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{{short description|Indian film and television actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Indian name|Anita|Das}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Anita Das
| image = AnitaDasImage.jpg
| native_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1953|10|01}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|05|11|1953|05|21|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Cuttack]], [[Odisha]], India
| nationality = Indian
| other_names =
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1975–2017
| known_for =
| home town =
| spouse =
| parents =
| relatives = [[Akash Dasnayak]] (nephew)
}}

'''Anita Das''' (1 October 1953 – 11 May 2018) was an Indian film and television actress in [[Odia cinema]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/noted-film-actress-anita-das-dies-of-cardiac-arrest/entertainment/news/1227769.html|title=Anita Das - lifetime actress in Odia cinema|access-date=22 May 2018}}</ref> She received three [[Odisha State Film Awards]] during her career. Das died of cardiac arrest which resulted from a heart attack on 11 May 2018 at the age of 64.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/odia-actress-anita-das-passes-away/article23859591.ece|title=Odia actress Anita Das passes away|date=12 May 2018|work=The Hindu|access-date=21 May 2018|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Career ==
Anita Das made her acting debut in 1975, in the Odia film, ''[[Jajabara]]'' where she played the lead role. She predominantly appeared in more than a hundred movies since then, mostly in supporting roles as a mother. She was quite popular for essaying the role of mother in most of her films after the 1980s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.khaleejtimes.com/international/india/veteran-indian-actress-anita-das-passes-away-at-57|title=Veteran Indian actress Anita Das passes away at 57|last=IANS|website=m.khaleejtimes.com|access-date=21 May 2018}}</ref>

Das received the Odisha State Film Award (Best Actress) for her acting in the film, ''Tapasya'' in 1980 and also received the prestigious award again for her lead role in the 1983 film, ''Bhakta Salabeg''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm3364786/awards?ref_=m_nm_awd|title=Anita Das|website=IMDb|language=en|access-date=21 May 2018}}</ref> She also won the Odisha State Film Award for Best supporting actress in 1987 for her performance in the film, ''Eai Ta Dunia''.

== Death ==
On 10 May 2018, Das was reportedly complaining about her health conditions to her nephew [[Akash Dasnayak]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pragativadi.com/veteran-odia-film-actress-anita-das-no-more/|title=Veteran Odia film actress Anita Das no more - PRAGATIVADI:LEADING ODIA DAILY|website=pragativadi.com|language=en-US|access-date=21 May 2018}}</ref> She was suffering from vomiting and with heart and chest pains on Thursday night before going to sleep. Das was found dead the next day after Dasnayak rushed to call a doctor to consult her for treatments.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2018/may/12/veteran-actor-anita-das-passes-away-1813646.html|title=Veteran actor Anita Das passes away|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=21 May 2018}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Year
! Film
! Language
|-
|1975
| ''[[Jajabara]]''
| Odia
|-
|1976
| ''[[Krishna Sudama]]''
| Odia
|-
|1977
| ''[[Bandhu Mohanty]]''
| Odia
|-
|1980
| ''[[Ramayan (1980 film)|Ramayan]]''
| Odia
|-
|1980
| ''[[Maa-o-Mamata]]''
| Odia
|-
|1980
| ''[[Tapasya (1980 film)|Tapasya]]''
| Odia
|-
|1981
| ''[[Kiye Jite Kiye Hare]]''
| Odia
|-
|1983
| ''[[Swapna Sagara]]''
| Odia
|-
|1983
| ''[[Bhakta Salabeg]]''
| Odia
|-
|1987
| ''[[Suna Chadei]]''
| Odia
|-
|1987
| ''[[Eai Ta Dunia]]''
| Odia
|-
|1991
| ''[[Ki Heba Sua Posile]]''
| Odia
|-
|1994
| ''[[Gadhi Janile Ghora Sundara]]''
| Odia
|-
|2002
| ''[[Sindura Nuhein Khela Ghara]]''
| Odia
|-
|2003
| ''[[Ae Jugara Krushna Sudama]]''
| Odia
|-
|2004
| ''[[Saathire]]''
| Odia
|-
|2005
| ''[[I Love You (2005 Odia film)|I Love You]]''
| Odia
|-
|2005
| ''[[Agni Parikshya]]''
| Odia
|-
|2007
| ''[[Mu Tate Love Karuchi]]''
| Odia
|-
|2007
| ''[[To Bina Mo Kahani Adha]]''
| Odia
|-
|2007
| ''[[Lakshmi Pratima]]''
| Odia
|-
|2008
| ''[[Nandini I Love You]]''
| Odia
|-
|2008
| ''[[Mate La Love Helare]]''
| Odia
|-
|2008
| ''[[To Bina Bhala Lagena]]''
| Odia
|-
|2008
| ''[[Munna-A Love Story]]''
| Odia
|-
|2009
| ''[[Akashe Ki Ranga Lagila]]''
| Odia
|-
|2010
| ''[[Swayamsiddha]]''
| Odia
|-
|2017
| ''[[Abhaya (film)|Abhaya]]''
| Odia
|-
|2017
| ''[[Kabula Barabula]]''
| Odia
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{IMDb name|nm3364786|Anita Das}}

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[[Category:1951 births]]
[[Category:2018 deaths]]
[[Category:Actresses in Odia cinema]]
[[Category:Actresses from Odisha]]
[[Category:People from Odisha]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]

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