# Samina Peerzada

Samina Peerzada (née Butt, Punjabi, Urdu: ثمینہ پیرزادہ) is a Pakistani film and television actress, producer and director. She was a popular model in 1970s. She is one of the most popular actress of her time and was one of the most successful actress of 1980s and 1990s.

## Early life

Samina was born into an educated [Ansari] family in Lahore, but after separation of her parents she was raised in Karachi, Sindh Pakistan. After graduating in commerce, she chose to pursue a career in acting. After many successful years of acting in television dramas and minor roles in television advertisements, Samina was cast in starring roles in several films.

## Career

Samina started her career as a model in 1974 and then she acted in several films including Nazdikiyan, Mukhra, Bazar-e-Husn, Shaadi Mere Shohar Ki and Bulandi.
She has traveled widely and has also performed in Oslo at The International Ibsen Festival. Her notable stage performances include productions such as Raaz-o-Niaz and Ibsen's A Doll's House.
Television plays to her credit include Zindagi Gulzar Hai, Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan, Rehaai, Durr-e-Shahwar, Dastaan and Karobi.
Her first Hollywood film, The Valley, released on 2 March 2018. Alyy Khan, another actor from Pakistan is also starring in this film.
Peerzada made her directorial debut through Inteha, a critically acclaimed film addressing the social issue of marital rape. Subsequently, she directed the less well-received commercial film Shararat.
She is also the host of Rewind with Samina Peerzada on YouTube.

## Personal life

She married Usman Peerzada, a fellow media personality, in 1975. The couple have two daughters, Anum and Amal. Their younger daughter Amal is a miniature artist.

## Filmography

Actress
PTV drama series'Jaane Do'in 1980s opposite Behrouz Sabzwari

### Television series

| Drama | Role | Year | Broadcasting Network | Additional Notes |
| Darya | Wife | 1983 | PTV | Plays the role of a runaway (city) wife who finds protection, acceptance, respect, love and boundless affection from simple village folks making a lifelong bond by marrying into the tribe. |
| Zard Dopehar | Zaitoon | 1995 | PTV | Zaytoon |
| Wafa Kay Mausam | Mother | 2001 | PTV | |
| Sheeshay Ka Mahal | | 2002 | PTV | |
| Thori Si Mohabbat | Leading Lady | 2004 | Geo TV | |
| Ana | Sadiqa | 2004 | PTV | |
| Dil, Diya, Dehleez | Sheher Bano | 2006 | Hum TV | Dil, Diya, Dehleez is a drama which is based on the novel of same name by Riffat Siraj |
| Tere Aajaney Se | | 2006 | TV ONE | |
| Ishq Ki Inteha | | 2009 | Geo TV | Nominated for Best TV Serial |
| Thori Door Sath Chalo | | 2009 | Hum TV | |
| Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan | Tai Amma | 2009 | Geo TV | Meri Zaat is the most-viewed serial on Geo TV to date. |
| Noorpur Ki Rani | Anna | 2009 | Hum TV | |
| Tair-e-Lahooti | | 2009 | Hum TV | |
| Mohabbat Kaun Rokay | | 2009 | ARY Digital | |
| Dil Ki Dehleez Par | | 2009 | PTV | |
| The Ghost | | 2009 | Hum TV | |
| Dil-e-Nadan | | 2009 | Geo TV | |
| Kalmoohi | Aasiya | 2010 | PTV | |
| Natak Mandi | | 2010 | PTV | |
| Bebak | | 2010 | Hum TV | |
| Dastaan | Bibi/Saleha | 2010 | Hum TV | Dastaan is based on a novel on the independence of Pakistan written by Razia Butt |
| Kafir | Mehwish | 2011 | ARY Digital | |
| Pani Jaisa Piyar | Arfa | 2011 | Hum TV | |
| Koi Lamha Gulab Ho | | 2011 | Hum TV | |
| Rangeelpur | Mother | 2011 | PTV | |
| Mera Naseeb | Salima | 2011 | Hum TV | |
| Kuch Khwab Thay Meray | Annie | 2011 | ARY Digital | |
| Durr-e-Shahwar | Durr-e-Shahwar | 2012 | Hum TV | A phenomenal show that explores the difficulties faced by women after marriage |
| Shehr-e-Zaat | Naani/Amma | 2012 | Hum TV | |
| Roshan Sitara | Roshan Ara's mother | 2012 | Hum TV | |
| Zindagi Gulzar Hai | Rafia (Kashaf's Mother) | 2012 | Hum TV | Hum Award for Best Supporting Actress. Plays the role of a mother every one of us would want to have. |
| Ghaao | Mahjabeen | 2012 | Geo TV | |
| Rehaai | Sumaira | 2013 | Hum TV | Plays the role of a mother(in-law) every married lady would want to have, supportive, sensitive and always defending the rights and aspirations of daughter-in-law(s). |
| Kuch Is Tarah | | 2013 | PTV | |
| Chaar Chaand | Mother | 2013 | Geo TV | |
| Meri Beti | Airaj's Grandmother | 2013 | ARY Digital | |
| Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain | Mother | 2014 | Hum TV | Episode: Wida Na Karna Maa |
| Kaanch | | 2014 | ARY Digital | |
| Adhura Milan | Noor-ul-Ain | 2014 | A-Plus Entertainment | |
| Neelum Kinaray | | 2015 | Hum TV | |
| Judai | | 2016 | ARY Digital | |
| Beqasoor | | 2016 | ARY Digital | |
| Aap Ke Liye | Nishat Malik | 2016 | ARY Digital | Plays the role of a crafty elder sister. |
| Bay Aib | Sadaf | 2016 | Urdu1 | Plays the role of a high headed and very haughty lady. |
| Saanp Seerhi | Mother | 2017 | Express Entertainment | Plays the role of a loving Mother. |
| Rasm E Duniya | Elder Sister-in-Law | 2017 | ARY Digital | Plays the role of a family matriarch. |
| Ghanti | Wife | | PTV | |
| Hissar | wife | | PTV | |
| Karb | wife | | PTV | |
| Kathputli | Wife | | PTV | |
| Musafirkhana | Lady passenger | | PTV | |
| Doosra Chehra | | | PTV | |
| Jab Jab Dil Milay | | | PTV | |
| Mallika-e-Alam | | | PTV | |
| Saahil | Sajida | | PTV | |
| Raat | | | PTV | |
| Chakkar-e-Azam | | | PTV | |
| Fishaar | | | PTV | |
| Hisaar | | | PTV | |
| Karobi | | | PTV | |
| Panah | | | PTV | |
| Jaane Do | | | PTV |
| Balaa | Shama | 2018 | ARY Digital | Plays the role of a naive mother of Taimoor, the Protagonist and the Mother-in-Law of Nigar, the Antagonist. |

