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Nadia Jamil
Pakistani actress and host (born 1972) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nadia Jamil (Urdu: نادیہ جمیل) (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)[1][2] and Damsa (2019).[3] Her accolades include three nominations of Lux Style Awards.[4][5][6][7]
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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.[8] She holds a Master of English degree in literature.[9]
Jamil completed a bachelor’s in drama and creative writing at Hampshire College, US.[10] She also studied at Allegheny College . She completed her international fellowship at the Globe Theatre, London.
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Career
Jamil has been a Pakistani actress[11][12] and host for the past two decades. Jamil started her career in the 1990s.[13]
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.
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Personal life
She is married to Ali Pervaiz and is mother to two sons, Rakae and Mir Vali.[14]
In April 2020, Jamil was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer/grade 3 tumor.[15][16] She underwent successful surgery soon afterwards[17] and by August was out of danger.[18]
Jamil worked in a video "Alvida", which is a cancer awareness campaign.[19]
Filmography
Television series
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Awards and nominations
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External links
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