Leela Desai
Known For: Acting
Biography
Indian actress in the later phase of 1930s and the earlier phase of 1940s. She was the daughter of Dr. Umedram Lalbhai Desai and his second wife Satyabala Devi, a famous musician in the early 1900s. Leela Desai was born in Newark, New Jersey when her parents were on a 3-year American tour. Her father was a Gujarati and her mother was from Bihar. She grew up in India. Leela Desai owned a house in Darjeeling called "Lily Cottage". Her mother Satyabala Devi lived there until her death.
Filmography
1961
- Kabuliwala ... (Associate Producer)
1945
1942
- Tamanna as Uma
1940
- Nartaki as Roop Kumari
1938
- Jiban Maran as Geeta