Sridevi (श्रीदेवी) is from the Sanskrit śrī (auspicious, wealth) + devī (goddess) — also a name of Lakshmi, Hindu goddess of prosperity. Sridevi Ayyappan (1963-2018) — Indian actress widely regarded as India's first female superstar; her 300-film career across Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada cinema spanned 1969-2017 (six decades of work, starting at age 4). First female superstar of Hindi cinema (her films could open without a male co-star, a Bollywood first). *Padma Shri (2013); India's National Film Award for English Vinglish (2012) and Mom (posthumous, 2017). Iconic films: Mr. India (1987), Chandni (1989), Lamhe (1991), Khuda Gawah (1992). Died at 54 of accidental drowning in a hotel bathtub in Dubai while attending a family wedding*.
Subject of Satyarth Nayak's Sridevi: The Eternal Screen Goddess (2019).
Sridevi reduces to nine — the number of first female superstar.