Biography
Souad Faress is a British-based stage, radio, television and film actress. Born in Accra, Ghana, on 25 March 1948 to Irish and Syrian parents, she trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.
She is best known for her long-running role as solicitor Usha Gupta (later Franks) in the BBC Radio 4 serial The Archers and for playing the High Priestess of the Dosh Khaleen in season six of Game of Thrones (2016). Other screen credits include My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), Dune (2021), The Sandman (2022) and The Change (2023) as Annie.
