Zohra Sehgal

Zohra Sehgal
Other names:	Zohra Segal
Birth date:	27 April 1912
Death date:	10 July 2014
Work in the DWU
Main roles:	Sheyrah
Main jobs:	Actor
Stories:	Marco Polo & The Crusade
Main time period active:	1964-65
Career highlights
Notable non-DWU work:	The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling, The Guru, It Ain't Half Hot Mum, Mind Your Language, Beyond the Limit, The Jewel in the Crown, Tandoori Nights, Caravaggio, Never Say Die, The Bill, Masala, Firm Friends, Little Napoleons, Amma and Family, Tamanna, Bend It Like Beckham, Anita & Me, Chicken Tikka Masala, The Mistress of Spies
IMDb profile

Zohra Sehgal (27 April 1912-10 July 2014) played Sheyrah in the Doctor Who television story The Crusade. She had previously had an uncredited role as the attendant to Ping-Cho in Marco Polo. (DWM 240)

She was the second person associated with Doctor Who to reach the age of 100, after uncredited extra Lewis Alexander.

She passed away at 102 years old, making Olaf Pooley the oldest living Doctor Who actor until his passing in 2015. After her death, Sehgal remained the longest-lived Doctor Who actor until 2019, when she was surpassed by Earl Cameron.

External links

• Zohra Sehgal at the Internet Movie Database