Meera Simhan

Meera Simhan is an actress who was born in England and grew up in San Diego. She trained at London's Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. At The Mercury Theatre in Colchester, she played Juliet in Romeo and Juliet as her first job after drama school. She played leads in regional British theater, including two premieres, and became a regular on The Lodge before joining ITV's Moving Story. After six years in the UK, she returned to the United States for the lead in Turbans, a PBS film. Trained with the Improv Olympic, she took a regular part on NBC's half-hour pilot Overseas. Her first lead film role came in Date Movie (2006), playing Alyson Hannigan's mother. Television work included roles on Invasion, Cold Case, Judging Amy, NYPD Blue, and The Practice. In theater she wrote five solo pieces, performed in Los Angeles and New York, and appeared in Queen of the Remote Control and Rice Boy.