Sharmili Ahmed
Appearance
Sharmili Ahmed | |
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শর্মিলি আহমেদ | |
Born | Majeda Mullick 8 May 1947 |
Died | 8 July 2022 Dhaka, Bangladesh | (aged 75)
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Occupation(s) | Actress and key opinion leader |
Years active | 1962-2022 |
Parent |
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Relatives | Wahida Mollick Jolly (sister) |
Sharmili Ahmed (8 May 1947 – 8 July 2022)[1] [2][3] was a Bangladeshi television and film actress. She started her acting career in 1968.[4]
Early life
Ahmed was born in Belur Chok village, Murshidabad. She passed matriculation examination from Rajshahi PN Girls High School.[3]
Career
Ahmed had started her career on radio in 1962 and on film in 1964.[5] She worked in Dompoti, the first ever drama serial on Bangladesh Television.[6] She acted in a mother role for the first time in the drama Agun, directed by Mohammad Mohsin in 1976.[7]
Works
Personal life
Ahmed had a daughter Tanima.[7] She had a younger sister theatre actor and activist Wahida Mollick Jolly.[9]
References
- ^ "Legendary actress Sharmili Ahmed no more". The Daily Star. 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ Afsar Ahmed (May 6, 2005). "Tit Bits - The celebrity name game". The Daily Star. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ a b Shah Alam Shazu (August 15, 2010). "Those were the days". The Daily Star. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ^ Tamanna Khan (26 August 2011). "Television Now and Then". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Through the eyes of Sharmili Ahmed". The Daily Star. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ Shah Alam Shazu (October 31, 2014). "The Five Generations of TV Heroines". The Daily Star. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ^ a b Punny Kabir (May 12, 2013). "Sharmili Ahmed, symbol of an 'ideal mother'". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 260. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
- ^ Mohammad Zahidul Islam (September 6, 2014). "Wahida Mollick Jolly". The Daily Star. Retrieved November 30, 2015.