Tahira Naqvi

Tahira Naqvi
طاہرہ نقوی
Born
Tahira Naqvi

(1956-08-20)20 August 1956
Died2 June 1982(1982-06-02) (aged 25)
Resting placeLahore
Other namesMistress of Emotions
EducationConvent of Jesus and Mary, Lahore
OccupationActress
Years active1974 - 1982
Children1
AwardsPTV Best Actress Award (1982)

Tahira Naqvi (Punjabi, Urdu: طاہرہ نقوی; 20 August 1956 2 June 1982) was a Pakistani actress who began her career in the 1970s and worked until her death at the age of 25. She became popular by appearing in several television series and two films in her career spanning a few years. She was known as the Mistress of Emotions because she portrayed roles of sentiment, nostalgia, and despondency in dramas. Tahira, along with Uzma Gillani, Khalida Riyasat ,and Roohi Bano dominated Pakistan's television screens during the 1970s and 1980s.