Nadia Jamil

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]

Nadia Jamil
نادیہ جمیل
Born	Nadia Fazal Jamil (1972-10-13) 13 October 1972 (age 52) London, England
Education	Convent of Jesus and Mary, Lahore
Alma mater	Hampshire College Allegheny College Globe Theatre
Occupations	Actress Host Writer Activist
Years active	1995 - present
Spouse	Ali Pervaiz
Children	2

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.

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.

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]

Nadia was sexually abused at 4.

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
1996	Putli Ghar		PTV	Telefilm	[20]
1996	Jaane Anjaane				[21]
1997	Beauty Parlor				Long Play
	Kali Shalwaar			Long Play	[22]
	Family Front	Nadia
1998	Dhoop Mein Sawan	Saba		Miniseries	[23]
2000	Aur Zindagi Badalti Hai	Anna			[24]
2001	Kahaniyan	Various		[25]
2002	Raat Chali Hai Jhoom Ke	Fareeha Naz		Telefilm
2005	Mere Paas Paas	Emaan	Hum TV
2008–09	The Ghost	Ayeza Farooqi			[23]
2009	Meri Jaan				[26]
	Jago Dunya	Host	Dunya News	Morning Show
2013	Durr-e-Shehwar	Shandana	Hum TV		[27]
2013	Behadd	Masooma "Mo" Jamal		Telefilm	[28]
2014	Lorilei	Lorilei Guillory		Theater play	[29] [30]
2017	Mujhay Jeenay Do	Yasmeen	Urdu 1		[31]
2019	Damsa	Areeja	ARY Digital		[23]
2021	Jo Bichar Gaye	Shabnam Anwar	Geo Entertainment		[32]
2023	Khusbo Mein Basey Khat	Adeela Ahmed	Hum TV
2024	Faraar	Shakeela Chaudhary	Green Entertainment

Awards and nominations

Ceremony	Category	Project	Result	Ref.
1st Lux Style Awards	Best TV Actress	N/A	Nominated	[33]
2nd Lux Style Awards		Faisla		[34]
5th Lux Style Awards	Best TV Actress (Satellite)	Mere Paas Paas		[35]