Souad Faress
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Acting Credits
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.
Known For
Filmography
Ann Droid
2026
as Mystic Maria
Alexander: The Making of a God
2024
as Oracle
A House in Jerusalem
2023
as Older Rasha
The Change
2023
as Annie
Better
2023
as Zaara Slack
Beyond Paradise
2023
as Ella Woods
The Sandman
2022
as Fate Crone
The Other Half
2022
as Maman
Signora Volpe
2022
as Dame Felicity Morris
Dune
2021
as Bene Gesserit Sister
We Are Lady Parts
2021
as Gran
Landscapers
2021
as Judge Blacklock
Made in Italy
2020
as Ree
His Dark Materials
2019
as Larissa
The Spy
2019
as Mama Sophie Cohen
Back to Life
2019
as Anna
Christopher Robin
2018
as Wealthy Woman
Only the Lonely
2018
as Gurmeet
Porters
2017
as Freda
Bridget Jones's Baby
2016
as Judge
Brief Encounters
2016
as Widowed Linda
Hampstead Theatre At Home: Tiger Country
2014
as Lakshmi / Bindu
The Perfect Silence
2013
as Homayra
Vera
2011
as Eve Jamshidi
Law & Order: UK
2009
My Spy Family
2007
as Mrs. Vong
The Sarah Jane Adventures
2007
as Old Rani
New Street Law
2006
as Amanda Collins
The Fever
2004
as The Seamstress
Strange
2003
as Mrs. Singh
Being April
2002
as Leela
My Hero
2000
as NHS Inspector
Such a Long Journey
1998
as Mrs. Rabadi
Sixth Happiness
1997
as Sera Kotwal
Silent Witness
1996
as Diomanda Yannis
Bhaji on the Beach
1993
as Rekha
My Sister-Wife
1992
as Mumtaz
Prime Suspect
1991
as Mrs. Duhra
Shalom Salaam
1989
as Nasreen
Shalom Salaam
1989
South of the Border
1988
as Manda
Elphida
1987
as Asian Woman 2
Inspector Morse
1987
as Hospital Doctor
My Beautiful Laundrette
1985
as Cherry N. Ali
Albion Market
1985
EastEnders
1985
as Farah Ahmed
The Bill
1984
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Watch All Night
1980
as Xenia
Who's Who
1979
as Samya
Blake's 7
1978
as Selma
Secret Army
1977
as Maria
Two's Company
1975
as Guests
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Gypsy