Helena Luke
{{Short description|Indian actress (died 2024)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox actor
| name = Helena Luke
| birth_date = 1958
| death_date = 3 November 2024
}}
Helena Luke (1958{{Spaced en dash}} 3 November 2024) was an Indian actress who worked predominantly in Hindi cinema.{{Cite web |title=Helena Luke: कौन थीं मिथुन की पहली पत्नी हेलेना ल्यूक? हिंदी सिनेमा की मशहूर फिल्मों में किया था काम |url=https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/who-is-mithun-chakraborty-first-wife-helena-luke-know-about-his-movies-career-and-relationship-2024-11-04 |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}{{Cite news |last=Mukhopadhyay |first=Sounak |date=2024-11-04 |title=Mithun Chakraborty’s first wife, Helena Luke, passes away; check her Facebook post hours before death {{!}} Today News |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/mithun-chakraborty-s-first-wife-helena-luke-passes-away-check-her-facebook-post-hours-before-death-11730713009189.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241104180821/https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/mithun-chakraborty-s-first-wife-helena-luke-passes-away-check-her-facebook-post-hours-before-death-11730713009189.html |archive-date=2024-11-04 |access-date=2025-01-25 |work=mint |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-11-04 |title=Mard actor Helena Luke, who divorced Mithun Chakraborty after 4 months, passes away |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/mard-actor-helena-luke-who-divorced-mithun-chakraborty-after-4-months-passes-away-9652469/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}
Career
She became famous for playing the role of Lady Helena in Amitabh Bachchan's film Mard (1985) directed by Manmohan Desai.{{Cite web |title=Mithun Chakraborty की पहली पत्नी Helena Luke का अमेरिका में निधन, आखिरी बार कहा था- 'मैं असमंजस में हूं' - Mithun Chakraborty first wife helena luke dies in America she work with Amitabh Bachchan in Mard |url=https://www.jagran.com/entertainment/bollywood-mithun-chakraborty-first-wife-helena-luke-dies-in-america-she-work-with-amitabh-bachchan-in-mard-23825809.html |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=Jagran |language=hi}} She was briefly married to Mithun Chakraborty. Her father was Turkish, and her mother was an Anglo-Indian Christian.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}
Helena lived in the United States for many years, where she worked for Delta Airlines.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Mithun Chakraborty’s First Wife Helena Luke Dies In The US |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/bollywood/mithun-chakrabortys-first-wife-helena-luke-dies-in-the-us-article-114939753 |date=4 November 2024 |access-date=10 November 2024 |website=timesnownews.com}}
Luke died in the United States on 3 November 2024.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Mithun Chakraborty's first wife, actress Helena Luke passes away in the US |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/entertainment/mithun-chakrabortys-first-wife-actress-helena-luke-passes-away-in-the-us/ |date=4 November 2024 |access-date=10 November 2024 |website=tribuneindia.com}}{{Cite web |date=2024-11-04 |title=तलाक लेने के बाद इन फिल्मों में नजर आई थीं मिथुन चक्रवर्ती की पहली पत्नी हेलेना ल्यूक |url=https://www.jansatta.com/photos/entertainment-gallery/helena-luke-first-wife-of-mithun-chakraborty-dies-a-look-back-at-her-film-career-and-journey/3665464/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=Jansatta |language=hi}}
Selected filmography
- Judaai (1980) as Madhavika
- Yeh Nazdeekiyan (1982) as Actress (uncredited)
- Saath Saath (1982)
- Bhai Aakhir Bhai Hota Hai (1982)
- Do Gulaab (1983)
- Aao Pyaar Karen (1983)
- Mere Saath Chal (1984) as Seema
- Mard (1985) as Lady Helena (uncredited)
- Ek Naya Rishta (1988) as Ruby
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1956135}}
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