Zahrat El-Ola

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Zahrat El-Ola
زهرة العلا
Born
Zahrat El-Ola Mohamed Bakeer

10 June 1934
Alexandria, Egypt
Died18 December 2013(2013-12-18) (aged 79)
Cairo, Egypt
NationalityEgyptian
OccupationActor
Years active1951–1998
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1957; div. 1959)​

Hassan El Sefy

Zahrat El-Ola[1] (10 June 1934 – 18 December 2013) was an Egyptian actress, and was the second wife of actor and film producer Salah Zulfikar. She was famous for her roles in light comedies and drama in the 1950s and 1960s. She is one of the iconic actresses in Egypt. She was prolific in golden age of Egyptian cinema. Her first appearance in a film was in "Khadaany Aby" in 1951, and her last film was "Ard Ard" in 1998.[2][3][4][5]

Career[]

After obtaining a diploma from the Institute of Dramatic Arts, she moved with her family to Mahalla al-Kubra and then to Cairo where she was apprenticed by the artist Youssef Wahbi and worked in his theater, then went to work in the cinema.

Zahrat El-Ola presented works that reached 120 films and 50 television series throughout her career, including the series "Eny Rahela" with Mahmoud Morsy, Laila Hamada and Mohamed El-Araby, and a series on the sidelines of the biography with the artist Ahmed Mazhar both of which were shown in the mid-seventies.

Illness and death[]

On Mother's Day 21 March 2010, Zahrat El-Ola was unable to attend the ceremony honoring her as an artist and mother in an event held by the under the title Day of Giving, due to her illness, which forced her to stay at home, and no one was able to represent her to receive the award. She was honored at home by giving her a shield in appreciation of her dedication over the years of her work. The shield was handed over to her by Father Boutros Daniel, in a kind human gesture. Zahrat El-Ola suffered in her last days of paralysis until she died on the evening of Wednesday, 18 December 2013.

Filmography[]

  • 1951:
  • 1951: I am Bent Nas
  • 1952: Colonialism falls
  • 1952: Wedding Portrait
  • 1952: Honorable Mr
  • 1952: I Believe in God
  • 1952: Faith
  • 1953: Window to Heaven
  • 1953: The Mistake of a Life
  • 1953: Aisha
  • 1953: The Path of Happiness
  • 1953: My life partner
  • 1953: Inferno of Jealousy
  • 1953: After Farewell
  • 1953: The Last Meeting
  • 1954: One Night of My Life
  • 1954: The Neighbor's Girl
  • 1954: Bahbouh Effendi
  • 1954: The Triumph of Love
  • 1954: I Am Love
  • 1954: The Unjust Angel
  • 1954: The Money and the Boys
  • 1954: The happiest days
  • 1954: Have mercy on my tears
  • 1954: Traces in the Sand
  • 1955: The Kingdom of Women
  • 1955: Captain Egypt
  • 1955: Soul lover
  • 1955: Our Good Days
  • 1955: Amani Al Omar
  • 1955: Dreams of Spring
  • 1956: Call of Love
  • 1956: Date Gram
  • 1956: Confused Hearts 1956
  • 1956: My wife was murdered
  • 1956: The call of the oppressed
  • 1956: The Stranger
  • 1956: Ismail Yassin in the Police
  • 1957: Back Again
  • 1957: The Way of Hope
  • 1957: The Prisoner of Abu Zaabal
  • 1957: Reply My Heart
  • 1957: Port Said
  • 1957: The Empty Cushion
  • 1957: Crime and Punishment
  • 1957: Ismail Yassin in the Fleet
  • 1958: Nos Al-Layl Drivers
  • 1958: Until We Meet
  • 1958: Jamila, the Algerian
  • 1958: Toha
  • 1958: Abu Oyoun Jare’a
  • 1959: The Secret of the Invisibility Cap
  • 1959: Doaa Al-Karawan
  • 1959: A Woman's Life
  • 1959: I think of what I forgot
  • 1959: The Unknown Woman
  • 1959: God is Greater
  • 1959: The Last Love
  • 1959: Ismail Yassin in Air Forces
  • 1960: The River of Love
  • 1960: Heartless Man
  • 1960: Three Heiresses
  • 1960: The Hobo Husband
  • 1960: Holy Rabat
  • 1961: There is a Man in our House
  • 1961: Tomorrow Another Day
  • 1961: Ashour Qalb al-Assad
  • 1961:
  • 1961: Husband by lease
  • 1961:
  • 1961: Warm Nights
  • 1961: The Targuman
  • 1962:
  • 1962:
  • 1962:
  • 1963: The Madmen in Bliss
  • 1964: For Hanafi
  • 1964: Bint Al-Hetta
  • 1965: The Two Brothers
  • 1966: The Lovers Weep
  • 1966: Grams in August
  • 1966: The Single Husband
  • 1967: The second meeting
  • 1968: The Six Watching Ones
  • 1968: The Bravest Man in the World
  • 1968:
  • 1969: Pickpocket Against His Nose
  • 1970: The Three Madmen
  • 1973: Sukkari
  • 1973: The love that was
  • 1975: Bloody Sunday
  • 1975: Victims
  • 1975: Al- Rida’ Al-Abyad
  • 1977: For Life
  • 1977: Prayer of the Oppressed
  • 1978: Life is lost, my son
  • 1978: The Lovers Railway
  • 1978: Calculating the Years
  • 1978:
  • 1978: The best Days of my Life
  • 1979: Sin of An Angel
  • 1980: Fatwa al-Jabal
  • 1980: The Stranger Brothers
  • 1981: Lovers' Clash
  • 1981: I'm Not Lying But I'm Beautifying
  • 1982: I lost my love there
  • 1982:
  • 1982: A man in a women's prison
  • 1983: I am not a thief
  • 1984: Hadi Bady
  • 1985: Street Angels
  • 1985: Demon from honey
  • 1986: Good People, Poor People
  • 1986: Omar's Journey
  • 1986: For whom the moon smiles
  • 1986: I will leave you, Lord
  • 1986: The Edge of the Sword
  • 1987: Al-Ardah Al-Halji in a fraud case
  • 1988: The daughter of the Pasha, the Minister
  • 1988:
  • 1989: An amazing story
  • 1989: The Taming of the Man
  • 1991: The Time of Al-Jadaan
  • 1992: Couples in Trouble
  • 1993: The Ship of Love and Torment
  • 1998: Ard Ard

References[]

  1. ^ "5 facts about Zahret El-Ola". EgyptToday. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Zahrat Al Oula – Actor Filmography، photos، Video". elCinema.com. Retrieved 21 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  3. ^ Shalaby, Shirley (7 July 2017). Beyond Charm: The Essential Etiquette Guide for Middle Eastern and Global Youth. Sama For Publishing & Distributiom.
  4. ^ Ginsberg, Terri; Lippard, Chris (2020). Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-3905-9.
  5. ^ Lalami, Laila (4 February 2010). Secret Son. Penguin Books Limited. ISBN 978-0-14-195907-8.
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