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Susan Roces was born on 28 July 1941 in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. She was an actress and producer, known for Maligno (1977), Gumising ka... Maruja (1978) and Patayin mo sa sindak si Barbara (1974). She was married to Fernando Poe Jr.. She died on 20 May 2022 in Manila, Philippines.- Lolita Rodriguez, Dolores Clark in real life, was born on January 29, 1935 in Urdaneta Pangasinan. In 1953, at the age of 18, she entered the movies. She was given walk-on roles. As an extra, she used to earn 5 pesos per appearance. Her first movie was Ating Pag-ibig, followed by Gorio at Tekla, El Indio, Cofradia, Kiko, Reyna Bandida, Sa Isang Sulyap mo Tita and Diwani.
She was introduced as second lead in Pilya (1954) where she portrayed Gloria Romero's older sister. Her first starring role was Jack and Jill (1955), the same movie that established Dolphy as the top comedian of the country. After being nominated twice, she finally won her first Famas Best actress award in 1956 for the movie Gilda. In the first nomination, despite her credible portrayal as a tomboyish jeepney driver in Jack and Jill, she lost the 1954 award to a fellow Ilocana (Gloria Romero in Dalagang Ilocana) by a mere two votes. The next year, she again lost to Rosa Rosal (Sonny Boy) by only one vote.
From a comedy to light drama roles in 1954, Lolita eventually landed to a more mature and heavy drama roles in the 60s. - Actress
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Award-winning actress, Leila Hatami, was born on October 1, 1972 in Tehran, Iran, to legendary Iranian Director, Ali Hatami, and actress mother, Zari Khoshkam (Zahra Hatami). During her childhood, she appeared in several of her father's films including the historical TV series, Nightingales (1988), and biopic Kamalolmolk (1984), as well as a role as Leila, the blind Turkish princess in the film The Love-stricken (1992). After completing high school, she moved to Lausanne, Switzerland and started her studies in Electronic Engineering. However, after two years she changed her major to French Literature. She completed her studies in a couple of years and moved back to Iran.
After a pause in her film career of a few years which included her studies in Switzerland, she made her professional entry into cinema with Dariush Mehrjui's film Leila (1997) as the title character. Her performance in the film received rave reviews from critics and audiences worldwide. She also received the Diploma of Honor for Best Actress from the 15th Fajr Film Festival. Later, she married her co-star Ali Mosaffa in 1999. They now have two children: a son named Mani (born February 2007) and a daughter named Asal (born October 2008).
To date, Hatami has worked with some of the most celebrated Iranian directors. Moreover, her performance in The Deserted Station (2002) won the Best Actress award from the 26th Montreal World Film Festival. She also appeared in her husband's directorial debut film, Portrait of a Lady Far Away (2005). In 2011, she won the prestigious Silver Berlin Bear award at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival for the Best Actress in a Leading Role in Asghar Farhadi's internationally acclaimed film, A Separation (2011).- Actress
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- Tikva Mor was born on 19 June 1942 in Israel. She is an actress, known for Tuvia Vesheva Benotav (1968), The Simhon Family (1964) and Nikui Rosh (1976).
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Rosemary Dexter was born on 19 July 1944 in Quetta, Pakistan. She was an actress, known for Romeo e Giulietta (1964), Eye in the Labyrinth (1972) and Blow Hot, Blow Cold (1969). She died on 8 September 2010 in Recanati, Marche, Italy.- Pouri Baneai was born Seddigheh Banayi in Arak, Iran on October 11, 1940. She lived there for four years before she and her parents moved to Tehran. She had seven sisters and one brother.
She acted in more than 85 Iranian feature films between 1965 and 1979. During her years of acting before the Iranian revolution, she cooperated with famous Iranian directors such as Mehdi Reisfirooz, Samuel Khachikian, Masoud Kimiai, Farrokh Ghaffari, and Fereidoun Goleh. Her most memorable performances are in Iranian new wave films such as Masoud Kimiai's Qeysar in 1969 and in Fereydun Gole's The Mandrake.
Her first feature film was The Foreign Bride, directed by Nosratollah Vahdat. Pouri didn't have any academic education in acting and because Vahdat was one of her distant relatives, he suggested her to act in his film. In 1967 she co-starred with Behrouz Vosoughi, a famous Iranian actor at the time. They had many co-operations and in 1970 they acted in Qeysar, known as one of the major films and a symbol of Iranian new wave. She also co-starred with other Iran Cinema superstars of the time such as Mohammad Ali Fardin, Naser Malek Motiee, Manouchehr Vosugh, Iraj Ghaderi, Ali Nasirian, and Parviz Sayyad. Most of the Farsi-language Iranian movies were dubbed in those days and famous actors and actresses had specific dubbers. Zhaleh Kazemi was Pouri Banayi's dubber. Some of her films like The Mandrake and The Falconet in addition to Qeysar and Ghazal are considered as milestones in her performances before the 1979 revolution which put a partial end to this type of Iranian cinema.
She also acted in some foreign-produced English-language films such as Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident (1978) directed by Leslie H. Martinson in which she co-starred with Peter Graves and Curd Jurgens. In another film directed by Fereydun Gole, named The Moon and a Murmur (1977), she co-starred with John Ireland and Mickey Rooney. Jean Negulesco choose her and Behrouz Vosoughi to play the roles of a couple in his last film The Invincible Six (1970). Jun'ya Sato, the Japanese director chose her for the lead actress in his 1973 adaptation of the manga, Golgo 13.
