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Souad Faress

Acting

Born March 25, 1948 · Accra, Ghana

Biography

Souad Adel Faress is a stage, radio, television and film actress based in United Kingdom. She is best known for her portrayal of the solicitor Usha Gupta, in the long-running BBC Radio 4 serial The Archers. She has also played the High Priestess of the Dosh Khaleen in the sixth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones, the Bene Gesserit sister accompanying the Herald of the Change in Dune: Part One, and the Fate Crone in The Sandman. Born in Ghana, she also holds Syrian and Irish citizenships.

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Filmography40 titles

Supply and Demand

1998as Ella Kumar

Game of Thrones

2011as Dosh Khaleen High Priestess

Inspector Morse

1987as Hospital Doctor

The Sandman

2022as Fate Crone

Dune: Part One

2021as Bene Gesserit Sister

His Dark Materials

2019as Larissa

Prime Suspect

1991as Mrs Duhra

Porters

2017as Freda

Sense8

2015as Ruth El-Saadawi

Secret Army

1977as Maria

Silent Witness

1996as Diomanda Yannis

We Are Lady Parts

2021as Gran

The Spy

2019as Mama Sophie Cohen

Back to Life

2019as Anna

Vera

2011as Eve Jamshidi

Christopher Robin

2018as Wealthy Woman

Blake's 7

1978as Selma

Two's Company

1975as Guests

Signora Volpe

2022as Dame Felicity Morris

The Change

2023as Annie

The Sarah Jane Adventures

2007as Old Rani

Beyond Paradise

2023as Ella Woods

Law & Order: UK

2009as Birsen Ozkan

Trial & Retribution

1997as Dr Sudha Malik

The Bill

1984as Fatima Ahmet

Hunted

2012as Mrs Sidwa

Bodies

2004as Anaesthetist

My Beautiful Laundrette

1985as Cherry N. Ali

Bridget Jones's Baby

2016as Judge

Alexander: The Making of a God

2024as Oracle

Who's Who

1979as Samya

Casualty

1986as Jemima Hargrove

Better

2023as Zaara Slack

Made in Italy

2020as Ree

Such a Long Journey

1998as Mrs. Rabadi

The Marlow Murder Club

2024as Sue Whybrow

The Fever

2007as The Seamstress

Coronation Street

1960as Urmila Alahan

Sixth Happiness

1997as Sera Kotwal

EastEnders

1985as Farah Ahmed