Nadia Arslan
Nadia Arslan | |
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 Arslan and Adel Emam featured in the 1984 film As Not to Fly the Smoke (حتى لايطير الدخان) by Ahmed Yehia. | |
| Born | Hind Arslan March 27, 1949 |
| Died | May 25, 2008 (aged 59) |
| Years active | 1972 - 1987 |
| Spouse(s) | Mohamed Larbi |
Nadia Arslan (Arabic: نادية أرسلان), also romanised as Nadia Arsalan, was a Lebanese actress who came to prominence in Egyptian films of the 1970s.
Born Hind Arslan (Arabic: هند أرسلان) to a Druze family of Syrian and Lebanese origin, she won a Lebanon beauty pageant in the beginning of the 1970s and moved to Egypt.[1] Her first significant performance was in 's The Greatest Child in the World (اعظم طفل فى العالم) released in 1972 and starring Rushdy Abaza. She became a staple actress for supporting roles in flicks such as Salah Zulfikar's 1973 film , and Adel Emam's 1975 film Everybody Wants to Fall in Love (الكل عاوز يحب). Her last film of importance was 's 1984 film As Not to Fly the Smoke (حتى لايطير الدخان). After marriage to fellow actor , she retired permanently from cinema in 1987. After her retirement, she grew increasingly religious and later expressed regret for her acting career.[2]
Arslan was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 and died on 25 May 2008.[2]
References[]
- ^ مايو نادية أرسلان. ملكة جمال لبنان Archived 2013-02-20 at archive.today
- ^ a b نادية أرسلان
External links[]
- Nadia Arslan at ElCinema
- Nadia Arslan at IMDb
- Lebanese film actresses
- Lebanese beauty pageant winners
- 1949 births
- 2008 deaths
- Druze people of Lebanese nationality