Shobu Kapoor
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 28, 1961 (age 65)
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
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
Filmography
The Last Hurrah
Movie · as Shelly D'Souza
Some Things
Movie · as Miss Stewart
Wicker
Movie · as The Shoemaker’s Wife
Bait
TV · as Faiza Aunty · 1 ep
The Best Man
Movie · as Jasminder
Christmas Karma
Movie · as Mrs Joshi
Mr Bigstuff
TV · as Sheila · 1 ep
Polite Society
Movie · as Fatima
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Movie · as Additional Voices (voice)
Tall Dark and Handsome
Movie · as Rohini
Mother Teresa & Me
Movie · as Aparna
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
Movie · as Esha
DI Ray
TV · as Debo Ray · 4 eps
The Cleaner
TV · as Neeta · 1 ep
We Are Lady Parts
TV · as Seema · 9 eps
Whitstable Pearl
TV · as Hiral · 1 ep
The Dark Tower
Movie · as Rhea of the Coos
Bridgerton
TV · as Lady Sheffield · 1 ep
I Hate Suzie
TV · as Dr Wack · 1 ep
The Other One
TV · as Mishti · 1 ep
Boogie Man
Movie · as Anandi
Lady Parts
Movie · as Seema
Krypton
TV · as Mama Zed · 2 eps
A Discovery of Witches
TV · as Linda Cosby · 3 eps
Man Like Mobeen
TV · as Saj's Mum · 3 eps
Shoot Me. Kiss Me. Cut!
Movie · as Mother
Acts of Godfrey
Movie · as Gita
Citizen Khan
TV · as Mrs. Khan · 33 eps
Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy
Movie · as Arlene Kercher
Mrs Brown's Boys
TV · as Professor Murphy · 1 ep
The Infidel
Movie · as Kashmina
Filth and Wisdom
Movie · as Sardeep's Wife
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
Movie · as Taj's Mother
Mischief Night
Movie · as Mrs Khan
Banglatown Banquet
Movie · as Joolie
Chicken Tikka Masala
Movie · as Minaxi Patel
Doctor Who
TV · as Scared Woman · 1 ep
Shameless
TV · as Umi · 1 ep
Celebrity Mastermind
TV · 1 ep
Bend It Like Beckham
Movie · as Polly
Room to Rent
Movie · as Home Office Official
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Movie · as Gita Kapoor
Casualty
TV · as Mona Nadkarni · 1 ep
EastEnders
TV · as Gita Kapoor · 757 eps
The Bill
TV · 1 ep