
Actor
Shobu Kapoor
Born 1961 · London, England, UK
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.
Acting

Bridgerton
Lady Sheffield · 2020

Doctor Who
Scared Woman · 2005

A Discovery of Witches
Linda Cosby · 2018

Bend It Like Beckham
Polly · 2002

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Additional Voices (voice) · 2023

Krypton
Mama Zed · 2018

Shameless
Umi · 2004

Mrs Brown's Boys
Professor Murphy · 2011

Polite Society
Fatima · 2023

We Are Lady Parts
Seema · 2021

Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
Taj's Mother · 2006

The Infidel
Kashmina · 2010

The Cleaner
Neeta · 2021

Casualty
Mona Nadkarni · 1986

Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy
Arlene Kercher · 2011

DI Ray
Debo Ray · 2022

Whitstable Pearl
Hiral · 2021

Citizen Khan
Mrs. Khan · 2012

Man Like Mobeen
Saj's Mum · 2017

I Hate Suzie
Dr Wack · 2020

Bait
Faiza Aunty · 2026

Filth and Wisdom
Sardeep's Wife · 2008

EastEnders
Gita Kapoor · 1985

Mr Bigstuff
Sheila · 2024