Zubaida Tharwat
| Zubaida Tharwat | |
|---|---|
 Tharwat in 1950s | |
| Native name | زبيدة ثروت |
| Born |
Zubaida Ahmed Tharwat 14 June 1940 Alexandria, Egypt |
| Died | 13 December 2016 (aged 76) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1956–1987 |
Zubaida Tharwat (14 June 1940 – 13 December 2016;[1] Arabic: زبيدة ثروت Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [zebeːda sarwat]) was an Egyptian film, stage and television actress who was known for "the most beautiful eyes in classic Egyptian cinema".
Biography
Zubaida was born in Alexandria in 1940 into a family of Turkish and Circassian descent.[2] Tharwat revealed that her mother was Princess Zubaida Hussein Kamel, daughter of Hussein Kamel who was the son of Khedevi Ismail . Her father, Ahmed Tharwat, was a Navy officer. As a teenager she won a beauty contest in an Egyptian teen magazine which widely published her photograph and got her the attention of directors and producers. She studied at the Faculty of Law, Alexandria University. She made her brief first appearance in the 1956 film Dalila alongside stars of the day Shadia and Abdel Halim Hafez. She went on to work in many other films with other famous actors such as Rushdy Abaza, Fatin Abdel Wahab, Youssef Wahbi, Kamal el-Shennawi, Soad Hosny and Omar Sharif. She retired from acting in the late 1980s. During her career, she was given many nicknames such as The Pussycat of Arab Cinema, Magic Eyes and The Queen of Romance.
Personal life
Tharwat married five times and had four daughters with her second husband, producer Sobhy Farahat.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Dalela | ||
| 1956 | Hekayt 3 Banat | Shahira | |
| 1957 | El-Malak el-Sagheir | Doha | |
| 1957 | Nessa' fi Hayati | Sanaa' | |
| 1958 | Bent 17 | Safaa' | |
| 1959 | A'ashat lelhob | Zeinab | |
| 1959 | Shams La Tagheeb | Soha | |
| 1959 | Ehtrsi mn el-Hob | Laila | |
| 1960 | Eni Atahem | ||
| 1961 | Yum mn omri | Nadya | |
| 1961 | Nesf Azraa' | Zeinab | |
| 1961 | Fi Baituna Ragol | Nawaaal | |
| 1962 | Salwa fi mahab el-reeh | Salwa | |
| 1969 | Zawga Ghayoora Gedan | Fatma | |
| 1969 | Kaifa ttakhalas mn zawgatak | Fatma | |
| 1970 | El-Hob El-Daea' | Samya | |
| 1970 | Ana we Zawgti we el-Sekrtera | ||
| 1971 | Hadest Sharaf | ||
| 1973 | Shams w Dabab | ||
| 1973 | Zaman Ya Hob | Abeer | |
| 1973 | El-Ragol Al-Akhar | ||
| 1974 | Al-Ahdan Al-Dafe'a | Madiha | |
| 1975 | Habebe Magnon Gdn | ||
| 1975 | El-Moznbon | Mona | |
| 1975 | La Shy' yohem | ||
| 1976 | El-Hob el-Haram | Aydaa | |
| 1976 | Lkaa' Honak | Laila | |
| 1977 | Zahret el-Banafseg | Hayaat | |
| 1981 | People on the Top | Seham | |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Shahrzad we 8 staat | ||
| 1977 | 20 Farkha we deek | ||
| 1987 | Ana we Heya we mrati | ||
| 1980 | 8 staat | ||
| 1985 | Aaa'ela Sa'eeda Gedaan | ||
| 1987 | Meen Ye'dar ala reem | ||
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Wafaa' Belaa Nhaaya | ||
References
- ↑ Zubaida Tharwat Dead at 76
- ↑ "خر اعترافات زبيدة ثروت / إنها تركية الأصل وجدتها هي الأميرة زبيدة". Al Mawed. 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
ايوه، والدي تركي الأصل ولكنه مولود في مصر!.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zubaida Tharwat. |
- Zubaida Tharwat on IMDb
- (in Arabic) Zubaida Tharwat at the Arab Cinema Database
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