Zubaida Tharwat
| Zubaida Tharwat | |
|---|---|
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| Native name | زبيدة ثروت |
| Born |
Zubaida Ahmed Tharwat June 15, 1940[1] Alexandria, Egypt |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1956–1987 |
Zubaida Tharwat (Arabic: زبيدة ثروت Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [zebeːda sarwat]; born 15 June 1940)[1] is an Egyptian film, stage and television actress of Circassian descent.
Biography
Tharwat was born in Alexandria in 1940. Her father, Ahmed Tharwat, was a Navy officer. As a teenager she won a beauty contest in a 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 80s. 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 has four daughters with her second husband, Syrian producer Sobhy Farahat.
In popular culture
The American actress Jennifer Lawrence has been noted for her resemblance to Tharwat.[2]
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
- 1 2 "Snapshot of Arab cinema: Zubaida Tharwat" (in Arabic). Al-Jazirah. 29 June 2004. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ "Is Jennifer Lawrence's Doppelganger An Egyptian Actress? The Internet Seems To Think So". The Huffington Post. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zubaida Tharwat. |
- Zubaida Tharwat at the Internet Movie Database
- (Arabic) Zubaida Tharwat at the Arab Cinema Database