Yasmeen Ismail


Yasmeen Ismail was a Pakistani television actress and theater director. She is known for her role in the PTV drama Tanhaiyaan.

Early life

She was born in Rawalpindi on 28 March 1950. Yasmeen Ismail studied in many schools and convents as her father, an army colonel, got posted from one place to another. She graduated from Home Economics College.

Career

She moved to Karachi shortly after her father's death in 1971. She got married in 1974. Her association with PTV had begun in the late 1960s. Theatre lured her away as she became the director of the Karachi chapter of the Gripp's Theatre in 1980. She directed around two dozen plays. Their plays, mostly written/adapted by playwright Imran Aslam, were appreciated by people. A little before Ramazan in 2002, she directed her last play, titled Osama Ho To Samaney Aiy, which was written by Aslam.

Personal life

At the time of her death, her son, Amal Ismail, was a 22-year-old entrepreneur and her daughter an 18-year-old student of the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture. Her husband, Tariq Ismail, was a managing director of one of Pakistan's largest distribution companies.

Illness and death

After battling ovarian cancer for 5 years, Ismail died from ovarian cancer on 18 January 2002 in Karachi. She was laid to rest after Asr prayers on Friday in the Army Graveyard in Defence Housing Authority in Karachi.

Filmography

Television series

Sheshe AadmiNishan-e-Haider Rashid Minhas ShaheedAndhera UjalaAnaDo SoorajTanhaiyaan Des PardesTapishGhar Daftar Aur HumAjaib KhanaBacchon Ka TheatreLabaik LabaikFamily 93Panchwan MausamKabhi Kabhi Pyar Mein
  • ''Zara Si Badgumani''

Telefilm

Marhoom Brigadier Ki BetiyanHum Tum Eid
  • ''Zeher''

Film

Theatre Director

Stokkerlock and MillilipiMugnog KidsChoti Moti Tota Aur S. M. HamidPak Zar ZameenHawa Ko Dawa DoRail Pail Ka KhailHaspatal Ka Haal Achha HaiKabab May Haddi
  • ''Osama Ho To Samaney Aiy''