### Telefilm

| Telefilm | Role | Year | Broadcasting Network |
| Climax | Elderly Lady Lover | 2009 | Hum TV |
| Band Bajj Gaya | Elderly Lady | 2010 | ARY Digital |
| Lunch With Lubna | Mad Lady | 2012 | Hum TV |
| Zindagi Ab Bhi Muskurati Hai | Mother | 2013 | Hum TV |
| Lakeerain | Mother | 2013 | Express Entertainment |
| Chor Babul Ka Ghar | Mother | 2013 | ARY Digital |
| Noor (Musical Telefilm) | Elderly lady | 2017 | Urdu1 |

### Film

| Film | Role | Year | Additional Notes |
| The Blood of Hussain | Lisa (General's daughter) | 1980 | Released in February 1981 in the UK. Banned in Pakistan. |
| Kala Dhanda Goray Log | | 1981 | |
| Shaadi Mere Shohar Ki | Leading Lady | 1986 | |
| Mukhra | Nadeem's sister | 1988 | Punjabi film |
| Bazar-e-Husn | | 1988 | |
| Jangju Goreelay | | 1990 | |
| Bulandi | Mother | 1990 | |
| Nazdeekiyan | Samina Pirzada | 1991 | |
| Pabandi | | 1992 | |
| Khwahish | | 1993 | aka The Wish (International: English title) |
| Zar Gul | Nawab's Wife | 1997 | |
| The Valley | Didi | 2017 | Hollywood film |
| Motorcycle Girl | Zeinth's Mother | 2018 | Pakistani film |
| Huey Tum Ajnabi | Indira Ghandhi | 2023 | |

### Direction

Films :
| Film | Role | Year | Additional Notes |
| Zar Gul | Director, writer, Nawab's Wife | 1997 | |
| Inteha | Director, Producer | 1999 | The movie was Samina Peerzada's debut directorial attempt |
| Shararat | Director | 2003 | |

## Awards and recognition

Samina Peerzada's directorial debut Inteha received nine national awards. She was also conferred with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Beyond the Mango Film Festival held in Bradford, UK, in November 2013. She consecutively won the Hum Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2013 and 2014 for Roshan Sitara and Zindagi Gulzar Hai. She was decorated with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Television by Hum TV at the 3rd Hum Awards held in Dubai in April 2015.

### Nigar Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Result | Title | Ref. |
| 1988 | Nigar Award | Best Supporting Actress | Won | Mukhra | |
| 1990 | Nigar Award | Best Supporting Actress | Won | Bulandi | |

### PTV Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Result | Title | Ref. |
| 2011 | 16th PTV Awards | Best Compere | Won | Sunday Lounge | |

### Lux Style Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
| 2005 | 4th Lux Style Awards | Best Television Actress (Satellite) | Ana | Nominated |
| 2007 | 6th Lux Style Awards | Best Television Actress (Terrestrial) | Kath Putli | Won |
| 2014 | 13th Lux Style Awards | Best Television Actress (Satellite) | Rehaai | Nominated |

### Mango Film Festival

| Year | Award | Category | Result | Title | Ref. |
| 2013 | Beyond the Mango Film Festival | Lifetime Achievement Award | Won | — | |

### Hum Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Result | Title |
| 2013 | 1st Hum Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | Roshan Sitara |
| 2014 | 2nd Hum Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Won | Zindagi Gulzar Hai |
| 2015 | 3rd Hum Awards | Hum Honorary Television Award | Won | — |

### Pakistan Media Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Result | Title | Ref. |
| 2013 | 4th Pakistan Media Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | Zindagi Gulzar Hai | |

### CPACT Canada Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Result | Title | Ref. |
| 2018 | CPACT Awards | Best Iconic Couple Award | Won | — | |