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Zahrat Al-Ola
Alexandria, Egypt
Zahra al-‘Oula Bakir was born in the district of Muharram Bey in Alexandia to a family originally from al-Mahala. Her talents for acting and imitation were apparent when she was i…
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Zahra al-‘Oula Bakir was born in the district of Muharram Bey in Alexandia to a family originally from al-Mahala. Her talents for acting and imitation were apparent when she was in secondary school. Her father was a friend of Youssif Wahbi and so he presented her to him and she enrolled at the Acting Institute with the help of Zaki Tuleiman. Zahra acted in several plays including “Hourriyah men al-Mareekh”, “al-Bakheel” (“The Miser”), Mareed bi al-Wahm” (“Illusory Illness”), “Fattish ‘an al-Maraa” (“Look for the Woman”), “al-Ghabi wa Anna” (“The Idiot and Myself”) and “Sab’a Farkhat wa Deek” (“Seven Hens and a Rooster”). Thereafter she was assigned major cinema roles. Zahra enjoyed a romantic aura and she received a diploma from the Higher Institute for Cinema in 1954. Zahra was the first in her class and she continued her stage career on modern theater. Zahra married Salah Zu al-Faqqar and later director Hassan al-Saifi. Among the television series which she has acted in are “Waffiyat Nas Tayebeen”. Zahra was honored at the Feature Films Festival. While a youth, Zahra represented the model of the innocent and suppressed girl. She has not portrayed any evil characters as her appearance does not lend itself to such roles. Zahra also acted in “Radd Qalbi”, “Du’aa al-Karwan” and “Tareeq al-Amal”. Despite the fact that she has acted in some comedies her roles were generally not comedic.
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2016
Like A Matchstick
Movie
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1998
Ard Ard
Movie Umm Ramadan
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1993
The Ship of Love and Torment
Movie Umm Ilham
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1992
Husbands in Trouble
Movie
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1991
The Pasha's daughter
Movie ElSayed Al-Munastarli's wife
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1991
Zaman el-Gidan
Movie Fatiha - Hanaa's mother
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1990
Mu'akhar Sadaq
Movie
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1990
Hekaya Laha El Agab
Movie زينب - أم ليلى
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1989
ترويض الرجل
Movie
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1988
Days of Horror
Movie
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1987
The wife is first to know
TV show
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1987
El-Ardhahalgi fi Qadhiyyat Nasb
Movie Fatima's mother
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1986
Had Al-Saif
Movie Zahra
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1986
Love and other things
TV show
- 1986
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1986
Satrak Ya Rab
Movie Amina
More credits
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1986
Omar's Journey
Movie نعيمة - والدة عمر عبد الحكم
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1986
Nas haysa wnas laysa
Movie
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1985
Shaaytan Men Assal
Movie Shelter Director
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1985
He and She Stories
TV show
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1985
Malaekat el-Shaware
Movie Sharifa Mohammed Pasha Hajja
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1984
Hadi Badi
Movie Khader's wife
- 1984
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1983
Ana mshun hiramia
Movie سامية
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1982
Man in women's prison
Movie
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1982
Fatuat aljabal
Movie
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1982
The Bus Driver
Movie Mervat's Mother
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1982
صورة عائلية
Movie ام ناهد
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1981
I'm Not Lying, I'm Sugar Coating
Movie Nadia
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1981
صراع العشاق
Movie عنايات - زوجة سليم
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1980
withou a sin
TV show
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1980
محمد رسول الله
TV show ضيف
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1980
El-Ukhwah el-Ghuraba
Movie Aziza
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1978
Paying the Price
Movie فاطمة
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1978
The Road of Lovers
Movie Aleya
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1978
Al-Qadeya Al-Mashhora
Movie حفيظة هانم
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1978
Daa El-Omr Ya Walady
Movie
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1978
Ahla Ayam Al Omr
Movie
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1977
Prayer of the oppressed
Movie الحجه زوجة مصطفى
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1977
من أجل الحياة
Movie روحيّة
