Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 10, 1934
Died
Dec 18, 2013
Place of Birth
Alexandria, Egypt
Credits
130 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
Like A Matchstick
Ard Ard
Umm Ramadan
The Ship of Love and Torment
Umm Ilham
Husbands in Trouble
The Pasha's daughter
ElSayed Al-Munastarli's wife
Zaman el-Gidan
Fatiha - Hanaa's mother
Mu'akhar Sadaq
Hekaya Laha El Agab
زينب - أم ليلى
ترويض الرجل
Days of Horror
The wife is first to know
El-Ardhahalgi fi Qadhiyyat Nasb
Fatima's mother
Had Al-Saif
Zahra
Love and other things
Mr. Abo El-Ela El-Beshry's Journey
Satrak Ya Rab
Amina
Omar's Journey
نعيمة - والدة عمر عبد الحكم
Nas haysa wnas laysa
Shaaytan Men Assal
Shelter Director
He and She Stories
Malaekat el-Shaware
Sharifa Mohammed Pasha Hajja
Hadi Badi
Khader's wife
مسرحية عيلتين في شقة
Ana mshun hiramia
سامية
Man in women's prison
Fatuat aljabal
The Bus Driver
Mervat's Mother
صورة عائلية
ام ناهد
I'm Not Lying, I'm Sugar Coating
Nadia
صراع العشاق
عنايات - زوجة سليم
withou a sin
محمد رسول الله
ضيف
El-Ukhwah el-Ghuraba
Aziza
Paying the Price
فاطمة
The Road of Lovers
Aleya
Al-Qadeya Al-Mashhora
حفيظة هانم
Daa El-Omr Ya Walady
Ahla Ayam Al Omr
Prayer of the oppressed
الحجه زوجة مصطفى
من أجل الحياة
روحيّة
أم العروسة
The White Dress
The Victims
مديرة الإصلاحية
Youm El Ahad El Damy
إنعام
Past Love
Fawzia فوزية - شقيقة مها
Al Sokkareya
Aisha Abdel Jawad
ليمون حلو
مارتا
Mat3ab Al Mahna
The Three Madmen
Suniya
Afifi's love affairs
عفاف البسيوني