Daughter is actress Dina who starred in the film Ahsaas in 1979.
Ramola is always mistaken for the mother of actress Rinku Jaiswal. This is because Rinku's original name is "Dina", the same name as Ramola's daughter.
Grew up in Calcutta.
Her father, Hayam Cohen, was a school teacher.
Acted on stage before making her film debut in the Bengali film "Graher Fer" in 1937.