Nadia Jamil () (Born: 13 October 1972), also known as Nadia Fazal Jamil), is a Pakistani actress and host. Jamil started her career in late 1990s and has appeared in several television productions since than. 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

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Early life and education

Jamil was born in

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on 13 October 1972, but moved to

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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

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, US. She also studied at

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. She completed her international fellowship at the

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, London.

Career

Jamil has been a Pakistani actress and host for the past two decades. Jamil started her career in the 1990s. Jamil is a trustee of Sunjan Nagar, which is

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’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

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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 worked in a video "Alvida", which is a cancer awareness campaign. Nadia was sexually abused at 4

Filmography

Television series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jamil, Nadia 1980 births 20th-century Pakistani actresses Living people Pakistani television actresses 21st-century Pakistani actresses Actresses from Lahore Pakistani women's rights activists Pakistani civil rights activists Pakistani democracy activists Pakistani human rights activists Pakistani disability rights activists Pakistani children's rights activists Pakistani television hosts Pakistani television talk show hosts