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Shobna Gulati

b. 1966

Born in Oldham, Shobna Gulati, 59, studied Arabic and Middle Eastern politics at the University of Manchester. She appeared in Dinnerladies before taking a long-running role in Coronation Street in 2001. Her stage work includes the National Theatre’s A Tupperware of Ashes, and she played Ray in UK and US productions of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie and the 2021 film version. In 2020, she published Remember Me? Discovering My Mother As She Lost Her Memory. Gulati has a son and is based in London where she is appearing in The Importance of Being Earnest at the Noël Coward theatre until 10 January.

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Question How would you describe yourself in three words?

Curious, kind and frustrating – because I ask too many questions.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 October 2025 source ↗

Question Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?

That I don’t give myself enough credit.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 October 2025 source ↗

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