Acting credits
39
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Shobu Kapoor
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.9
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Movies: 22Series: 18Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 62230
IMDb ID: nm0438507
Known for: Acting
Born: May 28, 1961
Age: 64
Place of birth: London, England, UK
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1984 - 2025
Years active: 42
Average TMDB rating: 6.68
Wikidata: Q7499809
Also known as
Shoboo Kapoor
Other jobs
Producer (1)
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Shobu Kapoor.
5.1
Christmas Karma
as Mrs Joshi
2025 Movie
The Best Man
as Jasminder
2025 Movie
6.9
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
as Additional Voices (voice)
2023 Movie
6.3
Polite Society
as Fatima
2023 Movie
6.4
Tall Dark and Handsome
as Rohini
2023 Movie
5.1
Gangsta Granny Strikes Again
as Esha
2022 Movie
6.9
Mother Teresa & Me
as Aparna
2022 Movie
8.0
Lady Parts
as Seema
2018 Movie
9.0
Boogie Man
as Anandi
2018 Movie
8.0
Afro Punk Girl
Producer
2016 Movie
4.0
Shoot Me. Kiss Me. Cut!
as Mother
2015 Movie
Acts of Godfrey
as Gita
2012 Movie
6.1
Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy
as Arlene Kercher
2011 Movie
6.2
The Infidel
as Kashmina
2010 Movie
5.7
Filth and Wisdom
as Sardeep's Wife
2008 Movie
5.1
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
as Taj's Mother
2006 Movie
5.5
Mischief Night
as Mrs Khan
2006 Movie
Banglatown Banquet
as Joolie
2006 Movie
3.9
Chicken Tikka Masala
as Minaxi Patel
2005 Movie
6.3
Bend It Like Beckham
as Polly
2002 Movie
5.5
Room to Rent
as Home Office Official
2001 Movie
4.6
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
as Gita Kapoor
1993 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Shobu Kapoor.
6.8
Mr. Bigstuff
as Sheila • 1 eps
2024 Series
6.9
DI Ray
as Debo Ray • 4 eps
2022 Series
7.0
The Cleaner
as Neeta • 1 eps
2021 Series
6.6
Whitstable Pearl
as Hiral • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.6
We Are Lady Parts
as Seema • 9 eps
2021 Series
8.1
Bridgerton
as Lady Sheffield • 1 eps
2020 Series
6.5
I Hate Suzie
as Dr Wack • 1 eps
2020 Series
6.5
The Other One
as Mishti • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.8
A Discovery of Witches
as Linda Cosby • 3 eps
2018 Series
7.1
Krypton
as Mama Zed • 2 eps
2018 Series
6.6
Man Like Mobeen
as Saj's Mum • 3 eps
2017 Series
7.1
Citizen Khan
as Mrs. Khan • 34 eps
2012 Series
7.5
Mrs Brown's Boys
as Professor Murphy • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.6
Doctor Who
as Scared Woman • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.6
Shameless
as Umi • 1 eps
2004 Series
6.2
Casualty
as Mona Nadkarni • 1 eps
1986 Series
4.1
EastEnders
as Gita Kapoor • 757 eps
1985 Series
6.7
The Bill
1 eps
1984 Series