Leela Naidu | |
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 Naidu on a 2011 stamp of India | |
| Born | 1940[1] |
| Died | 28 July 2009 (aged 69) Mumbai |
| Occupation | Actor, Model[citation needed] |
| Years active | 1960–1992 |
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| Awards | Femina Miss India |
Leela Naidu (Telugu: à°²ీà°²ా à°¨ాà°¯ుà°¡ు; 1940 – 28 July 2009) was an Indian actress who starred in a small number of Hindi and English films, including Yeh Raste Hain Pyar Ke (1963), based on the real-life Nanavati case, and The Householder, Merchant Ivory Productions' first film. She was Femina Miss India in 1954, and was featured in the Vogue along with Maharani Gayatri Devi in the list of "World's Ten Most Beautiful Women", a list she was continuously listed in from the 1950s to the 1960s in prominent fashion magazines worldwide. She is remembered for her stunning classical beauty and subtle acting style. Leela Naidu was born in Bombay (now Mumbai), India. Her father, Dr. Pattipati Ramaiah Naidu, a well known nuclear physicist, hailed from Madanapalle, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, and had worked under the supervision of Nobel Laureate Marie Curie for his doctoral thesis in Paris. He ran one of Madame Curie's labs in Paris. He was Scientific Advisor to UNESCO for Southeast Asia, and later, an advisor to the Tata group. Her mother, journalist and Indologist, Dr. Marthe Mange Naidu, was of Swiss-French origin, from Pont d'Avignon, South-France and earned her PhD from the Sorbonne. Naidu was the only surviving child out of eight pregnancies as Marthe had seven miscarriages.
Naidu enjoyed the advantages of birth and the connections of her parents. She grew up in Europe, went to an elite school in Geneva, Switzerland, and in her teens, took acting lessons from Jean Renoir.
Leela met Salvador Dalà in Grand-hotel Opera, Paris where he painted a portrait of her.
Leela Naidu Movies List:
- Anuradha (1962), aka Love of Anuradha (International: English title) .... Anuradha Roy
- Ummeed (1962)
- Yeh Raste Hain Pyar Ke (1963) .... Neena
- The Householder (1963), aka Gharbar .... Indu
- Baghi (1964)
- Aabroo (1968) .... Sharda
- The Guru (1969) .... Girl at the Party
- Trikaal (Past, Present and Future) (1985) .... Dona Maria Souzasoares
- Electric Moon (1992) .... Socks
Leela Naidu TV Shows List:
- Man of the World .... Dr. Bahandi (1 episode – "The Frontier", 1962)
- Channing The Face in the Sun (1 episode – "The Young and the Bold", 1964) .... Anna
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