Veteran Bengali actor Basanti Chatterjee, who featured in over 100 films, including critically acclaimed movies like `Thagini` and `Manjari Opera`, died at her residence here, family members said.

Chatterjee, 88, who was suffering from cancer for a long time, breathed her last on Tuesday night.

In a career spanning over five decades, she also acted in popular films like `Alo`, `Ami Shey O Sakha` and TV serials `Bhutu`, `Boron` and `Durga Durgeshari`, to name a few.