{{Short description|Pakistani actress and model}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Amna Ilyas | image = Amna Ilyas 2023.png | caption = Ilyas in 2023 | native_name = آمنہ الیاس | native_name_lang = ur | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|10|11|df=y}} | birth_place = Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | occupation = Actress, model | height = 5 ft 9.75 in | years_active = 2007–present | relatives = }}
'''Amna Ilyas''' ({{langx|ur|{{nq|آمنہ الیاس}}}}) is a Pakistani actress and model. Amna began her modeling career at the age of twenty, and a few years later, she moved on to acting in 2013. She is known for her leading roles in several films, including ''Zinda Bhaag'' (2013), ''Good Morning Karachi'' (2014), ''Saat Din Mohabbat In'' (2018), ''Baaji'' (2019), and ''Ready Steady No'' (2019).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rehman |first=Maliha |date=2026-02-22 |title=THE ICON INTERVIEW: THE UNFORGETTABLE AMNA ILYAS |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1974522 |access-date=2026-02-27 |website=Dawn |language=en}}</ref> Ilyas has also starred in a series of television shows including the romantic drama ''Tum Mere Paas Raho'' (2015).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-14 |title=Amna Ilyas On Why She Likes Doing 'Item Numbers' |url=https://www.thefridaytimes.com/2023/03/14/amna-ilyas-on-why-she-likes-doing-item-numbers/ |access-date=2026-02-27 |website=The Friday Times |language=en}}</ref>
==Early life== Amna began her modeling career at the age of twenty in 2007. She is the younger sister of models Salma and Uzma.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} She began to pursue acting in 2013.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}
==Career== thumb|Ilyas in 2019|left In 2011 and 2012, she was nominated for Model of the Year (Female) at the 11th and 12th Lux Style Awards and won the Best Dressed Female Award at the 11th Lux Style Awards and Best Female Model at the 14th Lux Style Awards.<ref>{{cite web|title=Express Tribune: Glamour's Night Out|date=17 September 2011 |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/254420/lux-style-awards-2011-glamours-night-out/|accessdate=17 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923164938/http://tribune.com.pk/story/254420/lux-style-awards-2011-glamours-night-out/|archive-date=23 September 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Ilyas made her film debut with a leading role in the 2013 Meenu Gaur and Farjad Nabi co-direction crime drama ''Zinda Bhaag'' alongside Naseeruddin Shah and Khurram Patras. The film proved to be a commercial success and super hit at the box-office Pakistan, earning her wide recognition and several awards and nominations in the Best Female Debut and Best Actress category (including Lux Style Awards). The following year, she appeared in the critically and commercially successful Sabiha Sumar drama film ''Good Morning Karachi''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Good Morning Karachi|website=IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1842446|access-date=2018-06-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130115847/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1842446/|archive-date=2018-01-30|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Good Morning Karachi depicting a young and vibrant Pakistan|date=November 2013 |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/625735/good-morning-karachi-depicting-a-young-and-vibrant-pakistan/|accessdate=25 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025030123/http://tribune.com.pk/story/625735/good-morning-karachi-depicting-a-young-and-vibrant-pakistan/|archive-date=25 October 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Zinda Bhaag| website=IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2387627/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast|accessdate=10 September 2013}}</ref> That same year, she featured in an item song "Kaala Doriya" for the Asad ul Haq romantic comedy ''Dekh Magar Pyar Se''.<ref name="AmnaIlyasCasting">{{cite web|last=Qamar|first=Saadia|title=Aman Ilyas to feature in 'Dekh Magar Pyar Say'|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/890114/amna-ilyas-to-feature-in-dekh-magar-pyar-say/|work=21 May 2015|date=21 May 2015 |publisher=Express Tribune, 21 May 2015|accessdate=8 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709134351/http://tribune.com.pk/story/890114/amna-ilyas-to-feature-in-dekh-magar-pyar-say/|archive-date=9 July 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2015, Ilyas had various projects at different stage productions. She acted in Michael Hudson's action crime drama film ''Driven'', which revolves around the elite class of Pakistan, and almost entirely filmed in a vintage Mercedes W126 S-Class from 1978, along with Javed Sheikh. She was also the female lead in the romantic comedy ''Gardaab'', alongside Fawad Khan.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5459756/fullcredits/ |title=Gardaab (2016) - Full cast & crew - IMDb |language=en-US |access-date=2025-09-07 |via=www.imdb.com}}</ref>