Most Iranian actors and actresses fled Iran after the 1979 revolution, because they had acted in sexy films before the revolution. Pouri Banayi chose to stay behind, but she was soon imprisoned in the Evin Detention House for over one year. She was released late in 1980, but never acted in cinema again despite that she was never technically banned from acting in films.
She was engaged to Behrouz Vosughi, but they didn't officially get married. One of Pouri's sisters is Aki Banayi (Akram Banayi) who is is a singer and presently lives in Los Angles. - Leyla Badirbayli was born on 8 January 1920 in Baku, Azerbaijan. She was an actress, known for Arshin Takes a Wife (1945), Görüs (1955) and Lovushka (1990). She died on 23 November 1999.
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Nelya Ataullaeva was born on 20 March 1931 in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR [now Uzbekistan]. She was an actress and assistant director, known for Görüs (1955), Vlyublyonnye (1970) and Novosele (1955). She died on 26 July 1974.- Actress
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Shahla Riahi was born on 7 February 1927 in Tehran, Iran. She was an actress and director, known for Marjan (1956), The Carriage Driver (1971) and Guilty (1953). She was married to Esmaeil Riyahi. She died on 31 December 2019 in Tehran, Iran.- Actress
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Faegheh Atashin, nicknamed Googoosh, was born in 1950 in Tehran. She lost her mother when she was an infant and moved with her father to Tehran. Her father, Saber, was an entertainer and a comedian, and he encouraged Googoosh to sing in bars and cafés in Laleh-Zar Street of Tehran when she was only 5 years old. Her singing at such an early age prevented her from getting any kind of a primary education. In 1960, when she was only 10 years old, she had a successful role in the movie The Runaway Angel (1961), a film by George Obadiah. Her first experience with cinema, however, was a movie by the title of Fear and Hope (1960) in 1958. Googoosh was discovered by Iranian composers for her natural singing talent, where she created a unique style in modern Iranian music and became a pop culture icon among the Iranian youth. In 1969, the notorious "mini-joupe" dress was a fashion among young Iranian girls who imitated Googoosh. Her famous short haircut in 1975 is still popular among females in Iran. Googoosh is said to have been a victim of underworld organizations who controlled cabarets and bars in Tehran. One of the underworld bosses, Parviz Ghorbani, the owner of "Shokoufeh Nou" cabaret was the brain behind conspiracy against Googoosh where he made created enormous debt in her name. In 1973, she married Ghorbani against her will to pay her debts. She has a son, Kambiz, from her first marriage. Googoosh starred in many popular movies, among which were Bita (1972), Honeymoon (1976) (Honeymoon), Fellow Traveler (1975), American Mamal (1975) and Along the Night (1977) are the most popular. She also starred in 3 Crazies (1968) with Garshasb Raoufi and Mohammad Motevaselani. Her acting career ended with the 1979 revolution in Iran. She acted with Behrouz Vossoughi, the most popular actor of his time, in several movies and later joined Saeed Kangarani in the erotic movie Along the Night (1977), which was well-received by Iranians, as well as other Middle Eastern countries. Critics, however, never considered Googoosh a successful actress. In 1976, she married Behrouz Vossoughi, but their marriage only lasted for one year. Before their marriage, Vosoughi was already engaged to Pouri Baneai, another popular actress. This marriage, however, ended the friendship between Banaii and Googoosh. With the Islamic commotion of 1979, Googoosh stopped her 25-years of singing and acting career for good. She also refused to leave Iran and consistently rejected lucrative offers for recording new albums outside the country. According to Parviz Khatibi, the late Iranian director, Googoosh left Iran right after the revolution and stayed in New York for a while. This stay, however, was so short that many Iranians don't remember it. She married Masud Kimiai and choose to resides in an apartment in the north of Tehran. On July 2000, Googoosh finally broke 21 years of silence by announcing an unexpected, but much anticipated, North American tour, starting in Toronto. To date, concerts have been performed in Los Angeles; New York; San Francisco; and Washington, D.C. Other tours are expected in Atlantic City, Las Vegas, and San Jose, with many more tour dates added on a weekly basis, due to sold-out performances.- Marina Ghane was born on 24 March 1946 in Tehran, Iran. She is an actress, known for El Dorado (1966), The Green Hornet (1966) and The Wild Wild West (1965). She was previously married to Erik Holland.
- Rozita Ghaffari was born on 16 January 1972 in Tehran, Iran. She is an actress, known for Roshantar Az Khamooshi (2003), Hemlock (1999) and Water and Fire (2001). She is married to Abbas Salehi. They have one child.
- Shaghayegh Farahani was born on 24 July 1972 in Tehran, Iran. She is an actress, known for Butterfly in the Wind (2004), The Sinners (2012) and An Umbrella for Two (1999).
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Carolena Sabah was born on 15 August 1974 in Tehran, Iran. She is an actress and producer, known for Alpha Males Experiment (2009), Don't Gag Me (2007) and The Experimental Witch (2009).- Producer
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Tandees' first film was destroyed when the building that housed her film school was hit by bombs in the Iran/Iraq war. She was then 16 years old. After graduating from high school, Tandees and her family moved to Vancouver, Canada, where she continued her studies in media, television and later on film.
