# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/vidya-balan
# Generated: 2026-09-07T20:03:50.683Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/vidya-balan"
name: "Vidya Balan"
slug: "vidya-balan"
description: "Vidya Balan is an Indian actress. Known for pioneering a change in the portrayal of women in Hindi cinema with her roles in female-led films, she is the recipient of several awards, including a National Film Award and seven Filmfare Awards. She was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2014. She was invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to join the Actors Branch in 2021."
tagline: "Indian film actress"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vidya_Balan_at_BB3_interviews%2C_2024_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "India"
  isoCode: "IN"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
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  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1979-01-01"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  historical:           24.808968
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  sourceConfidence:     80
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump