Throughout history, there have been many Indian women film & theater personalities who have made significant contribution to the field. The list includes many familiar and great Indian female film & theater personalities such as Anushka Sharma, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra, Aishwarya Rai, Rakul Preet Singh.
Priyanka Chopra18 July 1982, Indian
Actress
Alia Bhatt15 March 1993, Indian, British
Actress
Sunny Leone13 May 1981, Canadian, Indian, American
Actress
Rakul Preet Singh10 October 1990, Indian
Actress, Model
Deepika Padukone05 January 1986, Indian
Actor
Samantha Akkineni28 April 1987, Indian
Actress
Anushka Sharma01 May 1988, Indian
Actress
Aishwarya Rai01 November 1973, Indian
Actress
Kareena Kapoor21 September 1980, Indian
Actress
Urmila Matondkar04 February 1974, Indian
Actress
Madhuri Dixit15 May 1967, Indian
Actress
Kajol05 August 1974, Indian
Actress
Poonam Pandey11 March 1991, Indian
Model, Actress
Madhubala14 February 1933, Indian
Actress
Padma Lakshmi01 September 1970, Indian
Model
Neelima Azeem02 December 1958, Indian
Actress
Waheeda Rehman03 February 1938, Indian
Actress
Freida Pinto18 October 1984, Indian
Actress
Gauri Khan08 October 1970, Indian
Wife of Shah Rukh Khan
Merle Oberon19 February 1911, Indian, American
Actress
Avneet Kaur13 October 2001, Indian
Dancer, Actress
Rinke Khanna27 July 1977, Indian
Actress
Saira Banu23 August 1944, Indian
Actress
Shakeela20 November 1975, Indian
Adult Film Actresses
Sanjeeda Sheikh20 December 1984, Indian
Actress
Geeta Basra13 March 1984, Indian
Actress
Himanshi Khurana27 November 1991, Indian
Actress, Model
Surekha Sikri19 April 1945, Indian
Actress
Persis Khambatta02 October 1948, Indian
Actress, Model
Nadira Babbar20 January 1948, Indian
Theater Artist
Juliet Prowse25 September 1936, Indian, American, South African
Dancer
Mallika Sarabhai09 May 1954, Indian
Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dancer
Kishwar Merchant03 February 1981, Indian
Actress
Aditi Mittal12 November 1987, Indian
Stand-up Comedian, YouTube Personality
Mrunmayee Lagoo , Indian
Actress, Assistant Director, Script Supervisor
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Aashika Bhatia15 December 1999, Indian
Actress
Smriti Irani23 March 1972, Indian
politician, television producer, actor, television
Rekha10 October 1954, Indian
Actor, Politician
Amy Jackson31 January 1991, Indian, British
Model, Actor, Beauty pageant contestant
Kriti Sanon27 July 1990, Indian
Actor, Model
Kajal Aggarwal19 June 1985, Indian
Actor, Model
Hema Malini16 October 1948, Indian
Actor, Politician, Film director, Film producer,
Shraddha KapoorIndian
Sridevi13 August 1963, Indian
Actress
Preity Zinta31 January 1975, Indian
Actor, Model, Journalist
Amrita Singh09 February 1958, Indian
Actor
Anushka Shetty07 November 1981, Indian
Actor
Shilpa Shetty08 June 1975, Indian
Actor, Model, Karateka
Mouni Roy28 September 1985, Indian
Actor, Film actor
Jaya Prada03 April 1962, Indian
Actor, Politician, Film actor, Screenwriter
Kangana Ranaut23 March 1987, Indian
Actor
Sonam Kapoor09 June 1985, Indian
Film actor, Model, Film director
Dimple Kapadia08 June 1957, Indian
Actor
Juhi Chawla13 November 1967, Indian
Actor, Model, Film producer, Beauty pageant
Sonakshi Sinha02 June 1987, Indian
Actor, Model
Sushmita Sen19 November 1975, Indian
Actor, Model, Beauty pageant contestant
Twinkle Khanna29 December 1974, Indian
Actor
Shreya Ghoshal12 March 1984, Indian
Singer, Writer, Actor, Composer
Pooja Hegde13 October 1990, Indian
Actor, Beauty pageant contestant
Jennifer Winget30 May 1985, Indian
Actor, Television actor
Swara Bhaskar09 April 1987, Indian
Actor
Kalki Koechlin10 January 1984, Indian
Actor, Screenwriter, Writer
Shruti Haasan28 January 1986, Indian
Actor, Singer, Composer, Model
Aditi Rao Hydari28 October 1986, Indian
Actor
Karisma Kapoor25 June 1974, Indian
Actor
Divya Bharti25 February 1974, Indian
Actor
Parineeti Chopra22 October 1988, Indian
Actor
Radhika Apte07 September 1985, Indian
Actor
Vidya Balan01 January 1979, Indian
actor, model
Raveena Tandon26 October 1974, Indian
Model, Actor, Film producer
Hansika Motwani09 August 1991, Indian
Actor
Namrata Shirodkar22 January 1972, Indian
Actor, Model, Beauty pageant contestant
Regina Cassandra13 December 1988, Indian
actor
Rani Mukerji21 March 1978, Indian
Actor, Model
Pooja Bhatt24 February 1972, Indian
Actor, Film producer, Film director, Film actor
Bipasha Basu07 January 1979, Indian
actor, model, film actor
Jyothika18 October 1978, Indian
Actor
Yami Gautam28 November 1988, Indian
Actor
Shriya Saran11 September 1982, Indian
Actor, Model
Nushrat Bharucha17 May 1985, Indian
Actor
Ameesha Patel09 June 1976, Indian
Actor, Model
Sonali Bendre01 January 1975, Indian
Actor, Model, Film actor
Nithya Menen08 April 1987, Indian
actor, singer
Ramya Krishnan15 September 1967, Indian
Actor
Neha KapurIndian
Asin26 October 1985, Indian
Actor, Model
Nazriya Nazim20 December 1994, Indian
Actor, Model
Julie Christie14 April 1940, Indian, British
Actress, activist
Farah Khan09 January 1965, Indian
Director
Neeru Bajwa26 August 1980, Canadian, Indian
actor
Rakhi Sawant25 November 1978, Indian
Model, Actor
Alka Yagnik20 March 1966, Indian
Actor, Singer, Composer
Mumtaz Mahal06 April 1593, Indian
Ayesha Takia10 April 1986, Indian
Actor, Model
Lara Dutta16 April 1978, Indian
Actor, Model, Beauty pageant contestant
Sanaya Irani17 September 1983, Indian
Actor, Model