Indira Joshi (born 1 March 1941) is an Indian actor whose career has included playing Mariam Ahmed in ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the ...

'' and Madhuri Kumar in '' The Kumars at No. 42'', appearing in '' Grumpy Old Women''. and reading children's stories in ''

Jackanory ''Jackanory'' was a BBC children's television series which was originally broadcast between 1965 and 1996. It was designed to stimulate an interest in Reading (activity), reading. The programme was first transmitted on 13 December 1965, and the ...

''. Her two brothers Joe L. Joshi and Jai Hind Joshi attended

Bishop Cotton School (Shimla) Bishop Cotton School is a private boarding school for boys aged 7-18 years old in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India. It is one of the oldest boarding schools for boys in Asia, having been founded on 28 July 1859 by Bishop George Edward Lynch Co ...

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 Madhur Jaffrey Order of the British Empire, CBE (née Bahadur; born 13 August 1933) is an Indian-born British-American actress, cookbook and travel writer, and television personality. She is recognized for bringing Indian cuisine to the weste ...

''Climbing the Mango Tree''.

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* * * * 1941 births Living people 20th-century British actresses 21st-century British actresses British people of Indian descent {{UK-tv-actor-stub