Cast & creator
Souad Faress
Best known for Game of Thrones, Coronation Street, EastEnders
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.
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film credits
68
television credits
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1960–2026 · acting roles
6.7
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (88)
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Game of Thrones
Dosh Khaleen High Priestess
2011
Coronation Street
Urmila Alahan
1960
EastEnders
Farah Ahmed
1985
Family Affairs
Aamina Shafiq
1997
Holby City
Jocelyn Davidson
1999Holby City
Mina Booth
1999Holby City
Stella Jakiel
1999
Casualty
Rosemary
1986Casualty
Maryam Shakiba
1986Casualty
Jemima Hargrove
1986
Silent Witness
Diomanda Yannis
1996
Play for Today
Samya
1970
Vera
Eve Jamshidi
2011
Crown Court
Dr Joanna Whitley
1972
The Bill
Fatima Ahmet
1984The Bill
Carmen Nadir
1984The Bill
Doctor
1984
Screen Two
Mumtaz
1985
Dune
Bene Gesserit Sister
2021
BBC Play of the Month
Gypsy
1965
Doctors
Mala Chowdhry
2000Doctors
Dr Barbara Terrell
2000Doctors
Preeti Khella
2000Doctors
Dr Imani Khaled
2000
The Sandman
Fate Crone
2022
His Dark Materials
Larissa
2019
Inspector Morse
Hospital Doctor
1987
Law & Order: UK
Birsen Ozkan
2009
Prime Suspect
Mrs. Duhra
1991Prime Suspect
Mrs Duhra
1991
Sense8
Ruth El-Saadawi
2015
Beyond Paradise
Ella Woods
2023
The Spy
Mama Sophie Cohen
2019
The Sarah Jane Adventures
Old Rani
2007
Blake's 7
Selma
1978
Secret Army
Maria
1977
Trial & Retribution
Dr Sudha Malik
1997
My Hero
NHS Inspector
2000
The Marlow Murder Club
Sue Whybrow
2024Albion Market
Anita Rai
1985
Christopher Robin
Wealthy Woman
2018
Signora Volpe
Dame Felicity Morris
2022
New Street Law
Amanda Collins
2006
Bridget Jones's Baby
Judge
2016
No Angels
Aunty Di
2004
Back to Life
Anna
2019
Bodies
Anaesthetist
2004
South of the Border
Manda
1988
Ann Droid
Mystic Maria
2026
Landscapers
Judge Blacklock
2021Down to Earth
Portia
2000
We Are Lady Parts
Gran
2021
Porters
Freda
2017
The Change
Annie
2023
Hunted
Mrs Sidwa
2012
Being April
Leela
2002
Alexander: The Making of a God
Oracle
2024
My Spy Family
Mrs. Vong
2007
Two's Company
Guests
1975
Bernard's Watch
Mrs Bhanjani
1997
Made in Italy
Ree
2020
Strange
Mrs. Singh
2003
Tripping Over
Margery
2006
Better
Zaara Slack
2023
Brief Encounters
Widowed Linda
2016
Supply and Demand
Ella Kumar
1998
My Beautiful Laundrette
Cherry N. Ali
1985
Pat & Cabbage
Judy
2013Escape
Suhalilia
1980Shalom Salaam
Nasreen
1989
A House in Jerusalem
Older Rasha
2023
The Fever
The Seamstress
2004
Bhaji on the Beach
Rekha
1993
Such a Long Journey
Mrs. Rabadi
1998
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Self (archive footage)
1982
The Other Half
Maman
2022
The Making of a Lady
Ameerah
2012
Sixth Happiness
Sera Kotwal
1997
Promoted to Glory
Psychiatrist
2003
Hampstead Theatre At Home: Tiger Country
Lakshmi / Bindu
2014
My Sister-Wife
Mumtaz
1992
Who's Who
Samya
1979
Only the Lonely
Gurmeet
2018Watch All Night
Xenia
1980Apple Tree House
Mrs Andros
2017The Perfect Silence
Homayra
2013
Shalom Salaam
Nasreen
1989Elphida
Asian Woman 2
1987