Sridevi
Shree Amma Yanger Ayyappan (13 August 1963 – 24 February 2018), professionally credited with her stage name Sridevi, was an Indian actress who worked in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada language films. Cited as the "First Female Superstar" of Indian cinema, she was the recipient of various accolades, including the National Film Award, the Nandi Award, the Tamil Nadu State Film Award, the Kerala State Film Award, four Filmfare Awards, including a Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award and three Filmfare Awards South. Sridevi's career in Indian cinema spanned over 50 years in a range of genres from slapstick comedy to epic dramas. She was known for her reticent and introverted personality, but headstrong and outspoken screen persona, regularly playing strong-willed, sophisticated women. In 2013, Sridevi was honoured with the Padma Shri, the country's fourth highest civilian honour. She was also voted 'India's Greatest Actress in 100 Years' in a CNN-IBN national poll conducted in 2013 on the occasion of the centenary of Indian cinema.
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| Full name at birth | Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan
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| Claim to fame | her roles as Selvi in the 1976 Tamil romantic thriller film Moondru Mudichu, Seema Sohni in the 1987 Hindi superhero film Mr. India, Anju / Manju in the 1989 Hindi slapstick film Chalbaaz and Chandni Mathur in the 1989 Hindi romantic musical film Chandni
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| Date of birth | 13 August 1963
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| Place of birth | Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
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| Date of death | 24 February 2018
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| Age | 54 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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| Cause of death | Accidental Drowning (inside a hotel bathtub (after a sudden cardiac arrest))
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| Resting place | Ashes scattered off the Rameshwaram coast
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| Occupation | Actress, producer
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| Height | 5' 6" (168 cm)
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| Weight | 124 lbs (56 kg)
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| Residence | Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Sridevi was on Twitter and Instagram.
- When Boney started smoking, Sridevi decided to quit eating non-vegetarian food till her husband Boney quit smoking.
- Sridevi was fond of painting and would have become an artist if not an actress.
- Her 2017 film MOM was Sridevi’s 300th film. It was also her last film before the death in 2018.
- She revealed that she is not egoistic and preferred to stay humble.
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