---
name: "Seeta Devi"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/seeta-devi"
fi1m_id: "seeta-devi"
imdb_id: "nm0222489"
tmdb_id: 114320
wikidata_id: "Q510101"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1912"
died: "1 January 1983"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T00:11:32.992828+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Seeta Devi

## Identity

Seeta Devi

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/seeta-devi
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** seeta-devi
- **IMDb ID:** nm0222489
- **TMDB ID:** 114320
- **Wikidata ID:** Q510101
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seeta_Devi_(actress), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q510101, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0222489/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/114320

Actor. Born 1 January 1912 in British Raj. Died 1 January 1983.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1912, British Raj
- **Died:** 1 January 1983
- **Also known as:** Renee Smith, Seeta Debi, Sita Debi, Sita Devi
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seeta_Devi_(actress), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q510101, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0222489/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/114320

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*A Throw of Dice*](https://film.one/film/a-throw-of-dice.md) (81)

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## Biography

Seeta Devi, born Renee Smith on 15 October 1912 in the Bengal Presidency of British India, was an Anglo-Indian actress prominent in the Indian silent film era. She was discovered by filmmaker Himanshu Rai and became a leading star in several Indo-German co-productions directed by Franz Osten.

Her notable roles include Gopa in *The Light of Asia* (1925), a part in *Shiraz* (1928), and Sunita in *A Throw of Dice* (1929). She also appeared in films for Madan Theatres in Calcutta, such as *Durgesh Nandini* (1927) and *Kapalkundala* (1929), and directed *Bharat Ramani* (1930). Devi was credited under names including Renee Smith, Seeta Debi and Sita Devi.

She had limited work in sound films and later focused on theatre. Devi died in 1983.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *A Throw of Dice* (1929), Fi1m 81, as Sunita — [page](https://film.one/film/a-throw-of-dice.md)

## Complete filmography (7)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Two Worlds* (1980), Actor
- *Lukochuri* (1958), Actor
- *A Throw of Dice* (1929), as Sunita — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/a-throw-of-dice.md)
- *Shiraz: A Romance of India* (1928), as Dalia
- *Durgeshnandini* (1927), Actor
- *The Light of Asia* (1925), as Gopa
- *The Loves of a Mughal Prince 1928*, as Anarkali

## Gallery

- ![Seeta Devi](https://film.one/media/person/3851123/gallery-c15979f5b3c0.jpg) Seeta Devi — AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Seeta_Devi_as_Gopa_in_Prem_Sanyas_%28The_Light_of_Asia%29_1925.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Actress Seeta Devi and Charu Roy kissing in the Indian silent film A Throw of Dice (1929).](https://film.one/media/person/3851123/gallery-ad63203f9e75.jpg) Actress Seeta Devi and Charu Roy kissing in the Indian silent film A Throw of Dice (1929). — Emil Schünemann, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Seeta-devi-first-bollywood_kiss.JPG/1280px-Seeta-devi-first-bollywood_kiss.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Seeta Devi as Gopa in film, Prem Sanyas (The Light of Asia) 1925, directed by Franz Osten.](https://film.one/media/person/3851123/gallery-e5af0b974148.jpg) Seeta Devi as Gopa in film, Prem Sanyas (The Light of Asia) 1925, directed by Franz Osten. — AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Seeta_Devi_as_Gopa_in_film%2C_Prem_Sanyas_%28The_Light_of_Asia%29_1925.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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