Meryl Glynis Fernandes (born 1983) is an English actress and presenter. She played Afia Masood, a love interest for Tamwar Masood (Himesh Patel) in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, originally making a guest appearance between 29 December 2009 and 5 January 2010. She returned to the role of Afia, on 18 November 2010, this time as a regular character. She departed EastEnders on 7 June 2012.
Personal life
Born in 1983 to Harold and Ghislaine Fernandes, Meryl was brought up in London and went to Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green.
Her parents, of Indian
Goan ancestry, were originally from
Nairobi.
Fernandes trained at Millennium Performing Arts in 2000. She is skilled in several types of dance and has kissed Tom Hardy in a play.
Career
Other than appearing in
EastEnders, Fernandes has appeared
Doctor Who,
Demons,
Minder alongside fellow
EastEnders actor,
Shane Richie,
It's Now or Never,
Clone and
Dis/Connected.
She has also appeared in the highly criticised YouTube series,
Living With the Infidels playing 'Jot'.
In stage she has appeared in
The Lion of Punjab in 2006 and
A Small Town Anywhere directed in 2007.
In musicals she has appeared in
Oliver! as a 'Workhouse Girl', in 1996 and sung in
Il mondo della luna at the Royal Academy of Music in 2003.
She has also appeared in a film,
Ashes where she appeared as the lead role, Amisha, in 2012.
Filmography
- Television
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1 episode |
A Small Addition |
Flower Girl |
Sara |
Head Girl |
Amber Selway |
Jasmine |
Roxy |
110 episodes |
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2 episodes |
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- Film
- Theatre
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Musical |
Stage |
Opera |
Musical |
Stage |
Deborah Smith |
The Samaritan |
Clerk/Nurse |
Harriet |
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