After working in various capacities in television for over 5 years, Tandees returned to school. She graduated top of her class from the Vancouver Film School, and after a short period of working on various projects, registered her own company 'Fables Productions Inc.', developing various scripts and experimental projects. In 1997, Tandees and her partner registered another company 'Unavailable Pictures Ltd.' In 2000, Fables Productions and Unavailables were combined to create Filmatica Enterprises Inc., with Tandees as the sole owner of it.
Between the three companies, Tandees has created, written and produced over a dozen short and long format projects, mostly documentaries and experimentals. In 2002, Tandees created Impromptu, an unscripted comedy programming. The pilot of Impromptu, entitled The Audition, went on to win 3 Leo Award's nominations.
Since 2004, Tandees has joined forces with Sean Thomas from ChefThomas Productions, and together they are embarking on producing a series of feature length projects in various genres.
In her spare time, Tandees also writes and publishes articles.- Zohreh Fakour Sabour was an Iranian Actress cinema, television and theatre born March 21, 1978, Tehran, Iran and she died on March 1, 2022 (aged 43) Tehran, Iran. She has acted in many series, She became famous by playing in the series Youthful Days (1999) directed by Shapur Gharib. She continued his work mostly in TV series, but she also continued his activity in cinema and theater.
- Tannaz Tabatabaei was born on 10 May 1983 in Tehran, Iran. She is an actress, known for Without Her (2022), Drown (2020) and Hush! Girls Don't Scream (2013).
- Rosa Rosal was born on 16 October 1928 in the Philippines. She is an actress, known for Sonny Boy (1955), Blessings of the Land (1959) and Ang lahat ng ito pati na ang langit (1989).
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Myrna Castillo was born on 1 May 1966 in Manila, Philippines. She is an actress and producer, known for Virgin People (1984), Black Sheep Baby (1989) and Patigasan... ang laban (1990).- Actress
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Charo Santos-Concio was born on 27 October 1955 in Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines. She is an actress and producer, known for Dirty Affair (1990), Whether the Weather Is Fine (2021) and The Woman Who Left (2016). She is married to Cesar Concio. They have two children.- Mila Ocampo was born on 14 March 1942 in Iriga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines. She was an actress, known for Dugo sa pantalan (1965), Zuma (1985) and Ang Mga lawin (1963). She was married to Von Serna. She died on 6 January 2010 in Makati City, Philippines.
- Mehri Vadadian was born in 1926 in Iran. She was an actress, known for Nightingales (1988), Waiting for Demon (1987) and The Accused (1996). She died on 1 March 2011 in Tehran, Iran.
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Farugh Farrokhzad was primarily a poet. Indeed, she is regarded as one of the most important poets of the twentieth century in Iran, which has a millennium of poetic tradition behind it. Although she only made one film, the 22 minute so-called documentary "The House is Black", this work is generally seen as the crucial precursor of the Iranian New Wave.- Actress
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Forouzan (also spelled Foroozan) was born in Bandar-e Anzali, Iran. She started her career by dubbing films. Her first movie was Sahel-e Entezar. She acted in many popular Iranian films and also worked with visionary directors of the Mowj-e Now, such as Dariush Mehrjui (Dayere-ye Mina) and Ali Hatami (Baba Shamal). She started her cinematic career as a voice-over actress. In 1964 she starred in Siamak Yasemi's Sahele Entezar, but it was Ganje Qarun, another film by Yasemi, that made her very famous. She co-starred in this film with Fardin. After Ganj-e Qarun Fardin and Forouzan made a golden cinematic couple and co-starred in some of the highest-grossing films of the era, known as Persian Films or Film Farsi (in Persian: Filme Farsi). Persian Film was the popular genre of movies produced in Iran before the Iranian revolution of 1979. Siamak Yasemi, Iraj Ghaderi, Shapur Gharib and Fereydun Goleh were some of the other famous directors that she collaborated with. After the 1979 revolution Forouzan was banned from playing in movies and grew more and more isolated. She rarely conducted interviews and died on 24 January 2016 in Tehran. After Forouzan's death, Persian-language websites and forums dedicated posts and articles in her memory. Her popularity remained intact despite not having acted in a new film since 1978.- Actress
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Shamim Ara is a renowned film actress, film producer and film director of Pakistan. She was born in British India at Aligarh in 1938. Her father's name was Syed Ali Ahmad and her maternal grandmother's name was Iqbal Begum who played a very active role in developing Shamim Ara's film career in Pakistan after Shamim Ara's mother's death at an early age. The family encouraged her to become a professional dancer in her childhood. Then her family visited Karachi, Pakistan in 1956 and Shamim Ara ran into a famous Pakistani film director Najam Naqvi there who was looking for new talent for his upcoming new movie Kunwari Bewa (1956) in Karachi. She was cast for the movie and her film acting career was launched. She acted in over 80 Pakistani films including super-hits like Saheli (1960),Qaidi (1962), Naila (1965) and Anarkali (1958). In 1976,she decided to become a film director herself and turned out many super-hit films like Playboy (1978), Miss Istanbul (1996) and Munda Bigra Jaye (1995) among many others. After Shamim Ara's husband Sardar Rind died in a fatal car accident on Karachi-Hyderabad Highway, she married film director Fareed Ahmed but this marriage only lasted for a very short time and the couple separated for unknown reasons and got divorced.Then Shamim Ara married A.Majeed from Agfa Color Film Company and had a son with him named Salman Iqbal. As of 2016, she is still married to Dabeer-ul-Hasan who is a film story writer and an associate film producer. Shamim Ara had a brain hemorrhage in Lahore, Pakistan in October 2010. She was then taken to London for treatment by her family. In London, after a brain surgery, she went into a coma and stayed in that coma until her death on 5 August 2016. Her son Salman Iqbal looked after her while she was being treated in the hospital. Looking at her entire film career, she did more than 80 films. There is no denying that she was an extremely active, talented and a successful film personality of Pakistan.- Actress
Zeba was born on 3 October 1943 in Ambala, Punjab, British India [now Haryana, India]. She is an actress, known for Armaan (1966), Waqt Ki Pukar (1967) and Kommissar X jagt die roten Tiger (1971). She has been married to Mohammad Ali since 29 September 1966. They have one child. She was previously married to Mohammad Ali and Sudhir.- Nisho was born in 1954 in Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan. She is an actress, known for Soorat Aur Seerat (1975), Kommissar X jagt die roten Tiger (1971) and Jaal (1973).
