Deeivya Meir
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Deeivya Meir
Deeivya produced Untold: The Daniel Morgan Murder Podcast. The podcast went on to become a UK and US number one hit gaining over 10 million listeners to date. Untold: The Daniel Morgan Murder won the Bronze award at the British podcast awards and in 2020 was asked to be entered into the British Library Sound Archive and added to the British Library’s collection.
The podcast was crucial in bringing the crime back into the public consciousness, led to the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel report and ultimately Daniel’s family receiving compensation.
Deeviya’s acting career began whilst training at the London Academy of Performing Arts in London, where she won the most promising Actress Award, Deeivya booked commercials for McDonalds and Londons TFL 'Oystercard' and a supporting role in the feature film 'The King of Bollywood' playing opposite Sophie Dahl. Deeivya then went straight into 'Coram Boy' at the National Theatre and won guest leads in episodes of the renowned television soaps Eastenders and the much loved series The Bill.
She has worked extensively on stage and screen. In 2010, Deeivya beat hundreds of actors and won the Norman Beaton Fellowship for the prestigious BBC Radio Drama Company which landed her a 6 months contract with the BBC. Since then she has recorded more than 50 radio plays, where she was given the opportunity to sing with BBC Orchestra and record the popular comedy 'ElvenQuest' with Alistair McGowan in front of a live audience at the BBC Theatre in London.
Not only is Deeivya a successful stage and TV actor, but her distinguished and versatile speaking skills have led her to voice some great parts in video games including Ginny Weasley in Harry Potter and Mira in the Dream-fall chapters Trilogy.
Deeivya then went on to star in several well known TV shows such as Manhunt for ITV, Mr Winner, The feed for Amazon Prime, Roadkill for BBC One in 2020 and in 2022 Midwich Cuckoos the remake of the 1960's classic for Sky Max.
In 2019 Deeivya was asked to Play a role in the New Doctor who audio drama series Jenny the Doctors' daughter for Big Finish productions and has since voiced several characters in several series for the Doctor Who audio world. In October 2021- October 2022 Deeviya started rehearsal for the West End transfer of 'Life of Pi' which went on to win 5 Laurence Olivier Awards and have a successful year long run at the Wyndham's theatre in Leicester square to sell out audiences and standing ovations every performance. And just recently Deeivya appeared in GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE and DOCTOR WHO.
Dee will be speaking on the panel around disability in podcasting titled Beyond Awareness alongside Lydia Wilkins and Brooke-Jade Millhouse.