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| birth_date = November 1, 1941<br />
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Kingdom of Mysore]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and given age|df=yes|2013|06|25|71}}<br />
| death_place = [[Bangalore]], [[India]]<br />
| other_names = Baddi Bangaramma<ref name="Uma toi" /><br />
| occupation = [[Actress]]<br />
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'''Uma Shivakumar''' (c. 1941 β 25 June 2013) was an Indian [[film]] and [[theatre]] [[character actress]], whose career included roles in more than 170 [[Kannada cinema|Kannada language film]]s and more than 30 [[Play (theatre)|plays]].<ref name=hindu>{{cite news |first=Desmond |last=Yap |title=Actor Uma Shivakumar passes away |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/actor-uma-shivakumar-passes-away/article4850583.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=26 June 2013 |access-date=10 July 2013}}</ref> She was nicknamed "Baddi Bangaramma" by audiences, after the popular 1984 film [[Baddi Bangaramma|of the same name]], in which she portrayed a [[moneylender]].<ref name=hindu/><ref name=times>{{cite news |title=Uma Shivakumar no more |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/uma-shivakumar-no-more/articleshow/20759215.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005003106/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-25/news-interviews/40184677_1_beauty-parlour-veteran-actor-monday-morning |url-status=live |archive-date=5 October 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=25 June 2013 |access-date=10 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/341066/obituary-uma-shivakumar.html |title=Obituary: Uma Shivakumar |work=Deccan Herald |date=25 June 2013}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Uma was born in [[Bangalore]].<ref name=hindu/> She initially worked as a classical musician, before transitioning to [[amateur theatre]] during the 1970s.<ref name=hindu/> She appeared in more than 30 plays and theatre productions, according to [[Sreenivas G. Kappanna]], who called her βan elder sister of theatre.β<ref name=hindu/> Her most famous role included the satirical play, ''[[Muhammad bin Tughluq (play)|Muhammad bin Tughluq]]'', in which she played the title character Tughluq's stepmother.<ref name=hindu/><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Uma Shivakumar made her film debut in ''[[Vamsha Vriksha]]'', a 1971 feature directed by [[B. V. Karanth]] and [[Girish Karnad]].<ref name=hindu/> Her second film role was in the 1973 Kannada [[black-and-white]] film, ''[[Kaadu (1973 Kannada film)|Kaadu]]'', which was also directed by Girish Karnad.<ref name=hindu/> Uma appeared in small films prior to 1973. Her first commercial film was ''[[Kesarina Kamala]]'', released in 1973.<ref name=hindu/> She appeared in films like [[Shravana Banthu]], [[College Ranga]], [[Nodi Swamy Navirodu Heege]] etc.<br />
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Uma appeared in more than 170 [[Kannada cinema|Kannada film]]s, many released in the 1970s and 1980s.<ref name=times/> She won the [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for her role in ''[[Chandanada Gombe]]'' in 1979.<ref name=times/><br />
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She also worked for the Department of Information and Department of Tourism, along with other Kanada actors and writers, including [[Lokesh]], [[C. R. Simha]], B. R. Nagesh, and [[Sreenivas G. Kappanna]].<ref name=hindu/> Uma later owned and operated a [[Chamrajpet]] beauty and [[hair salon]], "Baddi Bangaramma Beauty Parlour," where she worked during her later life.<ref name=hindu/><br />
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== Death ==<br />
On 25 June 2013, at the age of 71, Uma Shivakumar died from diabetic complications and age related problems at her residence in [[Chamrajpet]], [[Bangalore]].<ref name=hindu/><ref name=times/><ref name="Uma toi">{{cite news |title=Veteran actor 'Baddi Bangaramma' dead |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Veteran-actor-Baddi-Bangaramma-dead/articleshow/20769311.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |date=26 June 2013 |access-date=1 May 2014}}</ref><br />
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