtas Rampal
The Blue Tower
2008
as Kamla
The Kumars at No. 42
2001
Weak at Denise
2001
The Diary of Rita Patel
1988
as Renu
Red Dwarf
1988
as Erin the Lemon Trader
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987
as Secretary General U.N.
Casualty
1986
as Supriya Chhabra
Paint Me a Murder
1984
as Mrs. Patel
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984
as Mrs. Patel
Justice - Uncle Sangi
1979
as Mrs Dev