Tamanna (actress)

Tamanna
Born	Tamanna Begum 1948 Lahore, Pakistan
Died	20 February 2012 (aged 64) Karachi, Pakistan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1960–2012
Awards	Nigar Award in 1977

Tamanna Begum (1948–2012) was a Pakistani drama and film artist.

Tamanna started her media career from Radio Pakistan in the 1960s as a presenter and later performed in theater plays before joining films. She ventured into films in the 1970s and continued working in the Pakistani film industry until the late 1980s. She had performed in over 300 films and in hundreds of TV drama serials. She often appeared in negative roles but also performed some entertaining and comedy roles also. Her popular films include Afshan (1971), Ilzaam (1972), Nadaan (1971), Mehndi, Behan Bhai (1979) and Bharosa (1977). She is a recipient of the Nigar award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Bharosa (1977).

After over a decade of a career in films, she joined television and appeared in many character roles in Pakistani TV drama serials.

Tamanna Begum died after a protracted illness in Karachi on 20 February 2012 at the age of 64. She had suffered a heart attack some time ago and was under treatment in a private hospital. The heart attack had led to kidneys' failure and she used to have dialysis treatment twice a week. She could not fully recover, though, and finally died.

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