{{Short description|English actress and screenwriter}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Multiple issues| {{BLP sources|date=March 2019}} {{notability|Biographies|date=September 2013}} }}
<!-- Commented out because image was deleted: thumb|right|Simhan in the film ''Date Movie'' --> '''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''.<ref name=":0">{{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}}</ref>
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.<ref name=":1">{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> The film won Best Screenplay at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival and the CAAM Fest Narrative Jury Award for Best Feature.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
In 2022, she was cast in the ABC comedy pilot "The Son in Law" as the mother-in-law.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{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}}</ref> It was ultimately not picked up.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
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