Acting · Accra, Ghana · Born March 25, 1948
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.
TVAnn Droid
2026
as Mystic Maria
TVAlexander: The Making of a God
2024
as Oracle
MovieA House in Jerusalem
2023
as Older Rasha
TVThe Change
2023
as Annie
TVBeyond Paradise
2023
as Ella Woods
TVBetter
2023
as Zaara Slack
TVThe Other Half
2022
as Maman
TVThe Sandman
2022
as Fate Crone
TVSignora Volpe
2022
as Dame Felicity Morris
TVLandscapers
2021
as Judge Blacklock
MovieDune
2021
as Bene Gesserit Sister
TVWe Are Lady Parts
2021
as Gran
MovieMade in Italy
2020
as Ree
TVHis Dark Materials
2019
as Larissa
TVThe Spy
2019
as Mama Sophie Cohen
TVBack to Life
2019
as Anna
MovieChristopher Robin
2018
as Wealthy Woman
MovieOnly the Lonely
2018
as Gurmeet
TVPorters
2017
as Freda
MovieBridget Jones's Baby
2016
as Judge
MovieHampstead Theatre At Home: Tiger Country
2014
as Lakshmi / Bindu
The Perfect Silence
2013
as Homayra
TVVera
2011
as Eve Jamshidi
TVLaw & Order: UK
2009
TVThe Sarah Jane Adventures
2007
as Old Rani
TVMy Spy Family
2007
as Mrs. Vong
TVNew Street Law
2006
as Amanda Collins
MovieThe Fever
2004
as The Seamstress
TVStrange
2003
as Mrs. Singh
TVBeing April
2002
as Leela
TVMy Hero
2000
as NHS Inspector
MovieSuch a Long Journey
1998
as Mrs. Rabadi
MovieSixth Happiness
1997
as Sera Kotwal
TVSilent Witness
1996
as Diomanda Yannis
MovieBhaji on the Beach
1993
as Rekha
MovieMy Sister-Wife
1992
as Mumtaz
TVPrime Suspect
1991
as Mrs. Duhra
MovieShalom Salaam
1989
as Nasreen
Shalom Salaam
1989
TVSouth of the Border
1988
as Manda
Elphida
1987
as Asian Woman 2
TVInspector Morse
1987
as Hospital Doctor
MovieMy Beautiful Laundrette
1985
as Cherry N. Ali
Albion Market
1985
TVEastEnders
1985
as Farah Ahmed
TVThe Bill
1984
MovieMike Leigh: Making Plays
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Watch All Night
1980
as Xenia
MovieWho's Who
1979
as Samya
TVBlake's 7
1978
as Selma
TVSecret Army
1977
as Maria
TVTwo's Company
1975
as Guests
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as Gypsy
