Meryl Fernandes

Meryl Fernandes
Fernandes in 2012
Born	Meryl Glynis Fernandes 1983 (age 33–34) Tower Hamlets, London
Nationality	British
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1993–present
Notable work	See below
Television	EastEnders
Parent(s)	Harold Fernandes (father) Ghislaine Fernandes (mother)

Meryl Glynis Fernandes (born 1983) is an English actress. She played Afia Masood, a love interest for Tamwar Masood (Himesh Patel) in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, originally making a guest appearance between the 29 December 2009 and 5 January 2010. She returned to the role of Afia, on the 18 November 2010, this time as a regular character. She departed EastEnders on 7 June 2012.

Born in 1983 to Harold and Ghislaine Fernandes, Meryl was brought up in London. Her parents were originally from Nairobi. Fernandes trained at Millennium Performing Arts in 2000. She is skilled in several types of dance and has kissed Tom Hardy in a play.

Other than appearing in EastEnders, Fernandes has appeared Doctor Who, Demons, Minder alongside fellow EastEnders actor, Shane Richie,It's Now or Never, Clone and Dis/Connected. She has also appeared in the highly criticized YouTube series, Living With the Infidels playing 'Jot'. In stage she has appeared in The Lion of Punjab in 2006 and A Small Town Anywhere directed in 2007. In musicals she has appeared in Oliver! as a 'Workhouse Girl', in 1996 and sung in Il mondo della luna at the Royal Academy of Music in 2003. She has also appeared in a film, Ashes where she appeared as the lead role, Amisha, in 2012.