Meryl Glynis Fernandes (born 1983) is an English actress and presenter. She played Afia Masood, a love interest for Tamwar Masood (Himesh Patel) in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, originally making a guest appearance between 29 December 2009 and 5 January 2010. She returned to the role of Afia, on 18 November 2010, this time as a regular character. She departed EastEnders on 7 June 2012.
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Date of birth | 5 March 1983
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Place of birth | Tower Hamlets, London
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Meryl Fernandes is known for her role in the TV series Saturday Mash-Up (2017) as Self.
She is also known for her role in the TV series Ackley Bridge (2017) as Maryam Qureshi.
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