Nadia Jamil () (Born: 13 October 1972) is a British Pakistani actress and host. Jamil started her career in late 1990s and has appeared in several television productions since then. Besides television, she has worked in theater as well. Her television appearances include Dhoop Mein Sawan (1998), Mere Paas Paas (2005), Meri Jaan (2009), Behadd (2013) and Damsa (2019). Her accolades include three nominations of Lux Style Awards.
Early life and education Jamil was born in London on 13 October 1972, but moved to Lahore when she was nine. She attended the school of Convent of Jesus and Mary, Lahore. She holds a Master of English degree in literature.
Jamil completed a bachelor's in drama and creative writing at Hampshire College, US. She also studied at Allegheny College. She completed her international fellowship at the Globe Theatre, London.
Career Jamil has been a Pakistani actress and host for the past two decades. Jamil started her career in the 1990s with Mehreen Jabbar's directed Putli Ghar.
In 1999, Jamil played a murder planner in Jabbar's directed Chaal, an adaptation of Dial M for Murder.
Jamil is a trustee of Sunjan Nagar, which is Raza Kazim’s school for financially-deprived girls. She performed a theatre project with them at Al-Hamra. She also serves as an ambassador for Girl Rising, a project which raises awareness about girls' education. She teaches theatre and drama and is working on a few projects with institutes like Oxford University Press and Aitchison, Kids Campus.
Personal life She is married to Ali Pervaiz and is mother to two sons, Rakae and Mir Vali.
In April 2020, Jamil was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer/grade 3 tumor. She underwent successful surgery soon afterwards and by August was out of danger.
Jamil has worked in the cancer awareness campaign video "Alvida".
Filmography Television YearTitleRoleNetworkNotes 1996Putli Ghar PTV Telefilm 1996Jaane Anjaane 1997Beauty Parlor Long PlayKali Shalwaar Long Play Family Front Nadia 1998Dhoop Mein SawanSaba Miniseries 1999Chaal Zahra Telefilm 2000Aur Zindagi Badalti Hai Anna 2001Kahaniyan Various 2002Raat Chali Hai Jhoom Ke Fareeha Naz Telefilm 2005Mere Paas Paas Emaan Hum TV 2008The Ghost Ayeza Farooqi 2009Meri Jaan Jago Dunya Host Dunya News Morning Show 2013Durr-e-Shehwar Shandana Hum TV Behadd Masooma "Mo" Jamal Telefilm 2014Lorilei Lorilei Guillory Theater play 2017Mujhay Jeenay Do Yasmeen Urdu 1 2019Damsa Areeja ARY Digital 2021Jo Bichar Gaye Shabnam Anwar Geo Entertainment 2023Khushboo Mein Basay Khat Adeela Ahmed Hum TV 2024Faraar Shakeela Chaudhary Green Entertainment
Awards and nominations YearCeremony Category Project Result Ref(s)2002 1st Lux Style AwardsBest TV Actress rowspan="3" "https://web.archive.org/web/20030715233432/http://www.luxstyleawards.com/winners/pastwinners.asp"2003 2nd Lux Style Awards Faisla2006 5th Lux Style Awards Best TV Actress (Satellite) Mere Paas Paas"https://www.rewaj.pk/lux-style-awards-for-the-year-2004/"202510th Hum AwardsBest Supporting ActressKhushboo Mein Basay Khat20266th Hum Women Leaders AwardsKashmir Golden Plate of Excellence
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