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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

36

Gender

Female

Birthday

1961-05-28 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As

Shoboo Kapoor

Shobu Kapoor

Biography

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

Acting

Mother Teresa & Me

2022

Mother Teresa & Me

as

Aparna

Chicken Tikka Masala

2005

Chicken Tikka Masala

as

Minaxi Patel

Polite Society

2023

Polite Society

as

Fatima

Boogie Man

2018

Boogie Man

as

Anandi

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

2023

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

as

Additional Voices (voice)

Mischief Night

2006

Mischief Night

as

Mrs Khan

Filth and Wisdom

2008

Filth and Wisdom

as

Sardeep's Wife

The Infidel

2010

The Infidel

as

Kashmina

Banglatown Banquet

2006

Banglatown Banquet

as

Joolie

Lady Parts

2018

Lady Parts

as

Seema

The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah

as

Shelly D'Souza

Acts of Godfrey

2012

Acts of Godfrey

as

Gita

The Dark Tower

2020

The Dark Tower

as

Rhea of the Coos

EastEnders

EastEnders

as

Gita Kapoor

Casualty

Casualty

as

Mona Nadkarni

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

Scared Woman

Citizen Khan

Citizen Khan

as

Mrs. Khan

Bridgerton

Bridgerton

as

Lady Sheffield

Krypton

Krypton

as

Mama Zed

Mr. Bigstuff

Mr. Bigstuff

as

Sheila

I Hate Suzie

I Hate Suzie

as

Dr Wack

DI Ray

DI Ray

as

Debo Ray

Man Like Mobeen

Man Like Mobeen

as

Saj's Mum

Production

Crew

Directing