Zeinat Olwi

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Zeinat Olwi (Arabic: زينات علوي‎) whose stage name was Zurah, (1930-1988) was one of the leading belly dancers in Egypt in the middle of the twentieth century. She appeared in many movies from the Egyptian Golden Age of cinema. One of her most famous performances was in Henry Barakat's 1955 movie Ayyam wa layali (Days and Nights).

Anglicizations of her name

Her given name is anglicized variously as Zeinat, Zinat, Zinaat, and Zenat. Her surname is variously given as Olwi, Elwi, Aloui.

Filmography

Ayyam wa layali (Days and Nights) (1955)
video clips for Zeinat Olwi in Egyptian movies

Persondata
Name	Olwi, Zeinat
Alternative names
Short description	Egyptian actor and dancer
Date of birth	1930
Place of birth
Date of death	1988
Place of death

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