Uzma Gillani


Uzma Gillani is a veteran Pakistani television actress. She starred in and made appearances in several television shows in 1970s through the 1990s.

Early life

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. She is considered to be one of the greatest television actors of all time in Pakistan. Gillani began her career through PTV's most successful plays Waris, Dehleez, Panah and Nangay Paoon, which earned her recognition and a Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1982.
Gillani has had cancer. 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.

Personal life

Uzma married Inayat Shah Gillani and the couple had two children. Her husband died in 2017.

Honours

The Government of Pakistan named a street and intersection after her in Lahore on August 16, 2021. In 2022 on May 19 the Cantonment Board of Bahawalpur named a Park after her called Uzma Gillani Park for children and women in Model Town.