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Pearl Padamsee

Pearl Padamsee was an Indian theatre personality as a stage actress, director and producer of English language theatre in Mumbai active in 1950s–1990s. She acted in a few Hindi and English language films, including Khatta Meetha, Junoon, Baaton Baaton Mein, Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love, and Such a Long Journey. She ran after-school theatre workshops for children.

Professional life and personal vita
Padamsee was born to a Punjabi Christian father and a Baghdadi Jew mother. According to her second husband, Alyque Padamsee, "She was the secretary of the college's Dramatic Club at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai in the 1950s" and "went to study anthropology in Australia." Pearl became a part of a theatre group, promoting "English theatre" in Mumbai. She reproduced successful Broadway productions using local Indian talent. She directed, acted and produced for the stage, schools and organizations. With Alyque Padamsee, Pearl had a daughter, Raell Padamsee, who runs her own theatre company in Mumbai. ==Work==
Work
Stage • 1966: ''The Boy Who Wouldn't Play Jesus'' (director) • 1985: Brighton Beach Memoirs (director) Filmography ==Notes and references==
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