# List of Bengali actresses

The list refers to Indian Bengali actresses who have appeared in cinema and television.

## 1920s

| Year of debut | Name | Debut film |
| 1926 | Kanan Devi | Jaidev |
| 1929 | Chandrabati Devi | Piyari |
| 1929 | Umasashi | Bangabala |
| | Molina Devi | |

## 1930s

| Year of debut | Name | Debut film |
| 1931 | Padma Devi | Sea Goddess |
| 1933 | Devika Rani | Karma |
| 1936 | Chhaya Devi | Sonar Sansar |
| 1938 | Sandhyarani | Sarbojanin Bibahotsab |

## 1940s

| Year of debut | Name | Debut film |
| 1941 | Gita Dey | Ahuti |
| 1944 | Ruma Guha Thakurta | Jwar Bhata |
| 1944 | Sumitra Devi | Sandhi |
| 1948 | Anubha Gupta | Bish Bachhar Age |
| 1949 | Lolita Chatterjee | Ananya |

## 1950s

| Year of debut | Name | Debut film | Note |
| 1950 | Madhabi Mukherjee | Kankantala Light Railway | Child artist |
| 1951 | Sabitri Chatterjee | Sahajatri | |
| 1952 | Arundhati Devi | Mahaprasthaner Pathe | |
| 1952 | Supriya Devi | Basu Paribar | |
| 1953 | Anita Guha | Bansher Kella | |
| 1953 | Suchitra Sen | Saat Number Kayedi | |
| 1955 | Kaberi Bose | Raikamal | |
| 1955 | Karuna Banerjee | Pather Panchali | |
| 1956 | Sandhya Roy | Mamlar Phal | |
| 1958 | Basabi Nandi | Jamalaye Jibanta Manush | |
| 1958 | Chitra Sen | Joutuk | |
| 1958 | Kajal Gupta | Ajantrik | |
| 1958 | Lily Chakravarty | Bhanu Pelo Lottery | |
| 1959 | Sharmila Tagore | Apur Sansar | |

## 1960s

| Year of debut | Name | Debut film | Note |
| 1960 | Sumita Sanyal | Khokababur Pratyabartan | |
| 1961 | Aparna Sen | Teen Kanya | |
| 1961 | Kanika Majumdar | Teen Kanya | |
| 1962 | Alokananda Roy | Kanchenjungha | |
| 1963 | Jaya Bachchan | Mahanagar | |
| 1964 | Anjana Bhowmick | Anustup Chanda | |
| 1965 | Ratna Ghoshal | Raja Rammohun | |
| 1966 | Debashree Roy | Pagal Thakur | Child artist |
| 1967 | Moushumi Chatterjee | Balika Badhu | |
| 1967 | Nandini Malia | Chuti | |
| 1967 | Rakhee Gulzar | Badhubaran | |

## 1970s

| Year of debut | Name | Debut film | Note |
| 1970 | Jayashree Kabir | Pratidwandi | |
| 1971 | Devika Mukherjee | Fariyad | Child artist |
| 1971 | Sonali Gupta | Pratham Pratishruti | |
| 1972 | Arati Bhattacharya | Ek Adhuri Kahani | |
| 1972 | Mithu Mukherjee | Shesh Parba | |
| 1972 | Sumitra Mukherjee | Memsaheb | |
| 1973 | Anamika Saha | Ashar Alo | |
| 1973 | Mahua Roychoudhury | Shriman Prithviraj | |
| 1973 | Rajeshwari Roychowdhury | Strir Patra | |
| 1974 | Preeti Ganguly | | |
| 1974 | Soma Dey | Haraye Khuji | |
| 1974 | Soma Mukherjee | Asati | |
| 1976 | Mamata Shankar | Mrigaya | |
| 1979 | Shakuntala Barua | Sunayani | |
| Alpana Goswami | Arun Barun O Kiranmala | | |
| | Tanusree Shankar | | |

## 1980s

| Year of debut | Name | First acting assignment | First acting assignment | Note | Ref. |
| Year of debut | Name | Film | TV series | Note | Ref. |
| 1980 | Meenakshi Goswami | Dakshayagna | | | |
| 1980 | Sreela Majumdar | Parasuram | | | |
| 1981 | Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay | Kalankini Kankabati | | | |
| 1982 | Moon Moon Sen | Rajbadhu | | | |
| 1983 | Konkona Sen Sharma | Indira | | | |
| 1984 | Piya Sengupta | Dadamani | | | |
| 1985 | Papiya Adhikari | Sonar Sansar | | | |
| 1985 | Rupali Ganguly | Saaheb | | Child artist | |
| 1985 | Swatilekha Sengupta | Ghare Baire | | | |
| 1986 | Amala Akkineni | Mythili Ennai Kaathali | | | |
| 1986 | Indrani Haldar | | Tero Parban | | |
| 1986 | Kheyali Dastidar | | Tero Parban | | |
| 1986 | Laboni Sarkar | | Sei Samay | | |
| 1986 | Nayna Bandyopadhyay | Pathbhola | | Opposite Prosenjit Chatterjee | |
| 1986 | Roopa Ganguly | Nirupama | | | |
| 1986 | Sagarika | Shyam Saheb | | | |
| 1986 | Satabdi Roy | Atanka | | | |
| 1987 | Aditi Chatterjee | | Giribala | Child artist | |
| 1987 | Indrani Dutta | Nadiyar Nagor | | | |
| 1987 | Pallavi Chatterjee | | | | |
| 1987 | Rita Dutta Chakraborty | | | | |
| 1988 | Anuradha Roy | Karoti | | | |
| 1989 | Rituparna Sengupta | | Shwet Kapot | | |
| | Chaiti Ghoshal | | Dakghar | | |
| | Sudipta Chakraborty | | | | |

## 1990s

| Year of debut | Name | First acting assignment | First acting assignment | Note | Ref. |
| Year of debut | Name | Film | TV series | Note | Ref. |
| | Churni Ganguly | | | | |
| 1990 | Chumki Chowdhury | Hirak Jayanti | | | |
| 1991 | Anashua Majumdar | Mahaprithibi | | | |
| 1991 | Anushree Das | Bourani | | | |
| 1991 | Dolon Roy | Sajani Go Sajani | | | |
| 1991 | Riya Sen | Vishkanya | | | |
| 1992 | Kajol | Bekhudi | | | |
| 1992 | Rita Koiral | Nabarupa | | | |
| 1993 | Rachna Banerjee | Daan Pratidaan | | | |
| 1993 | Sreelekha Mitra | | Balikar Prem | | |
| 1996 | Aparajita Auddy | | Manorama Cabin | | |
| 1996 | Debolina Dutta | | Seemarekha | | |
| 1996 | June Malia | | Trishna | | |
| 1996 | Lisa Ray | Nethaji | | | |
| 1996 | Rani Mukerji | Biyer Phul | | | |
| 1996 | Rimi Sen | Damu | | | |
| 1996 | Sushmita Sen | Dastak | | | |
| 1997 | Mahima Chaudhry | Pardes | | | |
| 1997 | Priyanka Upendra | Joddha | | | |
| 1997 | Locket Chatterjee | | | | |
| 1997 | Nandini Ghosal | Char Adhyay | | | |
| 1997 | Srabanti Chatterjee | Mayar Badhon | | Child artist | |
| 1999 | Arpita Chatterjee | Tumi Ele Tai | | | |
| 1999 | Jaya Seal | Amrita | | | |
| 1999 | Manali Dey | Kali Amar Maa | | | |
| 1999 | Monami Ghosh | | Saat Kahon | | |
| 1999 | Raima Sen | Godmother | | | |
| 1999 | Swastika Mukherjee | | Debdasi | | |
| | Bidipta Chakraborty | | | | |
| | Mithu Chakrabarty | | | | |
| | Mousumi Saha | | | | |
| | Rimjhim Mitra | | | | |