- Supriya Choudhury was born on 8 January 1933 in Myitkyina, Kachin, Myanmar. She was an actress, known for Teen Adhaya (1968), Debdas (1979) and Sanyasi Raja (1975). She was married to Bishwanath Choudhury. She died on 26 January 2018 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
- Antora was an actress, known for Soitan Manush (1996), Lathi (1999) and Hangor Nodi Grenade (1997). She died on 8 January 2014 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Diti was born on 31 March 1965 in Narayanganj, East Pakistan [now in Narayanganj, Bangladesh]. She was an actress, known for Swami Stree (1987), Papi Shatru (1995) and Beporoa (1992). She was married to Sohel Chowdhury and Ilias Kanchan. She died on 20 March 2016 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.- Minu Rahman was born in 1950 in Jessore, East Pakistan [now in Bangladesh]. She was an actress, known for Shot Bhai (1985), Mastan (1975) and Dosti (1981). She was married to Syed Shafiqur Rahman. She died in 2007 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Suborna Mustafa was born on 2 December 1960 in Dacca, East Pakistan [now in Dhaka, Bangladesh]. She is an actress and producer, known for Gohin Baluchor (2017), Notun Bou (1983) and Khondo Golpo 1971 (2011). She has been married to Badrul Anam Saud since 7 July 2008. She was previously married to Humayun Faridi.- Rasheda Chowdhury is known for Bostir Rani Suriya (2004), Age Zodi Jantam Tui Hobi Por (2014) and Hridoy Amar (1995).
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Mousumi was born on 3 November 1973 in Khulna, Bangladesh. She is an actress and director, known for Devdas (2013), Kokhono Megh Kokhono Brishti (2003) and Tarkata (2014). She has been married to Omar Sani since 2 August 1996. They have two children.- Pyari Begum was an actress, known for Mukh O Mukhosh (1956). She was married to Aminul Haque. She died on 30 May 2023 in Uttara, Bangladesh.
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Rosy Samad was born on 23 April 1946 in Noakhali, Bangladesh. She was an actress and producer, known for Lathial (1975), A River Called Titas (1973) and Khoma (1992). She was married to Malek Afsari and Abdus Samad. She died on 9 March 2007 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.- Actress
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Bidya Sinha Saha was born on 10 November 1992 in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. She is an actress, known for Jonakir Aalo (2014), Poran (2022) and Trump Card (2013).- Actress
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A well known Bangladeshi Film actress Bobita. Her birth name is Farida Akhter. And nickname is Poppy. She born was in Jessore, East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh). She came from a educated family. The name of Bobita's brother-in-law is Zahir Raihan (an intellectual and one of the most talented film directors of Bangladesh).
Zahir Raihan first cast her for "Jaltey Suraj Ka Nichey" (which wasn't finished at the end). Her first released feature was Shesh Porjonto.
In 1973 Satyajit Ray (an Indian filmmaker and the greatest auteur of world cinema cast her as lead actress in "Ashani Sanket". Ashani Sanket won the "Golden Bear" award at Berlin Film Festival in 1973.
Pich Dhala Path, Noyon Moni, Jonmo Theke Jolchi, Taka Anna Pai, Shorolipi, Manusher Mon and Anarkoli are some of her notable works.- Actress
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Parvaneh Massoumi was born on 2 March 1945 in Tehran, Iran. She was an actress and production designer, known for Chrysanthemums (1985), Dowry for Robaab (1987) and Splendour of Life (1988). She died on 27 November 2023 in Iran.- Actress
Marjan was born in 1948 in Shiraz, Fars, Iran. She was an actress, known for Salome (1974), Resting Against the Wind (1978) and Harlot (1974). She was married to Fereydoun Jourak. She died on 6 June 2020.- Actress
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Born in Rajshahi and raised in Dhaka, Mahiya Mahi made her acting debut in the movie Bhalobasar Rong (2012). Although she had no plan to build her career in movies, her acting was appreciated after her first movie and that's what kept her going. In 2013 Mahiya acted in 4 films and most of them were financially successful. Mahiya studies fashion and creative designing at Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology.- Actress
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A very talented singer with a beautiful voice. She starred in two films, the first, Intisar al-chabab (1941), was with her older brother 'Farid Al Atrach' and the second Gharam wa intiqam (1944). Asmahane died in a car accident while filming 'Gharam wa intiqam', it is rumoured, through the war between the secret services in Cairo during World War II.- Actress
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Rozina was born in 1955 in Rajbari, East Pakistan [now in Rajbari, Bangladesh]. She is an actress and producer, known for Jibon Dhara (1988), Koshai (1980) and Fire Dekha (2023).- Actress
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Delkash was born on 26 February 1924 in Babol, Iran. She was an actress, known for Sharmsar (1950), Mother (1951) and The Enchantress (1952). She died on 1 September 2004 in Tehran, Iran.- Tessie Quintana was born on 17 July 1931 in Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines. She was an actress, known for Alaala kita (1961), Batas ng puso (1958) and Sa Tokyo ikinasal (1948). She died on 25 February 1969 in Manila, Philippines.
