Fearless Nadia(1908-1996)
- Actress
- Stunts
- Writer
Fearless Nadia was born Mary Evans in Perth, Australia. She accompanied her
family to India as a child. She began working in the circus in the
early 1930s, where she took the name Fearless Nadia. The tall,
blue-eyed, blonde began her film career several years later in Hindi
language films in India. She was best known for portraying the masked,
cloaked adventuress "Hunterwali" (A.K.A. "The Lady Hunter") in 1935.
She appeared in over 50 films in India. She married her long-time
producer-director Homi Wadia in the early 1960s and retired from
films.