Full Name: Durdana Butt
Date of Birth: 13 April 1938
Place of Birth: Lahore, British Raj
Nationality: Pakistani
Religion: Islam
Education: Kinnaird College
Occupation: Actress, model
Active Year: 1960s–2021
Death : 12 August 2021
Durdana Butt Biography :
- Durdana was born in Lahore on 9 May 1938.
- Durdana Butt was a Pakistani actress, known for her roles in dramas Ruswai, Intezaar and Rani. She was best known for her role in dramas Tanhaiyaan and Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay as Bibi.
- She completed her studies from Kinnaird College and later she went to University of Toledo where she got a PhD in Ohio Educational Administration.
- She then went on to pursue acting where she got into commercials and modeling which she did briefly on PTV Channel.
- She got into theater there when a director gave her a role in a comedy drama. She accepted the role and she was praised for her natural acting and expressions. Soon after that she did many dramas on PTV Channel.
- In 1978 she had a role in drama Fifty Fifty with Moin Akhtar. The drama got finished in 1984, she got a lot of attention from the audience and she became well known among the audience. Then in 1980 she had the role of Sultana Sahiba in drama Aangan Terha an emotional role for which she got praised.
- She was paired again with Moin Akhtar in a comedy drama Naukar Ke Aage Chakar in 1982.
- In 1985 she got offer in drama Tanhaiyaan which she accepted with Marina Khan, Shehnaz Sheikh and Badar Khalil. She had the role of Bibi who is a mother figure to the main protagonists who lose their parents in an accident.
( Last Updated: 16 August 2021 )