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Azadeh Samadi was born on 7 January 1979 in Lahijan, Iran. She is an actress and producer, known for FLY ON (2023), I Want to Live (2021) and When You Were Not Here (2024). She was previously married to Houman Seyyedi.- Actress
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One of the most celebrated actresses of Bangladesh, Jaya Ahsan is a force to be reckoned with. For more than two decades she has been the powerhouse of Bangladeshi cinema and the face of it all over the world. She is the only Bangladeshi actor who has won three Filmfare Awards and four National Film Awards, a feat unmatched by any other. Her versatility and range are unparalleled, and she has effortlessly portrayed characters from all walks of life, from a freedom fighter to a possessed woman. Jaya Ahsan is known for her impeccable performances in films like Guerrilla, Chorabali, Zero Degree, Debi, and many many more. She has also made a mark in Indian Bengali cinema with films like Ek Je Chhilo Raja and Robibaar and her collaboration with many other Indian directors makes her progress shine with every film, her most critically acclaimed performance came from films like Bijoya, and Bishorjan.
Jaya Ahsan is not just a talented actress, but also a gifted producer. She has produced several critically acclaimed films, including Liberation and Jibon Theke Neya, and her most popular and critically acclaimed Debi. Ahsan is a true icon and an inspiration to many. She is living proof that dreams can come true, and that hard work and dedication can pay off.- Actress
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Bipasha Hayat was born on 23 March 1971 in Dacca, East Pakistan [now in Dhaka, Bangladesh]. She is an actress and writer, known for Aguner Poroshmoni (1994), Joyjatra (2004) and Brishty (2000). She has been married to Tauquir Ahmed since 1999. They have two children.- Moyuri was born on 6 December 1983 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She is an actress, known for Dujon Dujonar (1999), Hira Chuni Panna (2000) and Jabor Dakhol (1999). She has been married to Jewel Ahmed since 22 June 2017. They have one child. She was previously married to Rezaul Karim Khan Milon.
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Sabrina Porshi was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She is known for Rana Pagla: The Mental (2016), Musafir (2016) and Kistimaat (2014).- Actress
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Chandni was born on 19 January 1983 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She is an actress, known for Lalsalu (2001), Joyjatra (2004) and Bish (2015). She was previously married to Bappa Mazumder.- Music Department
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Shahnaz Rahmatullah was born on 2 January 1953 in Dacca, East Pakistan [now in Dhaka, Bangladesh]. She is known for Chhutir Phande (1990), Osru Diye Lekha (1972) and Binimoy (1970). She was married to Abul Bashar Rahmatullah. She died on 23 March 2019 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.- Actress
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Nusrat Imrose Tisha (known anonymously as Tisha) is a National Award-winning Bangladeshi actress and model. She is one of the most popular faces on television. Her films Doob: No Bed of Roses, Television, Third Person Singular Number gained critical acclaim worldwide Tisha started her acting career through the drama Shat Prohorer Kabbo directed by Ahsan Habib and written by Anonto Heera.[5] Tisha also formed a band named Angel Four.
Tisha first modeled for Meril Lipjel. She has participated in advertisements for Coca-Cola, City cell, Parchute, Bombay Sweets and Keya Cosmetics, and won the Meril Prothom Alo Awards for modeling in 2003 and 2004. After a six-year break, Tisha returned to TV advertising in 2014 by appearing in an ad for Square. She also appeared in ads for Robi, Rupchanda, Dabur Amla etc.
Tisha was appointed the first "Public Diplomacy Ambassador (Honorary position) for South Korea" for two years as part of the celebration of 40th anniversary of the two countries bilateral relations in 2013.
On the silver screen, Tisha first appeared in Mostofa Sarwar Farooki's critically acclaimed Third Person Singular Number in 2009 starring alongside Mosharraf Karim, Topu, Abul Hayatand others. Then in 2010 she made a special appearance in the film Runway directed by Tareque Masud. In 2012, she starred in Television directed by M S Farooki alongside Chanchal Chowdhury and Mosharraf Karim.
In 2016, she did her first commercial movie Rana Pagla: The Mental opposite superstar Shakib Khan directed by Shamim Ahmed Roni. Later in the year, she appeared in Ostitto directed by Anonno Mamun starring opposite Arifin Shuvo. For her outstanding performance in this film, she was honored with the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress in 2017. Then she was seen in Doob: No Bed of Roses, a Bangladesh-India co production directed by M S Farooki starring alongside international star Irrfan Khan, Parno Mittra and Rokeya Prachy. She received the prestigious Meril Prothom Alo Awards for Best Actress (Popular) for her performance. Later she was seen in Haldaa directed by Tauquir Ahmed starring along with Mosharraf Karim, Zahid Hasan and others.
