Durgabai Kamat

Durgabai Kamat
Born
Durgabai Kamat

1879
DiedUnknown
Other namesThe First Female Actress in Indian Cinema
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • dancer
  • painter
Years active1913–1950
Spouse
Anand Nanoskar
(m. 1899; div. 1903)
ChildrenKamlabai Gokhale (daughter)
Relatives

Durgabai Kamat (1879 – unknown) was an Indian actress in Marathi films, who was the first actress in Indian cinema. She is known as The First Female Actress in Indian Cinema when she acted in film Mohini Bhasmasur in 1913 at that time when it was not considered an appropriate profession for girls from respectable families.