native_name_lang years_active birth_place citizenship awards ethnicity name native_name birth_date residence image article_title education birth_name occupation
ur 1995 -- present sheikhupura punjab province , pakistan pakistan pakistan govt . of pakistan media award nigar awards pride of performance from punjabi meera irtiza rubab 12 may 1977 lahore , pakistan pakistani actress meera 's photo shoot.jpg meera -lrb- actress -rrb-
 lahore irtiza rubab actress
meera -lrb- actress -rrb-

irtiza rubab -lrb- born 12 may 1977 -rrb- , better known by her stage name meera , is a pakistani film actress , television presenter , model and leading philanthropist .
meera started her career as stage actress and model in a very young age but later she was observed acting in pakistani films and dramas she made her movie debut in 1995 , but earned nationwide critical acclaim in 1999 for her lead performance in `` khilona '' -lrb- 1996 -- 97 -rrb- .
for her acting in `` khilona '' she won her first nigar award and received significant praise for her work .
with the release of `` inteha '' , another critical and commercial success , meera won the second consecutive nigar award for best actress of the year for her break-out performance .
in 2004 , she played a prominent role in `` salakhain '' which lifted her image internationally .
in 2005 , she acted in a joint indo-pakistani film , `` nazar '' with which she debuted in bollywood .
in 2013 election she announced to launch herself in pakistani politics but later she stepped back nominating her mother as candidate for national assembly reserved seat -lrb- which her mother lost by taking 100 votes only -rrb- .
after this she announced to build a health trust for which she is still unsuccessful .
