Souad Faress

Souad Faress

Profile info

Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday25 March 1948 (78 years old)
Place of birthAccra, Ghana
Known credits54

Biography

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.

Ann Droid
Ann Droid
2026 · Mystic Maria
Alexander: The Making of a God
Alexander: The Making of a God
2024 · Oracle
A House in Jerusalem
A House in Jerusalem
2023 · Older Rasha
The Change
The Change
2023 · Annie
Beyond Paradise
Beyond Paradise
2023 · Ella Woods
Better
Better
2023 · Zaara Slack
The Other Half
The Other Half
2022 · Maman
The Sandman
The Sandman
2022 · Fate Crone
Signora Volpe
Signora Volpe
2022 · Dame Felicity Morris
Landscapers
Landscapers
2021 · Judge Blacklock
Dune
Dune
2021 · Bene Gesserit Sister
We Are Lady Parts
We Are Lady Parts
2021 · Gran
Made in Italy
Made in Italy
2020 · Ree
His Dark Materials
His Dark Materials
2019 · Larissa
The Spy
The Spy
2019 · Mama Sophie Cohen
Back to Life
Back to Life
2019 · Anna
Christopher Robin
Christopher Robin
2018 · Wealthy Woman
Only the Lonely
Only the Lonely
2018 · Gurmeet
Porters
Porters
2017 · Freda
Bridget Jones's Baby
Bridget Jones's Baby
2016 · Judge
Brief Encounters
Brief Encounters
2016 · Widowed Linda
Hampstead Theatre At Home: Tiger Country
Hampstead Theatre At Home: Tiger Country
2014 · Lakshmi / Bindu
The Perfect Silence
2013 · Homayra
Vera
Vera
2011 · Eve Jamshidi
Law & Order: UK
Law & Order: UK
2009
The Sarah Jane Adventures
The Sarah Jane Adventures
2007 · Old Rani
My Spy Family
My Spy Family
2007 · Mrs. Vong
New Street Law
New Street Law
2006 · Amanda Collins
The Fever
The Fever
2004 · The Seamstress
Strange
Strange
2003 · Mrs. Singh
Being April
Being April
2002 · Leela
My Hero
My Hero
2000 · NHS Inspector
Such a Long Journey
Such a Long Journey
1998 · Mrs. Rabadi
Sixth Happiness
Sixth Happiness
1997 · Sera Kotwal
Silent Witness
Silent Witness
1996 · Diomanda Yannis
Bhaji on the Beach
Bhaji on the Beach
1993 · Rekha
My Sister-Wife
My Sister-Wife
1992 · Mumtaz
Prime Suspect
Prime Suspect
1991 · Mrs. Duhra
Shalom Salaam
Shalom Salaam
1989 · Nasreen
Shalom Salaam
1989
South of the Border
South of the Border
1988 · Manda
Elphida
1987 · Asian Woman 2
Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse
1987 · Hospital Doctor
My Beautiful Laundrette
My Beautiful Laundrette
1985 · Cherry N. Ali
Albion Market
1985
EastEnders
EastEnders
1985 · Farah Ahmed
The Bill
The Bill
1984
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
1982 · Self (archive footage)
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