In 2018, she starred in the first anthology film of Bangladesh Sincerely Yours, Dhaka. Her first release of 2019 was Fagun Haway based on the historic Language movement of 1952 directed by Tauquir Ahmed starring Siam Ahmed, Abul Hayat, Yashpal Sharma and others. Tisha will soon be seen in the much anticipated Bangladesh-Germany-Russia co production Saturday Afternoon directed by M S Farooki starring along with a multicultural cast including Zahid Hasan, Mamunur Rashid, Parambrata Chatterjee, Eyad Hourani and many others. It is a one shot thriller inspired by the Holey Artisan Bakery attack in 2014. She will also be seen in Mayaboti alongside Yash Rohan directed by Arun Chowdhury and Holudboni, a Bangladesh-India co production alongside Parambrata Chatterjee and Paoli Dam directed by Mukul Roy Chowdhury and Taher Shipon.
Tisha will soon debut as producer in No Land's Man starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and directed by M S Farooki, who will also co produce the film alongside Tisha and Nawaz.- Sahara is one of the leading actresses of Bangladeshi film industry. She appeared in more than fifty movies. She was famous for performing in hot songs in her movies. Her most popular song "Chondrima" from the movie "Order earned her rave reviews. She also caught the attention of the followers when she wore a deep plunging blouse giving glimpse of her stunning cleavage in a song in her movie "Bishakto Chokh".
- Jacqueline Fernandez is a Sri Lankan actress from Manama, Bahrain and was raised in a multi-ethnic family. Jacqueline's father Elroy Fernandez is from Sri Lanka (Sinhalese - Catholic)and her mother Kim is a Malaysian. She has two brothers and an older sister. Her parents moved to Bahrain in 1980s due to the Lankan civil unrest and hence she was born and raised in Bahrain.
After her schooling in Bahrain, she was awarded a Scholarship to study at the University of Sydney, where she pursued a degree in Media and Communications in Sydney, Australia. Having a passion for cultures and languages she also joined the Berlitz school of languages, where she learned to speak Spanish and improve her French and Arabic.
In 2006, she was crowned the Miss Sri Lanka for Miss Universe 2006 in March, 2006 and also competed in Miss Universe 2006. After winning Miss Sri Lanka title in 2006, she entered the world of television and anchored a show on Sri Lanka's business called Lanka Business Report.
She came to Mumbai on a modeling contract and landed a role in Bollywood movie Aladin (2009) directed by Sujoy Ghosh along with well known Indian stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, and Riteish Deshmukh. After the success of her first film, she got signed on by Milap Zaveri for his directorial debut movie Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai (2010) in which she plays the part of an alien who comes to earth in search of love. Her co-star from her first movie, Riteish Deshmukh was her leading-man again. The director recommended her to well-known director Farah Khan who guest-starred in this movie. She made a cameo appearance (in a song) in the movie Housefull (2010) which was directed by Farah Khan's younger brother, Sajid Khan - Lies Noor was born on 12 July 1943 in Batavia, Dutch East Indies. She was an actress, known for Sampai Berdjumpa Kembali (1955), Kopral djono (1954) and Oh, ibuku (1955). She died on 14 March 1961 in Menteng, Central Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Kabori Sarwar was born on 9 July 1950 in Chittagong, East Pakistan. She was an actress and writer, known for Sareng Bou (1978), Devdas (1982) and Sujon Sokhi (1975). She was married to Shafiuddin Sarwar and Chitta Chowdhury. She died on 17 April 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.- Actress
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Sumita Devi (1936 - 2004) is a Bengali film and TV actress. She was born Hena Bhattacharya in Manikganj District, East Bengal (now in Bangladesh).
Sumita gained fame as a film actress in the late 1950s and early 1960s. She debuted in Bangla films in the 1957 movie, Aasia. Her next film was Akash Ar Mati (1960). Both were directed by fateh lohani. Aasia got the President's Award as the best Bengali film and Sumita's acting as the name-role of Aasia became so remarkable and memorable in Bangladeshi film history. Sumita's career in acting spanned for nearly four decades. She acted in the main role in more than fifty feature films and in side roles in more than a hundred. Noted among the films Sumita acted in are Kakhono Aaseni (1961), Kancher Deyal (1963), Edesh Tomar Amar, Sonar Kajal (1962), Ei To Jiban (1964), Dui Diganta (1964), Agun Niye Khela (1967), Abhishap (1967), Behula, Ora Egaro Jan and Amar Janmabhumi. She also acted in Dhupchaya, a film produced in West Pakistan and in a number of Urdu films made in the then East Pakistan. During her long career in acting she performed roles in radio, television and theatre as well. As a film producer Sumita produced five films. These were Agum Niye Khela, Momer Alo, Mayar Sangsar, Adarsha Chapakhana and Notun Probhat
Sumita Devi was born to a Hindu Brahmin family. She was briefly married to Amulya Lahiri, but the marriage ended in divorce. Following her entry into movies, she married the eminent film director and writer Zahir Raihan in 1962, and had two sons. During this time, she also converted to Islam, and changed her name to Nilufar Begum, even though she continued to be known by her stage name. The marriage ended in tragedy as Raihan disappeared in January 1972 at the end of Bangladesh Liberation War and assumed to be killed. Sumita Devi became an active artist for the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendro (Independent Bengal Radio Station) during the Bangladesh Liberation War.
