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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

23

Gender

Female

Birthday

1926-05-07

Day of Death

1989-09-30 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Baharampur, Bengal Presidency, British India (now India)

Also Known As

মঞ্জু দে

Manju Dey

Biography

Manju Dey (7 May 1926 – 30 September 1989) was an Indian actress and director in Bengali cinema. She received the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 25th Annual BFJA Awards for the film Carey Saheber Munshi in 1962. Dey was born in Baharampur, British India in 1926. She first became popular for her acting in the Bengali film Jighansa. She was a leading actress in various black and white films in the early 1950s and 1960s. Dey has worked with directors Ajoy Kar, Mrinal Sen, and Tapan Sinha. She also directed and produced films including Shajarur Kanta and Abhishapta Chambal.

Known For

Acting

Ajante

1984

Ajante

as

Niyoti

1951

Niyoti

as

Kar Pape

1952

Kar Pape

as

Beauty (Ashim's Wife)

Jighangsa

1951

Jighangsa

as

Manjushree

Ankush

1954

Ankush

as

Kalyani

1954

Kalyani

as

Baradidi

1957

Baradidi

as

Manorama

Under the Blue Sky

1959

Under the Blue Sky

as

Basanti

Kabuliwala

1957

Kabuliwala

as

Girl's Mother

Biyallish

1951

Biyallish

as

Kancher Swarga

1962

Kancher Swarga

as

Seema Sen

Ratnadeep

1951

Ratnadeep

as

Production

Crew

Directing