Marina Khan | |
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Born |
Marina Khan December 26, 1962 Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
Occupation | Television director, Television producer, Actress |
Marina Khan (born December 26, 1962) is a Pakistani TV and film actress, TV director and a producer.
Marina Khan was born in Peshawar, Pakistan. Her father was a Pakistani and her mother was of English descent. Her father worked for the Pakistan Air Force and the family had to relocate almost every two years depending upon his job assignment. So she said in an interview, as a result of this situation, that she did not have long-term childhood friends. Marina Khan made her debut in a PTV drama in honor of Rashid Minhas Shaheed, Pakistan's national hero from the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. Later, she received her real breakthrough from the drama serial Tanhaiyaan in 1985. "Marina Khan rose to fame with Tanhaiyaan, which became a tremendous hit amongst Pakistani audiences." However, later Marina took up directing and production as parts of her profession and also had her own cooking show.
She is also currently the good will representative of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).