Cast

Zahrat Al-Ola

Acting

Cast

Zahrat Al-Ola

Known for

Acting

Born

1934-06-10

From

Alexandria, Egypt

Died

2013-12-18

Also known as زهرة العلا, Zahrat Al Oula, Захра аль-Ала

Biography

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.

Zahrat Al-Ola

Zahrat Al-Ola

Biography

Aisha

Afifi's love affairs

مسرحية عيلتين في شقة

Tomorrow Is Another Day

Bahbouh Effendi

دعوة المظلوم

A Man in Our House

My Father Deceived Me

The Victims

Prayer of the oppressed

The Empty Pillow

Return My Heart

Hadrat Al-Muhtaram

Sageen Abu Za'abal

Jamila, the Algerian

Ard Ard

Ghaltet El Omr

أنا الهارب

Soul lover

Al-Malak Al-Zalem

Our Best Days

اللقاء الثاني

Ismail Yassine in the Air Force

I Killed My Wife

The Stranger

Me and My Daughters

The River of Love

Al Sokkareya

The Pasha's daughter

Port Said

The Bus Driver

الحب الأخير

The Next-Door Girl

Youm El Ahad El Damy

ليمون حلو

Ismail Yassine In the Navy

El-Ardhahalgi fi Qadhiyyat Nasb

Omar's Journey

Down with Colonialism!

صورة عائلية

The Place of Weeping Lovers

Appointment with Love

The Ship of Love and Torment

El-Ukhwah el-Ghuraba

Abul Eyoun Garia

Ebn El-Hetta

The Road of Lovers

Husbands in Trouble

شريك حياتى

Man in women's prison

Ana mshun hiramia

The Unknown Woman

Hadi Badi

Malaekat el-Shaware

The White Dress

The Secret of the Magic Hat

بعد الوداع

Daa El-Omr Ya Walady

Nashal raghm anfuh

Traces in the Sand

Eve at 12 o'clock

The King of Petrol

Tuha

Believing in God

The Three Madmen

نداء الحب

Spring Fantasies

The Nightingale's Prayer

Ahla Ayam Al Omr

Victory of Love

طريق السعادة

Zaman el-Gidan

All for Hanafy

I Am Love

Days of Horror

Al-Liqaa' Al Akhir

Pity My Tears