Meera Simhan

{{Short description|English actress and screenwriter}}

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Meera Simhan is an English film and stage actress and writer. She appeared in Date Movie (2006) and several television and stage productions. She had a recurring role in Anger Management in 2013 and 2014. She was born in England and is now based in Los Angeles. She is married to actor Ravi Kapoor.

She had a recurring role in The Flash.{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2022-04-14 |title='The Son In Law': Meera Simhan Joins Chris Sullivan & Reema Sampat In ABC Comedy Pilot |url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/the-son-in-law-meera-simhan-chris-sullivan-reema-sampat-abc-comedy-pilot-1235002686/ |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

Simhan's one-woman show, Miss India America was the basis of Kapoor's 2015 feature film directorial debut, Miss India America, for which she co-wrote the screenplay and had a supporting role.{{Cite web |last=Lowe |first=Justin |date=2015-06-10 |title='Miss India America': Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/miss-india-america-film-review-801696/ |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Daswani |first=Kavita |date=2016-03-25 |title='Miss India America' takes a page from Hollywood's South Asian film community |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-miss-india-america-20160325-story.html |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} The film won Best Screenplay at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival and the CAAM Fest Narrative Jury Award for Best Feature.

In 2022, she was cast in the ABC comedy pilot "The Son in Law" as the mother-in-law.{{Cite web |last=Urban |first=Sasha |date=2022-04-14 |title=ABC's 'The Son in Law' Comedy Pilot Casts Meera Simhan |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/the-son-in-law-meera-simhan-abc-1235233176/ |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} It was ultimately not picked up.{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=2022-07-28 |title=ABC Passes On Pilots: Comedy 'The Son In Law' Starring Chris Sullivan & Therapist Drama From Kay Oyegun Not Moving Forward |url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/abc-passes-on-pilots-comedy-the-son-in-law-starring-chris-sullivan-therapist-drama-from-kay-oyegun-not-moving-forward-1235080722/ |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}