Portrait of Mary Ann Evans

Mary Ann Evans

Acting

Biography

Mary Ann Evans, also known by her stage name Fearless Nadia, was an Indian actress and stuntwoman of Australian origin who is most remembered as the masked, cloaked adventurer in Hunterwali, released in 1935, which was one of the earliest female-lead Indian films. She is often referred to as a sex symbol.

Born: January 8, 1908

Place of Birth: Perth, Australia

Filmography

1994
Fearless: The Hunterwali Story

as self (aka Fearless Nadia)

1953
Jungle Ka Jawahar

as Mala (as Fearless Nadia)

1949
Comet

as Shanti (as Fearless Nadia)

1946
Lion of Baghdad

as Zubeida

1942
Muqabala

as Madhuri/Rani (as Fearless Nadia)

1942
The Jungle Princess

as Maya (as Fearless Nadia)

1940
Diamond Queen

as Madhurika (as Fearless Nadia)

1937
Hurricane Hansa

as Hansa (as Fearless Nadia)

1936
Miss Frontier Mail

as Savita / Miss 1936 (as Fearless Nadia)

1935
Desh Deepak

as Partisan Disguided as Dancer (as Fearless Nadia)

1935
Hunterwali

as Princess Madhuri aka Hunterwali (as Fearless Nadia)

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11 O'Clock

as Lakshmi