Wahida Mollick Jolly

Wahida Mollick Jolly is a Bangladeshi actress. She works on stage plays, television dramas and films.[1] She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Costume Design for the film Mrittika Maya (2013).[2]

Wahida Mollick Jolly
ওয়াহিদা মল্লিক জলি
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationActress, costume designer, university faculty member
RelativesSharmili Ahmed (sister)

Background

Jolly's parents settled in Rajshahi from West Bengal. her father, Tofazzal Hossain, was a stage performer and director.[3] Her elder sister Sharmili Ahmed is an actress.[1] Jolly performed regularly as a child artist in radio dramas.[3] She started stage performances in tenth grade.[3] She earned a degree in social work and then moved to Kolkata to study drama in Rabindra Bharati University.[3] She debuted in a Hindi television series.[3]

Career

Jolly debuted her stage acting career in 1975 by her role in Spartacus Bishoyok Jotilota, written by Momtazuddin Ahmed. Her debut television drama, E Ki Jalaton, also by Momtazuddin Ahmed, was in 1986.[1][3]

Jolly acted in films including Adhiar (1999) and Shorgo Theke Norok.

Jolly established a theatre group Drishwakabbo in 1990.[1] She is a faculty member of the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies at University of Dhaka.[4]

Works

Awards

References
  1. "Wahida Mollick Jolly". The Daily Star. September 6, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  2. জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কারে ‘মৃত্তিকা মায়া’র জয়জয়কার. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 2015-03-10. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
  3. "Wahida Mollick Jolly". The Daily Star. 2019-12-14. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
  4. "Theatre in Round : A treat for an intimate audience". The Daily Star. July 26, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  5. "Tv serial 'Labonyoprobha' scores 100". The Daily Star. November 24, 2006. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
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