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| Years active | 1995 – present |
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Ismat Zaidi is a Pakistani actress who has appeared in a variety of television dramas. She mostly plays motherly roles on television. [1]
Her character of an elderly lady worried about the marital lives of her younger sister and niece in Farooq Rind's Jugnoo earned her Hum Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination. From 2020 to 2021, she portrayed the role of a responsible grandmother in Deewangi who keeps an eye on her children. [2] She further appeared in Mehar Posh in the same year, and Fitoor the following year. [1]
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Janay Anjanay | Mehmoona | PTV | |
| 2003 | Umrao Jaan Ada | Geo TV | ||
| 2005 | Riyasat | Captain Sheraz's mother | ARY TV | |
| 2008 | Doraha | Sarah's mother | Geo TV | |
| 2010 | Jannat Say Nikali Hui Aurat | Geo TV | ||
| Chayn Aye Na | Geo TV | |||
| 2008 | Chaar Chand | Geo TV | ||
| 2007 | Man-o-Salwa | Zainab's mother | Hum TV | |
| 2009 | Meri Unsuni Kahani | Hum TV | ||
| 2010 | Malaal | Jawad's mother | Hum TV | |
| 2010 | Diya Jalay | Nadia's mother | ARY Digital | |
| 2010 | Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan | Safia | Geo TV | |
| 2010 | Dolly Ki Ayegi Baraat | Nabeel's mother | Geo TV | |
| 2011 | Qaid-e-Tanhai | Aisha's mother | Hum TV | |
| 2011 | Parsa | Safia | Hum TV | |
| 2011 | Maaye Ni | ARY Digital | ||
| 2011 | Kash Main Teri Beti Na Hoti | Shagufta | Geo TV | |
| 2011 | Neeyat | Sikandar's mother | ARY Digital | |
| 2011 | Umm-e-Kulsoom | Maryam | ARY Digital | |
| 2012 | Saat Pardon Mein | Badar's mother | Geo TV | |
| 2012 | Kitni Girhain Baqi Hain | Hum TV | ||
| 2012 | Mujhay Roothnay Na Daina | Hum TV | ||
| 2013 | Dil-e-Muztar | Adeel's mother | Hum TV | |
| 2013 | Kankar | Aisha | Hum TV | [3] |
| 2013 | Teri Berukhi | Geo TV | ||
| 2013 | Teray Pyar kay Bharosay | Express Entertainment | ||
| 2013-14 | Mere Hamrahi | Zubeida | ARY Digital | |
| 2013 | Daag-e-Nadamat | Misbah Khalid | PTV | |
| 2013 | Meri Beti | Faisal's mother | ARY Digital | |
| 2014 | Meri Zindagi Hai Tu | Geo TV | ||
| 2014 | Mere Meherbaan | Nayyara Baseer | Hum TV | |
| 2014 | Arranged Marriage | ARY Digital | ||
| 2014 | Koi Nahi Apna | ARY Digital | ||
| 2014-15 | Bikhra Mera Naseeb | Geo TV | ||
| 2015 | Sartaj Mera Tu Raaj Mera | Hum TV | ||
| 2015 | Guriya Rani | ARY Digital | ||
| 2015 | Mein Bushra | ARY Digital | ||
| 2015 | Jugnoo | Aapa Jahangir | Hum TV | |
| 2015 | Zid | Hum TV | [4] | |
| 2015 | Mol | Shehreyar's mother | Hum TV | [5] |
| 2015 | Zinda Dargor | Waheeda | ARY Digital | [6] |
| 2015 | Bheegi Palkein | A Plus Entertainment | ||
| 2015-16 | Tere Baghair | Karamat | Hum TV | |
| 2016 | Mann Mayal | Durdana | Hum TV | [1] |
| 2016 | Bay Aib | Shahana | Urdu 1 | [7] |
| 2016 | Kuch Na Kaho | Zainab | Hum TV | |
| 2017 | Sila | Razia | Hum TV | |
| 2017 | Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain: Part 2 | Shakira/ Laila's mother | Hum TV | |
| 2017 | Baaghi | Chaudhrani Ji | Urdu 1 | |
| 2017 | Yaqeen Ka Safar | Zubia's grandmother | Hum TV | |
| 2018 | Belapur Ki Dayan | Salima | Hum TV | [8] |
| 2018 | Visaal | Jumman Bua | ARY Digital | |
| 2018 | Khalish | Tehmina | Geo TV | [9] [10] |
| 2018 | Balaa | Saba's mother | ARY Digital | |
| 2018 | Meri Guriya | Safeena's mother | ARY Digital | [1] |
| 2018-19 | Beti | Maryam's mother | ARY Digital | [1] |
| 2019 | Chand Ki Pariyan | ARY Digital | ||
| 2019 | Jaal | Sakina Jameel | Hum TV | |
| 2019 | Ishq Zahe Naseeb | Sabiha Begum | Hum TV | [11] |
| 2019-20 | Damsa | Abru | ARY Digital | |
| 2019-20 | Deewangi | Bi Jaan | Geo TV | [1] |
| 2020 | Mehar Posh | Sakeena | Geo TV | [1] |
| 2021 | Fitoor | Bushra | Geo TV | [1] |
| 2021 | Tanaa Banaa | Qamar-un-Nisa | Hum TV | |
| 2021 | Parizaad | Naheed's mother | Hum TV | |
| 2021-22 | Bebasi | Ifrah's grandmother | Hum TV | |
| 2021-22 | Bebaak | Mesum's mother | Hum TV | |
| 2022 | Mushkil | Saghira | Geo TV | |
| 2022-23 | Agar | Shahwaiz's mother | Hum TV | |
| 2023 | Ehraam-e-Junoon | Kulsoom | Geo TV | |
| 2023 | Neem | Ashhad's mother | Hum TV | |
| 2023 | Jannat Se Aagay | Noman’s mother | Geo TV | |
| 2023 | Dhoka | Hadi's mother | ARY Digital | |
| 2024 | Khumar | Mudassir’s mother | Geo TV | |
| 2024 | Shiddat | Sarwat Jahan | Geo TV | |
| 2024 | Radd | Bano Aapa | Ary Digital | |
| 2024 | Aakhri Baar | Adnan’s mother | Express Entertainment | |
| 2024 | Yahya | Geo TV |
| Year | Awards | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2016 | Hum Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Jugnoo | Nominated | [12] |
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