Satabdi Roy is an Indian actress, film director and politician. As an actress she is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She is the recipient of BFJA Awards for two times. As an actress, she ruled the array of commercial Bengali cinema during the late 1980s and 1990s. As a director, she has been denounced critically for her use of superfluous themes. She is a Trinamool Congress Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha since 2009.
Roy made her film debut opposite Prosenjit Chatterjee in Tapan Sinha's much acclaimed Bengali film Atanka, which won her the BFJA Awards for the Best Supporting Actress in 1987. She shot to stardom after she had been paired with Tapas Paul in films such as Amar Bandhan, Guru Dakshina, Antaranga, Apan Amar Apan and Abishkar to name a few. Her major hits with Prosenjit Chatterjee include Alingan, Shraddhanjali, Lathi, Sakhi Tumi Kar, Chandragrahan, Ranokhetro, Sajani Aamar Sohag and Trishul to name few. She made her Bollywood debut in National Award winning director Jyoti Sarup's Naya Zaher. She collaborated with Tapan Sinha for the second time in his Antardhan.