Farida Jalal (née Sami; born March 14, 1949) is an Indian actress active in Hindi cinema and television. In a career spanning nearly half a century, she has acted in over 200 films, and has received accolades such as four Filmfare Awards, two Bengal Film Journalists Association Awards, a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, and the Best Actress Award at the 2012 Harlem International Film Festival.
Jalal started her career in film as a teenager and went on to play leading and supporting roles in numerous motion pictures through the 1970s and early 80s. Later, she established herself as a household name for portraying motherly roles in the 1990s and the early 2000s. Since then, she successfully transitioned to television and appeared in numerous shows, including sitcoms, soap operas, and Netflix originals.
2016 • TV
2003 • TV
2024 • TV
2002 • Movie
1974 • Movie
2013 • TV
as Vidyavati K. Singh
as Renu Khanna
as Renu
as Magician's wife
as Laxmi Sathe
as Jaya's mother
as Fatima
as Pooja's mother
as Laheriya
as Nurse Radha
as Dadi
as Janki Kumar
as Razia
as Mammo
as Sulakshana Gupta
as Akbari
as Madhu
as Parvati
as Mona
as Herself
1 episodes
as Sushma "Nani" Malhotra
192 episodes
as Qudsia Begum
8 episodes
as Self
1 episodes
as Herself
1 episodes
as Suhasini Deewan
66 episodes
as Ricky's Dadi
12 episodes
6 episodes
as Herself
1 episodes
1 episodes
as Ruchika's Mother
26 episodes
