Acting

Souad Faress

Born 1948-03-25 · Accra, Ghana

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.

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Ann Droid
as Mystic Maria
2026
The Marlow Murder Club
as Sue Whybrow
2024
Alexander: The Making of a God
as Oracle
2024
A House in Jerusalem
as Older Rasha
2023
The Change
as Annie
2023
Beyond Paradise
as Ella Woods
2023
Better
as Zaara Slack
2023
The Other Half
as Maman
2022
The Sandman
as Fate Crone
2022
Signora Volpe
as Dame Felicity Morris
2022
Landscapers
as Judge Blacklock
2021
Dune
as Bene Gesserit Sister
2021
We Are Lady Parts
as Gran
2021
Made in Italy
as Ree
2020
His Dark Materials
as Larissa
2019
The Spy
as Mama Sophie Cohen
2019
Back to Life
as Anna
2019
Christopher Robin
as Wealthy Woman
2018
Only the Lonely
as Gurmeet
2018
Porters
as Freda
2017
Apple Tree House
as Mrs Andros
2017
Bridget Jones's Baby
as Judge
2016
Brief Encounters
as Widowed Linda
2016
Sense8
as Ruth El-Saadawi
2015
Hampstead Theatre At Home: Tiger Country
as Lakshmi / Bindu
2014
Pat & Cabbage
as Judy
2013
The Perfect Silence
as Homayra
2013
The Making of a Lady
as Ameerah
2012
Hunted
as Mrs Sidwa
2012
Vera
as Eve Jamshidi
2011
Game of Thrones
as Dosh Khaleen High Priestess
2011
Law & Order: UK
as Birsen Ozkan
2009
The Sarah Jane Adventures
as Old Rani
2007
My Spy Family
as Mrs. Vong
2007
Tripping Over
as Margery
2006
New Street Law
as Amanda Collins
2006
The Fever
as The Seamstress
2004
Bodies
as Anaesthetist
2004
No Angels
as Aunty Di
2004
Promoted to Glory
as Psychiatrist
2003
Strange
as Mrs. Singh
2003
Being April
as Leela
2002
Down to Earth
as Portia
2000
Doctors
as Mala Chowdhry
2000
Doctors
as Dr Barbara Terrell
2000
Doctors
as Preeti Khella
2000
Doctors
as Dr Imani Khaled
2000
My Hero
as NHS Inspector
2000
Holby City
as Jocelyn Davidson
1999
Holby City
as Mina Booth
1999
Holby City
as Stella Jakiel
1999
Sixth Happiness
as Sera Kotwal
1998
Such a Long Journey
as Mrs. Rabadi
1998
Supply and Demand
as Ella Kumar
1998
Bernard's Watch
as Mrs Bhanjani
1997
Trial & Retribution
as Dr Sudha Malik
1997
Family Affairs
as Aamina Shafiq
1997
Silent Witness
as Diomanda Yannis
1996
Bhaji on the Beach
as Rekha
1993
My Sister-Wife
as Mumtaz
1992
Prime Suspect
as Mrs. Duhra
1991
Prime Suspect
as Mrs Duhra
1991
Shalom Salaam
as Nasreen
1989
Shalom Salaam
as Nasreen
1989
South of the Border
as Manda
1988
Elphida
as Asian Woman 2
1987
Inspector Morse
as Hospital Doctor
1987
Casualty
as Rosemary
1986
Casualty
as Maryam Shakiba
1986
Casualty
as Jemima Hargrove
1986
My Beautiful Laundrette
as Cherry N. Ali
1985
Albion Market
as Anita Rai
1985
EastEnders
as Farah Ahmed
1985
Screen Two
as Mumtaz
1985
The Bill
as Fatima Ahmet
1984
The Bill
as Carmen Nadir
1984
The Bill
as Doctor
1984
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
as Self (archive footage)
1982
Escape
as Suhalilia
1980
Watch All Night
as Xenia
1980