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Suraiya

1929 - 2004

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Suraiya Jamal Sheikh (15 June 1929 – 31 January 2004), mononymously known as Suraiya, was an Indian actress and playback singer who worked in Hindi films. She is regarded as one of the greatest and finest actresses in the history of Indian cinema. In a career spanning from 1936 to 1964, Suraiya acted in over 70 films and sang 338 songs. She was known for her strong on-screen portrayals in a variety of genres. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Suraiya is the 8,481st most popular actor (down from 8,179th in 2019), the 137th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 123rd in 2019) and the 24th most popular Pakistani Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Suraiya ranks 8,481 out of 13,578. Before her are Lily Rabe, Alex Karras, Maggie Shiu, Aaron Ashmore, Ian Bohen, and IJustine. After her are Nora Arnezeder, Richard Libertini, Karyn Parsons, Jason Behr, Park Han-byul, and Kuno Becker.

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Among people born in 1929, Suraiya ranks 533. Before her are Jerry Adler, Pete George, Peter Sculthorpe, Buck Owens, James H. Billington, and Art Taylor. After her are T. P. McKenna, Ronnie Allen, Alfredo Lim, Creed Taylor, John Conyers, and Ian Stewart. Among people deceased in 2004, Suraiya ranks 321. Before her are Albert Paulsen, June Maston, Eddie Hopkinson, Beyers Naudé, Hiram Fong, and Henry Cockburn. After her are Raja Ramanna, Brenda Fassie, Dennis Wilshaw, Pacita Abad, Virginia Capers, and Ken Downing.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Suraiya ranks 137 out of 217. Before her are Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (1958), Malik Meraj Khalid (1915), Salima Ikram (1965), Mukhtar Mai (1972), Fazlullah (1974), and Sultan Rahi (1938). After her are Chris Van Hollen (1959), Hadiqa Kiani (1972), A. K. Hangal (1915), Ramanand Sagar (1917), Yasmeen Lari (1941), and Keshav Dutt (1925).

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Among ACTORS In Pakistan

Among actors born in Pakistan, Suraiya ranks 24. Before her are Qandeel Baloch (1990), Noor Jehan (1926), Prem Chopra (1935), Sadhana Shivdasani (1941), Fawad Khan (1981), and Sultan Rahi (1938). After her are A. K. Hangal (1915), Kulbhushan Kharbanda (1944), Suresh Oberoi (1946), Meera (1977), Bina Rai (1931), and Imran Abbas (1977).

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