Ermeline

Ermeline
Cardozo posing for a magazine, 1933
Born
Ermelinda Cardozo

(1908-05-07)7 May 1908
Nationality
    • Portuguese
      (until 1961)
    • Indian (from 1961)
Other namesSudhabala
OccupationActress
Notable workDraupadi (1931)
SpouseSaib Rocha

Ermelinda Cardozo (7 May 1908 – unknown), also known mononymously as Ermeline, and later by her stage name Sudhabala, was an Indian actress from the silent era of Hindi films. She is often credited with providing the first significant acting job to Prithviraj Kapoor, the patriarch of the Kapoor family in the Hindi film industry. Along with Patience Cooper, Ruby Myers, and Sita Devi, she is credited as a "leading star" of the 1920s and 1930s who had more mass appeal than their male counterparts.