Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1934-06-10
Day of Death
2013-12-18
Place of Birth
Alexandria, Egypt
Zahrat Al-Ola
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.
Filmography (120)
Like A Matchstick
2016
Ard Ard
1998
The Ship of Love and Torment
1993
Husbands in Trouble
1992
The Pasha's daughter
1991
Zaman el-Gidan
1991
Mu'akhar Sadaq
1990
Hekaya Laha El Agab
1990
ترويض الرجل
1989
Days of Horror
1988
El-Ardhahalgi fi Qadhiyyat Nasb
1987
Had Al-Saif
1986
Satrak Ya Rab
1986
Omar's Journey
1986
