
Shobu Kapoor
May 28, 1961 (63 years old) in London, England, UK
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. After leaving EastEnders, Kapoor appeared in the 2002 film Bend It Like Beckham and the TV series The Bill (2004). She has also been in Chicken TikkaMasala (2005), Casualty (2005) and Doctors, where she appeared as five characters between 2000 and 2016.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Mr. Bigstuff as Sheila
- 2023 · Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2023 · Polite Society as Fatima
- 2023 · Tall Dark and Handsome as Rohini
- 2022 · Gangsta Granny Strikes Again as Esha
- 2022 · Mother Teresa & Me as Aparna
- 2022 · DI Ray as Debo Ray
- 2021 · The Cleaner as Neeta
- 2021 · Whitstable Pearl as Hiral
- 2021 · We Are Lady Parts as Seema
- 2020 · Bridgerton as Lady Sheffield
- 2020 · I Hate Suzie as Dr Wack
- 2020 · The Other One as Mishti
- 2020 · The Dark Tower as Rhea of the Coos
- 2018 · Lady Parts as Seema
- 2018 · A Discovery of Witches as Linda Cosby
- 2018 · Boogie Man as Anandi
- 2018 · Krypton as Mama Zed
- 2017 · Man Like Mobeen as Saj's Mum
- 2012 · Citizen Khan as Mrs. Khan
- 2012 · Acts of Godfrey as Gita
- 2011 · Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy as Arlene Kercher
- 2010 · The Infidel as Kashmina
- 2008 · Filth and Wisdom as Sardeep's Wife
- 2006 · Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj as Taj's Mother
- 2006 · Mischief Night as Mrs Khan
- 2006 · Banglatown Banquet as Joolie
- 2005 · Chicken Tikka Masala as Minaxi Patel
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Scared Woman
- 2002 · Bend It Like Beckham as Polly
- 1993 · Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time as Gita Kapoor
- 1986 · Casualty as Mona Nadkarni
- 1985 · EastEnders as Gita Kapoor
- 1984 · The Bill as
- Future · The Last Hurrah as Shelly D'Souza