Samina Peerzada

• Native Name — ثمینہ پیرزادہ • Birth Name — Samina Butt • Born — 9 August 1955 • Birthplace — Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan • Name — Samina Peerzada • Occupation — * Actress • Producer • Host • Model • Director • Activist • Style — Versatile • Years Active — 1974 – Present • Alma Mater — PECHS, Karachi • Education — Government College of Commerce & Economics • Known for — Performance, Progress, Peace • Notable Works — Zindagi Gulzar Hai Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan Durr-e-Shehwar • Children — 2 • Relatives — Faizan Peerzada (brother-in-law) Zara Peerzada (niece) Rafi Peer (father-in-law) Anwar Ul Haq Ansari (father) MBuggi Ansari (brother) Samina Zaman (cousin) • Awards — Pakistan Television (PTV) Award (2011) Nigar Awards in 1988 and 1990 Lux Style Awards in 2007

Samina was born into an educated Kashmiri 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.

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.

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.

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

• 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. • Rasm E Duniya — Elder Sister-in-Law — 2017 — ARY Digital — Plays the role of a family matriarch. • Karb — wife — PTV

• 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

• Film — Role — Year — Additional Notes • Ranga Daku — 1978 • 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 Gandhi — 2023 • Deemak — Kulsoom Begum — 2025

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

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.

• Year — Award — Category — Result — Title — Ref. • 1988 — Nigar Award — Best Supporting Actress — Mukhra • 1990 — Nigar Award — Best Supporting Actress — Bulandi

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

• Year — Award — Category — Title — Result — Ref. • 2005 — 4th Lux Style Awards — Best Television Actress (Satellite) — Ana • 2007 — 6th Lux Style Awards — Best Television Actress (Terrestrial) — Kath Putli • 2014 — 13th Lux Style Awards — Best Television Actress (Satellite) — Rehaai

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

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

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