Uzma Gillani
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1945 (age 80–81)
- Actress
Uzma Gillani | |
|---|---|
| عظمیٰ گیلانی | |
| Born | Uzma Begum 1945 (age 80–81) |
| Occupation |
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| Years active | 1964 – present |
| Spouse |
Inayat Shah Gillani
(m. 1965; died 2017) |
| Children | 2 |
| Honours | Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan (1982) PTV Awaard in 1998 |
Uzma Gillani (born 1945; Urdu: عظمیٰ گیلانی) is a veteran Pakistani television actress. She starred in and made appearances in several television shows from the 1970s through the 1990s.[1][2]
Uzma was born in Meerut, British India and her parents migrated to Pakistan.
Career
Gillani is known for her choice of roles that demonstrate a character's tough nature and autocratic disposition.[citation needed] She is considered to be one of the greatest television actors of all time in Pakistan.[1] Gillani began her career through PTV's most successful plays Waris (1979), Dehleez (1981), Panah (1981) and Nangay Paoon (1983), which earned her recognition and a Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1982.[3][4]
Gillani has had cancer.[5] With her career spanning over 60 years, she is one of Pakistan's early TV actresses that gained fame when television emerged in Pakistan in 1964.[6][7]
Personal life
Uzma married Inayat Shah Gillani and the couple had two children. Her husband died in 2017.
Filmography
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Dada Aur Dil Dada | Hamida | PTV |
| 1972 | Aik Mohabbat Sau Afsanay | Maa | PTV |
| 1973 | Maraat-e-Mohabbat | Zakia | PTV |
| 1976 | Maai Aur Kamai | Amma Shana | PTV |
| 1978 | Manzil Hai Kahan | Ishrat | PTV |
| 1979 | Waris | Zakiya Ghulam Ali | PTV[6] |
| 1981 | Dehleez | Anisa Ahmed | PTV |
| 1982 | Alif Noon | Shadani | PTV |
| 1982 | Doosra Kinara | Malkani | PTV |
| 1983 | Nangay Paoon | Mariam-uz-Zamani | PTV |
| 1983 | Phoolon Wala Rasta | Fozia Ahmed | PTV |
| 1986 | Koi To Ho | Abida | PTV |
| 1989 | Neelay Hath | Zulekha | PTV |
| 1990 | Badaltay Qabil | Lali | PTV[8] |
| 1992 | Nasheman | Farida | PTV |
| 1994 | Alao | Hajra | PTV |
| 1996 | Bari Amma | Bi Amma | PTV |
| 1998 | Shaam Sey Phelay | Yasmeen Ahmed | PTV |
| 2000 | Chamak | Nargis Begum | PTV |
| 2002 | Punkh | Zohra Begum | PTV |
| 2002 | Reshma To Jhalli Hai | Jammi | Indus TV |
| 2003 | Ishq Aatish | Irene | Geo TV |
| 2003 | Chahtain | Fari | Geo TV |
| 2003 | Badlon Par Basera | Fareedoon's mother | PTV[9] |
| 2004 | Maa | Gohar | PTV[10] |
| 2006 | Masuri | Rani | PTV |
| 2006 | Lagan | Faiza's mother | PTV |
| 2006 | Amar Bail | Ammi | TV One[6] |
| 2007 | Man-o-Salwa | Karam's mother | Hum TV |
| 2008 | Sookhey Pattey | Aini | Geo TV[11] |
| 2009 | Kinara Mil Gaya Hota | Mira | TV One |
| 2009 | Tujh Pe Qurban | Razia Sultana | ARY Zindagi |
| 2012 | Bulbulay | Malika | ARY Digital |
| 2013 | Taar-e-Ankaboot | Hazrat Bibi | Geo TV |
| 2014 | Firaaq | Maa Jee | Hum TV |
| 2015 | Maryam | Firdous Begum | Geo Entertainment |
| 2016 | Shehr-e-Ajnabi | Aapa Begum | A-Plus |
| 2017 | Dastar-e-Ana | Zaibunnisa | TV One |
| 2019 | Kaisa Hai Naseeban | Musarrat | ARY Digital[12] |
| 2019 | Bhool | Mrs. Sherazi | ARY Digital |
Telefilm
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Panah | Shah Bibi | [3] |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Sacch | Uzma | [13] |
Honours
The Government of Pakistan named a street and intersection after her in Lahore on August 16, 2021.[14] In 2022 on May 19 the Cantonment Board of Bahawalpur (CBB) named a Park after her called Uzma Gillani Park for children and women in Model Town.[15]