Born 1962 (age 64) · Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India
Appears in 152 titles

Jaya Prada (born 3 April 1962) is an Indian film actress and politician. She was one of the iconic and influential actresses in both south and hindi film industry in late 70's, 80's and early 90's. Jaya Prada is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards South and has starred in many Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali and Marathi films. She left the film industry at the peak of her career, as she joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 1994 and entered politics. She was a Member of Parliament (MP) from Rampur from 2004 to 2014. She has been considered by many as the most beautiful face to grace Indian cinema, courtesy the reticent cinematic maestro Satyajit Ray who called her "the most beautiful face on the Indian screen".

Filmography

Khakee
6.4
Khakee
2004
as Jaya Srivastav
Dasavatharam
6.6
Dasavatharam
2008
as Ranjitha Singh
Sharaabi
6.5
Sharaabi
1984
as Meena
Sagara Sangamam
7.3
Sagara Sangamam
1983
as Madhavi
Devadoothan
7.4
Devadoothan
2000
as Angelina Ignatius (Aleena)
Aakhree Raasta
7.0
Aakhree Raasta
1986
as Mary D. D'Costa
Pranayam
7.2
Pranayam
2011
as Grace
Jaadugar
3.3
Jaadugar
1989
as Meena
Kohram
6.8
Kohram
1999
as Amrita Sodi
Superman
3.9
Superman
1980
as Jaya
Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi
5.4
Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi
1988
as Saraswathi
Aaj Ka Arjun
6.6
Aaj Ka Arjun
1990
as Gauri
Ninaithaale Inikkum
6.3
Ninaithaale Inikkum
1979
as Sona
Shabdavedhi
7.4
Shabdavedhi
2000
Maa
4.5
Maa
1992
as Mamta (as Jaya Prada)
Farishtay
5.5
Farishtay
1991
as Sheela
Awaaz
6.4
Awaaz
1984
as Anu
Thanedaar
6.3
Thanedaar
1990
as Sudha Chandar
Maidan-E-Jung
7.8
Maidan-E-Jung
1995
as Laxmi (Karan's Babhi)
Chauraha
2.8
Chauraha
1994