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| death_place = [[Mumbai]], India<br />
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| occupation = actor, theatre director-producer<br />
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'''Pearl Padamsee''' (1931 – 24 April 2000) was an [[India]]n theatre personality as a stage actress, director and producer of English language theatre in [[Mumbai]] active in 1950s–1990s. She acted a few [[Hindi language cinema|Hindi]] and [[English language Indian films|English language films]],<ref name="to">{{cite web|url=http://www.timeoutmumbai.net/theatre/theatre_details.asp?code=238&source=1|title=Total recall: Ten years after her death, the remarkable Pearl Padamsee comes alive on stage again|publisher=Time Out, Mumbai}}</ref> including ''[[Khatta Meetha (1978 film)|Khatta Meetha]]'', ''[[Junoon (1978 film)|Junoon]]'', ''[[Baaton Baaton Mein]]'', ''[[Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love]]'', and ''[[Such a Long Journey (film)|Such a Long Journey]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/148580/Pearl-Padamsee?scp=1&sq=Pearl%20Padamsee&st=cse|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103102114/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/148580/Pearl-Padamsee?scp=1&sq=Pearl%20Padamsee&st=cse|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-11-03|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2012|title=Pearl Padamsee: Filmography}}</ref> She ran after-school theatre workshops for children.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/19/opinion/19iht-a7_8.html?scp=4&sq=Pearl%20Padamsee&st=cse|title=Bombay in the '60s:a morality play|last=Tharoor|first=Shashi|work=New York Times|authorlink=Shashi Tharoor|date=19 February 2003}}</ref><br />
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==Professional life and Personal vita==<br />
Padamsee was born the daughter of a [[Christians|Christian]] father and an [[Bene Israel|Indian Jewish]] mother.<ref name=jwa>{{Cite web|url=http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/baghdadi-jewish-women-in-india|title=Baghdadi Jewish Women in India}}</ref><br />
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Her first husband's surname was Chowdhry. They had two children: a son named [[Ranjit Chowdhry]] who was an actor and a daughter named Rohini Chowdhry. The marriage ended in divorce when her children were still toddlers.<br />
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Pearl became a part of a theatre group, promoting "English theatre" in [[Mumbai]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20130131004352/http://m.outlookindia.com/story.aspx?sid=4&aid=209328].</ref> She reproduced successful Broadway productions using local Indian talent. She directed, acted and produced for the stage, schools and organizations. She raised the money for establishing a successful rehabilitation center for drug addicts.<ref name=jwa></ref><br />
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Pearl then married [[Alyque Padamsee]] who was also active in English theatre. Shortly after her second marriage, Pearl endured the death of her 10-year-old daughter, Rohini, who died after a wasting illness.<br />
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With Alyque Padamsee, Pearl had a daughter, Raell Padamsee, who runs her own theatre company in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_pearls-of-wisdom-by-raell-padamsee_1373497|title=Pearls of wisdom by Raell Padamsee|date=20 Apr 2010|work=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]]}}</ref><ref name="ht">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/specials/womensday/Rael.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070819161233/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/specials/womensday/Rael.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 August 2007|title=Pathbreakers: Rael Padamsee|work=Hindustan Times|date=8 March 2006}}</ref> Pearl and Alyque were divorced very shortly after the birth of Raell. <br />
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Pearl Padamsee died on 24 April 2000. She is buried at a Christian cemetery in [[Bandra]].<ref>Ref needed</ref><br />
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* [https://archive.today/20130126090603/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-04-25/mumbai/28115744_1_raell-padamsee-theatre-personality-dolly-thakore A night remembering 'Pearl' (25 Apr 2010)] ''[[The Times of India]]''<br />
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