Shampa Reza is a Bangladeshi singer, model and actress.

Early life

Reza started singing at the age of four. She studied in

Holy Cross School, Dhaka Holy Cross Girls' High School is a Catholic primary and secondary school for girls, located at Tejgaon in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It serves students from class 1 through class 10. Although run by the Roman Catholic Church, the school is open to stude ...

. She went to

Shantiniketan Santiniketan is a neighbourhood of Bolpur town in the Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in West Bengal, India, approximately 152 km north of Kolkata. It was established by Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, and later expanded by his son ...

to study in

Visva-Bharati University Visva-Bharati () is a public central university and an Institution of National Importance located in Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India. It was founded by Rabindranath Tagore who called it ''Visva-Bharati'', which means the communion of the w ...

in 1976. Her instructor was Guru Pandit Druvu Tara Joshi.

Career

In 1975, when she was in grade 10, her acting career began with a role in the play ''Ostrotogandha'', directed by

Selim Al Deen Selim Al Deen (18 August 1949 – 14 January 2008) was a Bangladeshi playwright and theatre artist. He was the founder chairperson of the Department of Drama and Dramatics at Jahangirnagar University. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Awar ...

. She got her breakthrough by acting in the TV drama ''Idiot''. She acted in the 2016 movie Rina Brown based on Bangladesh Liberation war. Reza acted in the movie ''

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'', released in 2011. In January 2015 she was declared a Showbiz Fashion Icon by The Daily Star. Reza has also completed a Bangla action thriller ''

Before I Die ''Before I Die'' is a young adult novel written by Jenny Downham, first published by David Fickling Books in 2007. The novel follows the shortly ending life of Tessa, from her perspective. Plot Tessa is diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leuka ...

'', a late 2022 release.

Personal life

Reza has two sons – Dhrubo and Tiash. She also has a granddaughter. She is the founder of the schools ''Anando Niketan'' and ''Rodela Chottor''.

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* * * 20th-century Bangladeshi actresses Living people Bengali television actresses Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Visva-Bharati University alumni Bangladeshi television actresses Bangladeshi female models Bangladeshi film actresses Best Supporting Actress Bachsas Award winners {{Asia-actor-stub