ACTOR · FROM LONDON, UK
Shobu Kapoor
Born 1961 · 65 years old43 credits since 19842 coming up
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ABOUT SHOBU
Shobu Kapoor (born 28 May 1961) is a British actress of Indian descent.
She is most notable for playing the role of Gita Kapoor, the long-suffering wife of market trader Sanjay (Deepak Verma), in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 1993 to 1998.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born28 May 1961
BirthplaceLondon, UK
Known forActing
On Cineora30 of 43 titles
Known for
The titles people know Shobu from.
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MovieComing up
What Shobu is working on next.
The Last Hurrahas Shelly D'SouzaDate to be announced- Some Thingsas Miss StewartDate to be announced
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 30
- Average IMDb
- 6.6
- Highest rated
- Doctor WhoIMDb 8.5
- Working since
- 1984
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2020s
17 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average
Seriesas Faiza Aunty · 1 episode
as Mrs Joshi
as Jasminder
Seriesas Sheila · 1 episode
Movieas Additional Voices (voice)
Movieas Fatima
as Rohini
as Esha
The 2010s
11 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average
as Seema
Seriesas Linda Cosby · 3 episodes
as Anandi
Seriesas Mama Zed · 2 episodes
Seriesas Saj's Mum · 3 episodes
as Mother
Seriesas Mrs. Khan · 34 episodes
as Gita
The 2000s
10 titles · IMDb 6.5 on average
Movieas Sardeep's Wife
Movieas Taj's Mother
Movieas Mrs Khan
as Joolie
Movieas Minaxi Patel
Seriesas Scared Woman · 1 episode
Seriesas Umi · 1 episode
1 episode
The 1990s
1 title · IMDb 4.8 on average
Movieas Gita Kapoor
The 1980s
3 titles · IMDb 5.9 on average
Seriesas Mona Nadkarni · 1 episode
Seriesas Gita Kapoor · 757 episodes
Series1 episode
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Shobu’s titles.
Archie PanjabiBend It Like Beckham and The Infidel
Parminder NagraBend It Like Beckham and DI Ray
Aiysha HartA Discovery of Witches and We Are Lady Parts
Ciarán GriffithsShameless and The Bill
Maya SondhiDI Ray and Citizen Khan
Nida ManzoorCreator · Polite Society and We Are Lady Parts
Murray GoldComposer · Doctor Who and Mischief Night
Shez ManzoorComposer · Polite Society and We Are Lady Parts