Sania Saeed | |
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Native name | ثانیہ سعید |
Born |
Sania Saeed Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
Nationality | Pakistan |
Education | BA Hons in Psychology |
Alma mater | University of Karachi. |
Occupation | Actor, anchor (theater and television) |
Years active | 1989–present |
Spouse(s) | Shahid Shafaat (m.1998–present) |
Sania Saeed is a Pakistani actor and host.
She first appeared on television in a street theatre play, televised for 8 March, for the program Aadhi Duniya in 1989. The play was Aurat. She was the first announcer for Network Television Marketing, Karachi center. She then appeared in Haseena Moin's serial Aahat, directed by Sahira Kazmi, followed by Anwar Maqsood's Sitara Aur Mehrunissa directed by Zark in 1991 & 1992 respectively, which shot Sania to her stardom in the Pakistani television Industry. Sania has been working in theatre and television for over two decades.
She won PTV Award for Best Actress in 1991 as well as in 2011 and received four Lux Style Awards in the Best Actress category. She has appeared opposite Zuhab Khan, Shamoon Abbasi, Ismat Zaidi, Soniya Hussain, Badar Khalil, Khalid Ahmed and Sana Askari in many episodes of Kitni Girhain Baqi Hain
Sania was born in Karachi. Her father Mansoor Saeed was a political activist and translated books, documentaries and theatre plays in Urdu and his best works include the translations of Carl Sagan's Cosmos, Jacob Bronowski's Ascent of Man and Bertolt Breckht's life of Galilio, Exception and the rule, He who says Yes and He who says No, Good Person of Schezwan and Saint Joan of the Stockyards.
Sania's mother, Abida Saeed is a Montessorian and had established Seedling Montessori School in 1983 and runs to date.
Sania did her matric from St Joseph's Convent High School, Karachi. Intermediate from PECHS college for Women and Honours from University of Karachi, in Clinical Psychology.
1982 was the year when Sania's father Mansoor Saeed with other like-minded comrades established a theatre group named DASTAK.