In 2018, Amna was slated to star in Saqib Malik's debut film ''Baaji''. Filming began in the summer of 2018, and it was released the following summer in 2019. The film was considered incredibly bold by audiences and garnered critical praise nationwide. Ilyas played the role of Neha, a middle-class girl with big aspirations who suddenly becomes embroiled in the life of a veteran film star, played by Meera. The film was a commercial success.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/497689-baaji-continues-to-shine-at-the-local-box-office|title=Baaji continues to shine at the local box office|last=|first=|date=|website=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713051813/https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/497689-baaji-continues-to-shine-at-the-local-box-office |archive-date=2019-07-13 |access-date=2020-03-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/pakistani-cinema/meeras-baaji-is-a-box-office-success-1.65641371|title=Meera's 'Baaji' is a box office success|website=gulfnews.com|date=5 August 2019 |language=en|access-date=2020-03-22}}</ref> In July 2019, her film Ready, Steady, No! debuted in theaters across Pakistan in which she played the lead female. Directed by Hisham Bin Munaver, the film held a lot of witty humor and kept audiences in fits of laughter. The plot revolves around two star crossed lovers who decide to elope after being told they can't marry one another. Ilyas's character Raziya, was praised for her playful expressions and stunts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/921422/driving-into-the-night/|title=Driving into the night|last=Tribune.com.pk|date=15 July 2015|website=The Express Tribune|accessdate=21 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014012635/http://tribune.com.pk/story/921422/driving-into-the-night/|archive-date=14 October 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/834568/t-diaries-amna-ilyas/|title=T-Diaries: Amna Ilyas|last=Tribune.com.pk|date=10 February 2015|website=The Express Tribune|accessdate=21 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160227142546/http://tribune.com.pk/story/834568/t-diaries-amna-ilyas/|archive-date=27 February 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="dailytimes.com.pk">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/entertainment/05-Feb-2015/forthcoming-film-driven-announced |title=Forthcoming film 'Driven' announced |accessdate=2015-07-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717012904/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/entertainment/05-Feb-2015/forthcoming-film-driven-announced |archivedate=2015-07-17 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tns.thenews.com.pk/interview-amna-illyas-a-fashion-image-is-merely-an-illusion/|title=A fashion image is merely an illusion|last=Instep|date=29 March 2015|website=TNS - The News on Sunday|accessdate=21 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517092344/http://tns.thenews.com.pk/interview-amna-illyas-a-fashion-image-is-merely-an-illusion/|archive-date=17 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1161453|title=Michael Hudson's DRIVEN to portray a different Pakistan|first=Foha|last=Raza|date=4 February 2015|website=DAWN.COM|access-date=21 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101232109/http://www.dawn.com/news/1161453|archive-date=1 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brandsynario.com/pakistani-supermodel-amna-illyass-gardaab-movie-teaser-reveals-an-intense-plot-watch-video/|title=Pakistani Supermodel Amna Illyas's Gardaab Movie Teaser Reveals an Intense Plot- Watch Video|first=Sumaira Shiraz|last=Alwani|date=20 September 2016|website=brandsynario.com|accessdate=21 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923022601/http://www.brandsynario.com/pakistani-supermodel-amna-illyass-gardaab-movie-teaser-reveals-an-intense-plot-watch-video/|archive-date=23 September 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="hipinpakistan.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1149843|title=Amna Ilyas to be seen in three cinematic ventures this year|first=Ahmed|last=Sarym|date=9 June 2016|website=HIP|accessdate=21 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805082843/https://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1149843|archive-date=5 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Filmography == === Film === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Notes !{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | 2013 | ''Zinda Bhaag'' | Rubina | ARY Film Award for Best Actress Jury<br>Nominated{{ndash}}ARY Film Award for Best Debut Female<br>Nominated{{ndash}}Lux Style Award for Best Actress<br>Nominated{{ndash}}ARY Film Award for Best Actress | |- | rowspan="2" | 2015 | ''Dekh Magar Pyar Se'' | Item girl | Special appearance in song "Kaala Doriya" | |- | ''Good Morning Karachi'' | Rafina | | |- |2016 | ''Gardaab'' | Parveen | |<ref name="hipinpakistan.com" /> |- |2017 | ''Mehrunisa V Lub U'' | Item girl | Special appearance in song "Marhaba" | |- |2018 | ''Saat Din Mohabbat In'' |Ghazala | | |- | rowspan="2"|2019 | ''Ready Steady No'' | Raziya | | |- | ''Baaji'' | Neha | | |- |2023 |''Gunjal'' |Mehar | |<ref>[https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/1149993-the-art-of-acting-and-cinema The art of acting and cinema]</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2024 |''Hum Tum Aur Woo'' | | |<ref>{{Cite web |title='Hum Tum Aur Wo' Eid treat movie of masses |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1175104-hum-tum-aur-wo-eid-treat-movie-of-masses |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref> |- |''Mastaani'' |Aliya | |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/603848-amna-ilyas-confirms-her-next-film-mastani-opposite-affan-waheed|title=Amna Ilyas confirms her next film, Mastani, opposite Affan Waheed|last=|first=|date=|website=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126024739/https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/603848-amna-ilyas-confirms-her-next-film-mastani-opposite-affan-waheed |archive-date=2020-01-26 |access-date=2020-02-29}}</ref> |- |TBA | ''Driven'' | Sobia Kazim |Unreleased |<ref name="hipinpakistan.com" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/890114/amna-ilyas-to-feature-in-dekh-magar-pyar-say/|title=Amna Ilyas to feature in 'Dekh Magar Pyar Say'|last=Tribune.com.pk|date=21 May 2015|website=The Express Tribune|accessdate=21 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706192110/https://tribune.com.pk/story/890114/amna-ilyas-to-feature-in-dekh-magar-pyar-say/|archive-date=6 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> |}
===Television series=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Serial ! Role ! Notes !{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | rowspan="3"|2014 | ''Janam Jali'' | Samia | Hum TV | |- | ''Dil Nahi Manta'' | Suhaina | Ary Digital | |- | ''Veet Miss Super Model'' | Judge | Hum Sitaray | |- | 2015 | ''Tum Mere Paas Raho'' | Mariam | Hum TV | |- | 2017 | ''Kaffara'' | Arfa | A-Plus Entertainment | |- |2019 | ''Jhanka Taaki'' | Roma | ARY Digital | |- |2021 | ''Ek Jhoota Lafz Mohabbat'' | Aleeza | Express Entertainment | |- |rowspan=3|2023 | ''Motia Sarkar'' | Chambeli | TV One | |- | ''Bandish 2'' | Wania | ARY Digital | |- | ''Daurr'' | Hina | Green Entertainment | |- |2024 | ''Akeli '' | Ujala | Aur Life | |- |2025 | Humraaz | Samia | Geo Entertainment | |}
===Music video appearances=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Video ! Singer(s) ! Notes !{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |2014 |"Ye Jo Halka Halka Suroor Hai" |Farhan Saeed | | |- |2016 |"Aye Khuda" |Asaad Riaz |With Emmad Irfani | |}
==Accolades== {|class="wikitable style" !Year !Ceremony !Category !Recipient !Result !{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |2009 |8th Lux Style Awards |Best Emerging Talent in Fashion |rowspan="3"|Amna Ilyas |rowspan="5" {{nom}} | |- |2012 | 11th Lux Style Awards | rowspan="2" |Best Model of the Year (Female) |<ref>{{Cite web |last=express |date=2011-08-26 |title=Lux Style Awards: A trip down memory lane |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/239961/lux-style-awards-a-trip-down-memory-lane |access-date=2026-02-27 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref> |- |2013 | 12th Lux Style Awards |<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-07-06 |title=12th Lux Style Awards 2013 Pictures and Winner’s List {{!}} DesiFreeTV.com |url=http://www.desifreetv.com/news/12th-lux-style-awards-2013-pictures-and-winners-list/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118100355/http://www.desifreetv.com/news/12th-lux-style-awards-2013-pictures-and-winners-list/ |archive-date=2017-01-18 |access-date=2026-02-27 |work=DesiFreeTV.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2014 | rowspan="2" |13th Lux Style Awards | Best Film Actress | ''Zinda Bhaag'' |<ref>{{Cite news |title=Nominees announced for 2014 Lux Style Awards |url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/entertainment/12-Aug-2014/nominees-announced-for-2014-lux-style-awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819125919/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/entertainment/12-Aug-2014/nominees-announced-for-2014-lux-style-awards |archive-date=2014-08-19 |access-date=2026-02-27 |work=Daily Times}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"|Best Model of the Year (Female) | rowspan="2"|Amna Ilyas | |- |2015 |14th Lux Style Awards |{{won}} |<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-07-16 |title=14th LUX Style Awards 2015 announces nominees in 24 categories - News by Ebuzztoday |url=https://www.ebuzztoday.com/14th-lux-style-awards-2015-announces-nominees-in-24-categories/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20201107152913/https://www.ebuzztoday.com/14th-lux-style-awards-2015-announces-nominees-in-24-categories/ |archive-date=2020-11-07 |access-date=2026-02-27 |work=Pakistan News & Entertainment News by EbuzzToday |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |2019 | 18th Lux Style Awards |Best Film Actress | ''Baaji'' |{{nom}} |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Images |date=2019-03-30 |title=Lux Style Awards 2019 nominations are out! |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1182224 |access-date=2026-02-27 |website=Images |language=en}}</ref> |}
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|4320702}} * {{Instagram|aamnailyas|Amna Ilyas (illy)}} {{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ilyas, Amna}} Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:Pakistani female models Category:Pakistani film actresses Category:Actresses from Lahore Category:Models from Lahore Category:21st-century Pakistani actresses Category:Actresses in Urdu cinema