Uzra Butt
Pakistani actor
Died when: 93 years 9 days (1116 months)Star Sign: Gemini
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Uzra Butt nee Mumtaz (22 May 1917 – 31 May 2010) was a theatre personality of the Indian Subcontinent, who moved to Pakistan in 1964.She was the sister of theatre and Bollywood film actress Zohra Sehgal, who, unlike her, lived in India.
Starting in 1937, breaking traditional barriers, she and her sister joined with Uday Shankar ballet company as actors and dancers and toured through Europe and the United States.
When World War II ended their tour, she joined IPTA and subsequently remained the leading lady with Prithvi Theatre in the 1940s and 1950s.
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