She also acted in many television dramas. Her last appearance in film before death was in Phulkumar (2001).
Sumita Devi died on 6 January 2004 and was buried at the Mirpur Martyred Intellectual Graveyard in state honor.
She was awarded the All Pakistan Critic Award in 1962, Nigar Prize in 1963. After the independence, she received the Bangladesh Film Journalist Association Award and the Television Reporters Association of Bangladesh Award, the Agartala Muktijoddha Award (2002), 'Janakantha Gunijan and Prativa Sammanona' (2002) and also awarded by Chalachitram Film Society in 2002.- Actress
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- Tita Duran (1929-1991) was a Filipino actress and the mother of a well-Filipino singer Francis Magalona. Charming, Sweet and Youthful, Duran joined a movie in her earliest career as an 8 yrs old child who abandoned by their mother in 1936 family-drama of Awit ng mga Ulila aka (The Songs of the Orphans]].
Born on 1929, She married her all-time partner Pancho Magalona, and one of those children is a Master Rapper from the Philippines Francis Magalona.
In 1938, Sampaguita Pictures spotted this beautiful girl and cast her in a tear-jerker movie of Inang Mahal aka (Dear Mother). Her second movie in Sampaguita where her home is, Ang Magsasampaguita aka (a Sampaguita Vendor).
Duran made 2 movies under LVN Pictures and it was Pangarap aka (Dream) and Sawing Gantimpala aka (Lost Price) both in 1940.
After WW2, she made a comeback in her studio Sampaguita,not a child actress but a beautiful lady. She joined in a War Pictures with Carmen Rosales in Guerilyera and typecasted in numerous Musical Movies paired by some of the Sampaguita's finest actors.
After her last movie in Sampaguita Isang Halik Mo Pancho, she made Maria Went to Town under Deegar Cinema Inc. - Music Department
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One of the biggest singing & acting stars of 1940's Bollywood! In Pakistan after 1947, Noor Jehan played lead actress roles in films Chann Way (1951)Dopatta (1952) Paatey Khan (1955) Chhu Mantar (1958) Koel (1959). Noor Jehan also was the lead vocalist for film songs in all the above listed films.Then,of course, she continued with her film-song singing career in Pakistan until the early 1990s.She sang hundreds of hit film songs in both Punjabi and Urdu languages,became a music icon in Pakistan as a result of this.She passed away on Dec.23, 2000 in Karachi, Pakistan.- Actress
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Amalia Fuentes was born Amalia Muhlach in Bicol and is said to have German lineage. She was educated in Catholic school. She was dubbed as the "Elizabeth Taylor of the Philippines" by the movie industry during the late 1950s.
Her father died during the war, and as the eldest she became the family breadwinner. Her two younger brothers, Alex and Alvaro, are also actors. Amalia married fellow actor Romeo Vasquez in 1965 in Hong Kong, but they separated in 1969. They have a daughter, Liezl Sumilang (wife of actor Albert Martinez). After her divorce from Vasquez, Amalia married Joey Stevens, an American businessman with whom she has an adopted son, Geric Stevens. She divorced Stevens after 28 years of marriage, citing infidelity. Stevens died in 2012.
.- Daisy Romualdez is known for Lupang kayumanggi (1955), Mabilis... Paa at kamay (1964) and Kampanerang kuba (1974).
- Blanca Gomez is known for Mga batang bakasyonista (1964), Sitting in the Park (1967) and Jamboree '66 (1966).
- Alicia Vergel was born on 7 June 1927 in Ermita, Manila, Philippines. She was an actress, known for Basahang ginto (1952), Mapuputing kamay (1950) and Anak ng lasengga (1958). She was married to Cesar Ramirez. She died in 1993 in Manila, Philippines.
- Marlene Dauden was born on 9 November 1937 in Manila, Philippines. She is an actress, known for Kamandag (1959), Sa bawat pintig ng puso (1964) and Kapag puso'y sinugatan (1967). She is married to Ernesto Hernaez. They have three children.
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Gloria Galla was born in 1933 in Denver Colorado, to a hardworking Filipino, Pedro Galla, and an American woman, Mary Borrego. Her elementary education was spent in Mabini Elementary School and she graduated from Riverview High School in Mabini, Pangasinan.
She married actor Juancho Gutierrez after they met during a movie.
Because her uncle, Nario Rosales, was Chief Editor at Sampaguita Studios, it was easy for Ms Galla to visit the movie sets. She started out her career as an "extra" in Sampaguita Pictures, before being noticed in Kasintahan sa Pangarap (1951), starring Pancho Magalona and Tita Duran. For 1951, more bit roles followed in Bernardo Carpio, starring real-life couple Cesar Ramirez and Alicia Vergel; in Dugong Bughaw, with Norma Vales and Tessie Martinez; and Rebecca. Finally, in her fifth movie, Ramon Selga (starring Lilian Leonardo and Pancho Magalona), she got a speaking part as a nurse.
