Meryl Fernandes
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1983 (age 42–43)
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| Born | Meryl Glynis Fernandes 1983 (age 42–43) Tower Hamlets, London, England[1] |
| Occupations | Actress and presenter |
| Years active | 1993–present |
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Meryl Glynis Fernandes (born 1983)[1] 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[2] and 5 January 2010.[3] She returned to the role of Afia, on 18 November 2010, this time as a regular character.[4] She departed EastEnders on 7 June 2012.[5][6]
Born in 1983 to Harold and Ghislaine Fernandes, Meryl was brought up in London and went to Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green.[7] Her parents, of Indian Goan ancestry, were originally from Nairobi.[7] Fernandes trained at Millennium Performing Arts in 2000. She is skilled in several types of dance and has kissed Tom Hardy in a play.[8]
Career
Other than appearing in EastEnders, Fernandes has appeared Doctor Who, Demons, Minder alongside fellow EastEnders actor, Shane Richie,[9] It's Now or Never, Clone and Dis/Connected.[8] She has also appeared in the highly criticised YouTube series, Living With the Infidels playing 'Jot'.[8][10] In stage she has appeared in The Lion of Punjab in 2006 and A Small Town Anywhere directed in 2007.[8] 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.[8] She has also appeared in a film, Ashes where she appeared as the lead role, Amisha, in 2012.[8]