{{Short description|Indian actress}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Uma Shivakumar | image = Uma Shivakumar.jpg | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = November 1, 1941 | birth_place = Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India | death_date = {{Death date and given age|df=yes|2013|06|25|71}} | death_place = Bangalore, India | other_names = Baddi Bangaramma<ref name="Uma toi" /> | occupation = Actress | known_for = }}
'''Uma Shivakumar''' (c. 1941 – 25 June 2013) was an Indian film and theatre character actress, whose career included roles in more than 170 Kannada language films and more than 30 plays.<ref name=hindu>{{cite news |first=Desmond |last=Yap |title=Actor Uma Shivakumar passes away |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/actor-uma-shivakumar-passes-away/article4850583.ece |work=The Hindu |date=26 June 2013 |access-date=10 July 2013}}</ref> She was nicknamed "Baddi Bangaramma" by audiences, after the popular 1984 film of the same name, in which she portrayed a moneylender.<ref name=hindu/><ref name=times>{{cite news |title=Uma Shivakumar no more |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/uma-shivakumar-no-more/articleshow/20759215.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005003106/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-25/news-interviews/40184677_1_beauty-parlour-veteran-actor-monday-morning |url-status=live |archive-date=5 October 2013 |work=The Times of India |date=25 June 2013 |access-date=10 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/341066/obituary-uma-shivakumar.html |title=Obituary: Uma Shivakumar |work=Deccan Herald |date=25 June 2013}}</ref>
== Early life == Uma was born in Bangalore.<ref name=hindu/> She initially worked as a classical musician, before transitioning to amateur theatre during the 1970s.<ref name=hindu/> She appeared in more than 30 plays and theatre productions, according to Sreenivas G. Kappanna, who called her ‛an elder sister of theatre.’<ref name=hindu/> Her most famous role included the satirical play, ''Muhammad bin Tughluq'', in which she played the title character Tughluq's stepmother.<ref name=hindu/>
== Career == Uma Shivakumar made her film debut in ''Vamsha Vriksha'', a 1971 feature directed by B. V. Karanth and Girish Karnad.<ref name=hindu/> Her second film role was in the 1973 Kannada black-and-white film, ''Kaadu'', which was also directed by Girish Karnad.<ref name=hindu/> Uma appeared in small films prior to 1973. Her first commercial film was ''Kesarina Kamala'', released in 1973.<ref name=hindu/> She appeared in films like Shravana Banthu, College Ranga, Nodi Swamy Navirodu Heege etc.
Uma appeared in more than 170 Kannada films, many released in the 1970s and 1980s.<ref name=times/> She won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in ''Chandanada Gombe'' in 1979.<ref name=times/>
She also worked for the Department of Information and Department of Tourism, along with other Kanada actors and writers, including Lokesh, C. R. Simha, B. R. Nagesh, and Sreenivas G. Kappanna.<ref name=hindu/> Uma later owned and operated a Chamrajpet beauty and hair salon, "Baddi Bangaramma Beauty Parlour," where she worked during her later life.<ref name=hindu/>
== Death == On 25 June 2013, at the age of 71, Uma Shivakumar died from diabetic complications and age related problems at her residence in Chamrajpet, Bangalore.<ref name=hindu/><ref name=times/><ref name="Uma toi">{{cite news |title=Veteran actor 'Baddi Bangaramma' dead |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Veteran-actor-Baddi-Bangaramma-dead/articleshow/20769311.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |date=26 June 2013 |access-date=1 May 2014}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=1432442|name=Uma Shivakumar}}
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