Mary Ann Evans
Birthday
1908/01/08
Day of death
1996/01/09 (88 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Perth, Australia
Also know as
Fearless Nadia, Mary Evans Wadia, Nadia Wadia
Biography
Mary Ann Evans, also known by her stage name Fearless Nadia, was an Indian actress and stuntwoman of Australian origin who is most remembered as the masked, cloaked adventurer in Hunterwali, released in 1935, which was one of the earliest female-lead Indian films. She is often referred to as a sex symbol.
Acting
(1940) Diamond Queen
as Madhurika (as Fearless Nadia)
(1935) Hunterwali
as Princess Madhuri aka Hunterwali (as Fearless Nadia)
(1936) Miss Frontier Mail
as Savita / Miss 1936 (as Fearless Nadia)
(1994) Fearless: The Hunterwali Story
as self (aka Fearless Nadia)
(1942) Muqabala
as Savita / Miss 1936 (as Fearless Nadia)
(1953) Jungle Ka Jawahar
as Mala (as Fearless Nadia)
(1946) Lion of Baghdad
as Zubeida
(1942) The Jungle Princess
as ---
(1968) Khiladi
as ---
11 O'Clock
as Lakshmi