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Kanan Devi

Indian actress (1916–1992)
Person human Q3351688
Kanan Devi
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Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[13]
Date of birth
April 22, 1916
Date of death
July 17, 1992
Place of birth
Howrah
Place of death
Kolkata
Country of citizenship
British Raj, India, Dominion of India[7][8][9]
Ethnic group
Bengali Hindus[10]
Occupation
actor, singer
Religion or worldview
Hinduism[12]
Award received
Dadasaheb Phalke Award[11]
Official website
www.kanandevi.com[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Hindi, Bangla[16][17]
Instrument
voice[15]
Name in native language
কানন দেবী[18]
P14750
FF94-6999-E065-9F0C-E78C[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Kanan Bala en Kanan Devi ar كانان ديفي fa کانان دوی hi कानन देवी hi कानन बाला ja カナン・デヴィ ru Канан Деви
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
0000000082609784
VIAF cluster ID
70529619
Library of Congress authority ID
n89267821
GND ID
141914513
Awards & Winners artist ID
0cl4qv
Banglapedia ID (English)
Devi,_Kanan
Europeana entity
agent/base/163497
FAST ID
359518
Freebase ID
/m/0cl4qv
IMDb ID
nm0222454
Kinobox person ID
975500
Listal ID
kanan-devi
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Moviebuff ID
kanan-devi
MusicBrainz artist ID
03d3eb25-b8af-40a7-b6a0-a52c6bb33b79
National Virtual Library of India ID
1308786
Quora topic ID
Kanan-Devi
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtrXtk6QqrkmX3Bq8gHYP
Yale LUX ID
person/a8f1b8e3-27c3-4eea-821a-7fd369d9f479

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 3
India, British Raj, Dominion of India
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
Hindi, Bangla
Occupation 2
actor, singer
← Cast member 2
Bidyapati, Mukti
Award received 1
Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Place of birth 1
Howrah
Place of death 1
Kolkata
Religion or worldview 1
Hinduism
Sex or gender 1
female
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Summary

Kanan Devi was born on April 22, 1916[1], in Howrah[2]. She died on July 17, 1992[3], in Kolkata[4]. She worked as an actor[5] and singer[6].

FAQs

Where was Kanan Devi born?

Kanan Devi was born in Howrah[2].

Where did Kanan Devi die?

Kanan Devi passed away in Kolkata[4].

What did Kanan Devi do for work?

Kanan Devi worked as an actor[5] and singer[6].

What awards did Kanan Devi receive?

Honors received include Dadasaheb Phalke Award[11].

Related Entities

India

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → FF94-6999-E065-9F0C-E78C
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46469|batch #46469]]: HAND ID (8)"
  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → British Raj, India, Dominion of India
    Website → —
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → human
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
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