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Sridevi

Profession
Acting
Born
August 13, 1963 · Liverpool, England, UK
Died
February 25, 2018

Biography

Sridevi Kapoor (August 13, 1963 - February 24, 2018) was an British Indian actress who has worked in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam,Kannada and English films. She is known as one of the first female "superstars" of South Asian and British cinema. Sridevi started her career as a child artist in M.A. Thirumugham’s devotional Thunaivan at the age of four, and continued to act as a child artist in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She made her Hollywood debut as a child artist in the hit The Man Who Would Be King (1975) and played her first adult role at age 13 with the British TV series Gangsters (1976). Subsequently, Sridevi established herself as one of the leading actresses of British cinema, with roles such as The Chess Players (1977), My Beautiful laundrette (1985). In Hollywood, she made her debut as a lead actress in The Man Who Would Be King (1975) and gained wide public attention with the movie Mandi (1983). Retired in 1996 and moved back to London, UK. On February 25, 2018, Sridevi was found dead at her home in England UK. At the age of 54.

Known for

English Vinglish poster
English Vinglish
Film · 2012 · ★ 7.3
Mom poster
Mom
Film · 2017 · ★ 7.5
Zero poster
Zero
Film · 2018 · ★ 5.2
Golmaal Again poster
Golmaal Again
Film · 2017 · ★ 5.4
Mr. India poster
Mr. India
Film · 1987 · ★ 6.9
Bombay Talkies poster
Bombay Talkies
Film · 2013 · ★ 6.3
Puli poster
Puli
Film · 2015 · ★ 4.1
Kaun Banega Crorepati poster
Kaun Banega Crorepati
Series · 2000 · ★ 6.6
Judaai poster
Judaai
Film · 1997 · ★ 5.6
Lamhe poster
Lamhe
Film · 1991 · ★ 6.7
Khuda Gawah poster
Khuda Gawah
Film · 1992 · ★ 6.1
Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women poster
Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women
Film · 2005 · ★ 6.7

Filmography