Wahida Mollick Jolly
ওয়াহিদা মল্লিক জলি
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupation(s)Actress, costume designer, university faculty member
SpouseRahmat Ali
RelativesSharmili Ahmed (sister)

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]

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 was 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] Her husband Rahmat Ali is also an Associate Professor of the Department at Theatre and Performance Studies of Dhaka University.[5]

Works

Television

Filmography

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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. Archived from the original on May 20, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ sun, daily. "Rahmat Ali, Wahida Mollick Jolly infected with corona | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
  6. ↑ "Tv serial 'Labonyoprobha' scores 100". The Daily Star. November 24, 2006. Archived from the original on October 5, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
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