Appearing as the daughter of Ramirez and Vergel in Madame X (1952), producers introduced Ms Galla with a new, more dramatic name: "Gloria Romero." She got her first memorable role in Palasig (1952) opposite heartthrob Cesar Ramirez, but it was her lead role in Monghita (1952), opposite Oscar Moreno that cemented her bankability and popularity. In 1953, she played the daughter of Carmen Rosales in May Umaga Pang Darating. Ms Romero played against many leading men: opposite Ramon Revilla in Apat na Taga (1953); opposite Fred Montilla in Recuerdo (1953); opposite Pancho Magalona in Musikong Bumbong (1954); opposite Ric Rodrigo and Luis Gonzales in Pilya (1954), and opposite Dolphy in Dalagang Ilocana (1954), for which she won the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts & Sciences (FAMAS) Best Actress award.
She also made Vacacionista (1956), Pitong Pagsisisi (1959), and Lupa sa Lupa (1960) opposite Luis Gonzales. Ms Romero tried a formula by appearing as characters popularized in comic strips: Her first two attempts, Mister Kasintahan (1953) and Kurdapya (1954), were so successful she immediately made Mariposa (1955) and Miss Tilapia (1956), where she played the original Pacifica Falayfay. Afterwards, Ms Romero ventured into the dramatic format again, with Artista (1955), Teresa (1956), opposite her popular love-team partner Luis Gonzales; Ikaw ang Aking Buhay (1959), plus remakes of pre-war musical movies like Pagdating ng Takipsilim (1956), Colegiala (1957) and Paru-parong Bukid (1957). All these blockbusters made her Queen of Philippine Movies (her closest rival was Nida Blanca), and Sampaguita Pictures renewed her contract for another 8 years-- making her the studio's longest exclusive star. She made some 30 movies with her frequent screen partner, Luis Gonzales.
She has appeared on the long-running television sitcom Palibhasa Lalake (1991), as well as the short-lived Fifty Carats, O Di Ba? (1993) with three other veteran actresses. She also joined the soaps Familia Zaragosa (1995), Labs ko si Babes (2000), Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan (2001), and Sana'y Wala ng Wakas (2003). Two of her most recent outings have been in horror films: Bahay ni Lola 2 (2005) and Shake, Rattle and Roll 2k5 (2005), reminiscent of the way veteran Hollywood actresses were popularly cast in horror films in their elderly age in the 1960s, such as Joan Crawford with Trog (1970). She also made films for other studios, like Pitong Gabi sa Hongkong (1966); Kaibigan Ko ang Sto Niño (1967); Haydee (1966), with Hilda Koronel; Lumuha Pati Mga Anghel (1971), with Eddie Garcia and Ronaldo Valdez; Sakada (1976), directed by Behn Cervantes, costarring Pancho Magalona, Rosa Rosal, Hilda Koronel and Bembol Roco; and, Bakit May Putik ang mga Bulaklak? (1979) with Lorna Tolentino and Rosemarie Gil.
Ms Romero received the FAMAS Best Actress award for Dalagang Ilocana (1954), Best Supporting Actress for Nagbabagang Luha (1988) and Best Actress for Tanging Yaman (2000). She also received a Best Supporting Actress award from the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) for Saan Nagtatago ang Pag-Ibig? (1987), and again FAP gave her Best Actress honor for her film Tanging Yaman (2000). She received nominations from FAMAS for her films Ikaw ang Aking Buhay (1959), Condemned (1984) and Bilangin Ang Bituin sa Langit (1989). At the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino awarding (Gawad Urian Awards), she received the 2001 Best Actress award for Tanging Yaman (2000) and the 2004 Best Supporting Actress award for Magnifico (2003). Furthermore, the Gawad Urian, the FAP and the CineManila International Film Festival have honored her with individual Lifetime Achievement Awards, between 2001 and 2004.- Arsenia Francisco was born on 29 November 1923 in Manila, Philippines. She was an actress, known for Huwag Mo Akong Limutin (1960), Dakilang hudas (1955) and Labis na pagtitipid (1951). She died on 26 December 1971 in Manila, Philippines.
- Has performed regularly in different theatrical groups in Yerevan and Tiflis (now Tbilisi, Georgia). In 1916 was invited to play in Armenian Drama Union in Tbilisi. Has performed in other troupes as well. Has been worked in Armenia since 1920. At first she led a National theatrical troupe in Dilijan, since 1921 was a leading actress in the Sundukyan Drama Theatre of Yerevan. Has performed many classical roles in theatre and cinema.
- Hamida Omarova was born on 25 April 1957 in Baku, USSR [now Azerbaijan]. She is an actress, known for Babamizin babasinin babasi (1982), Serebristyy furgon (1982) and Yol Ähvalati (1981).
- Hala Shawkat was born on 18 March 1930 in Daraa, Syria. She was an actress, known for Watani wa hubbi (1960), Rendezvous with a Stranger (1959) and Memory of a Night of Love (1973). She died on 28 April 2007 in Damascus, Syria.
- Rosa Del Rosario was born on 15 December 1917 in Manila, Philippines. She was an actress, known for Darna (1951), Darna at ang babaeng lawin (1952) and Bakya mo Neneng (1947). She died on 4 February 2006 in Modesto, California, USA.
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Sabah was born on 10 November 1927 in Wadi Chahrour, Lebanon. She was an actress and producer, known for Khataf Merati (1954), Sharia el hub (1958) and Afrah al chabab (1964). She was married to Rushdi Abazah, Wassim Tabbara, Anwr Mansi, Baligh Hamdy, Nagib Shammas, Ahmed Farag, Joe Hammoud, Fadi Lebnan, Prince Khaled Bin Saud Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud and Youssef Shabaan. She died on 26 November 2014 in Beirut, Lebanon.