Nadira

Biography

Florence Ezekiel (5 December 1932 – 9 February 2006), known professionally as Nadira, was an Indian actress who worked in the Hindi film industry. She appeared in films from the 1950s and 1960s, including Aan (1952), Shree 420 (1955), Pakeezah (1972), and Julie (1975), which won her the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award.

Known for

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
—	What Will People Say?	Mrs. Chopra
2000	Josh	Mrs. Louise
1999	Cotton Mary	Mattie
1991	Jhoothi Shaan	Ranimaa
1985	Saagar	Miss Joseph
1984	Kim	Widow of Kulu
1983	Taqdeer	Heerabai
1982	Ashanti	Ashram Principal
1982	Raaste Pyar Ke	Saraswati
1982	Lakshmi
1980	Swayamvar	Durgadevi Bhargav
1979	Duniya Meri Jeb Mein	Mrs. Robins
1978	Naukri	Lily
1978	Madhu Malti
1977	Amar Akbar Anthony	Stepmother
1977	Paapi	Old lady hit by Vikram's car (uncredited)
1977	For Your Sake	Shanti Devi
1977	Aashiq Hoon Baharon Ka
1975	Julie	Margaret 'Maggie' (Julie's mother)
1975	Kahtey Hain Mujhko Raja
1974	Woh Main Nahin	Gangu Tai Ghotale
1974	Faslah	Mrs. Sonachand
1974	Ishk Ishk Ishk
1973	Hanste Zakhm
1973	Nai Duniya Naye Log
1972	Pakeezah	Madame Gauhar Jaan
1972	Raja Jani
1972	Ek Nazar	Aminabai
1970	Bombay Talkie	Anjana Devi
1970	Safar	Mrs. Kapoor (Shekhar's mom)
1970	Chetna	Nirmala
1970	Ishq Par Zor Nahin
1969	The Guru	Courtesan
1969	Chhoti Chhoti Baatein
1969	Jahan Pyar Miley	Mrs. Diwan Bahadur
1969	Talash
1968	Kahin Din Kahin Raat	Madam Indrani
1968	Sapnon Ka Saudagar	Ranjana's mother
1967	C.I.D. 909	Lobo 404
1962	Eleven Thousand Girls	Mohana
1960	Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai	Kusum
1960	Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai	Kusum Rai
1956	Pocket Maar	Rita
1955	Shree 420	Maya
1954	Waris	Kanta
1953	Nagma
1952	Aan	Princess Rajshree