## 2000s

| Year of debut | Name | First acting assignment | First acting assignment | Ref. |
| Year of debut | Name | Film | TV series | Ref. |
| 2000 | Arunima Ghosh | Rinmukti | | |
| 2000 | Chandrayee Ghosh | | Jamabhoomi | |
| 2000 | Kamalika Banerjee | | Ek Akasher Niche | |
| 2000 | Koneenica Banerjee | | Ek Akasher Niche | |
| 2000 | Reema Sen | Chitram | | |
| 2000 | Samata Das | | Ek Akasher Niche | |
| 2000 | Sohini Sengupta | Paromitar Ek Din | | |
| 2001 | Ananya Chatterjee | | Chena Mukher Sari | |
| 2001 | Bipasha Basu | Ajnabee | | |
| 2002 | Koena Mitra | Road | | |
| | Priyanka Sarkar | | Jodi Prem Chilona Prane | |
| 2003 | Angana Basu | Alo | | |
| 2003 | Anjana Basu | | Robir Aloy | |
| 2003 | Koel Mallick | Nater Guru | | |
| 2003 | Paoli Dam | | Jibon Niye Khela | |
| 2003 | Payel Sarkar | | | |
| 2003 | Priyanka Kothari | Jay Jay | | |
| 2003 | Tanisha | Sssshhh | | |
| 2003 | Tannishtha Chatterjee | Swaraaj | | |
| 2004 | Aparajita Ghosh Das | Iti Srikanta | | |
| 2004 | Kamalinee Mukherjee | Phir Milenge | | |
| 2005 | Nandana Sen | Black | | |
| 2005 | Tanushree Dutta | Aashiq Banaya Aapne | | |
| 2006 | Payel De | | Ekdin Pratidin | |
| 2006 | Ena Saha | | Raat Bhor Brishti | |
| 2006 | Mouni Ray | | Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi | |
| 2006 | Shahana Goswami | Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota | | |
| 2006 | Sohini Sarkar | | Ekdin Pratidin | |
| 2007 | Parno Mittra | | Khela | |
| 2007 | Ridhima Ghosh | Ratparir Rupkatha | | |
| 2007 | Subhashree Ganguly | Pitribhumi | | |
| 2008 | Ditipriya Roy | | Durga | |
| 2008 | Puja Banerjee | | Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki | |
| 2008 | Sandipta Sen | | Durga | |
| 2008 | Shweta Bhattacharya | | | |
| 2009 | Darshana Banik | | Bou Katha Kaou | |
| 2009 | Moubani Sorcar | Badla | | |
| 2009 | Mumtaz Sorcar | Bhorai: The Maladies of Dawn | | |
| 2009 | Rajanya Mitra | | Ogo Bodhu Sundori | |
| 2009 | Ritabhari Chakraborty | | Ogo Bodhu Sundori | |
| 2009 | Sayantika Banerjee | Ghar Sansar | | |
| | Saayoni Ghosh | Ichche Dana | | |
| | Sampurna Lahiri | | | |

## 2010s

| Year of debut | Name | First acting assignment | First acting assignment | Ref. |
| Year of debut | Name | Film | TV series | Ref. |
| 2010 | Anindita Bose | Clerk | | |
| 2010 | Basabdatta Chatterjee | | Gaaner Oparey | |
| 2010 | Mimi Chakraborty | | Gaaner Oparey | |
| 2010 | Richa Gangopadhyay | Leader | | |
| 2011 | Amrita Chattopadhyay | | Kanakanjali | |
| 2011 | Madhumita Sarcar | | Sobinoy Nibedon | |
| 2011 | Nusrat Jahan | Shatru | | |
| 2012 | Sauraseni Maitra | Chittagong | | |
| 2013 | Jhilik Bhattacharjee | Tomay Bhalobasi | | |
| 2014 | Rooqma Ray | | Kiranmala | |
| 2015 | Koushani Mukherjee | Parbona Toke Charte Ami | | |
| 2015 | Swastika Dutta | Parbona Toke Charte Ami | | |
| 2016 | Ishaa Saha | | Jhanjh Lobongo Phool | |
| 2016 | Soumitrisha Kundu | | E Amar Gurudakshina | |
| 2016 | Trina Saha | | Khokababu | |
| 2017 | Rukmini Maitra | Chaamp | | |
| 2018 | Tuhina Das | Aschhe Abar Shabor | | |
| 2019 | Idhika Paul | | Arabbya Rajani | |

## 2020s

| Year of debut | Name | First acting assignment | First acting assignment | Ref. |
| Year of debut | Name | Film | TV series | Ref. |
| 2021 | Susmita Chatterjee | Prem Tame | | |