Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 03, 1905
Died
Sep 17, 1965
Place of Birth
Zahle - Lebanon
Credits
150 titles
Thuraya Fakhry
Biography
An Egyptian actress of Lebanese origin. She was born in Zahle, Lebanon, to a middle-class family, as her father worked in the textile trade. She had the opportunity to receive some education, and as a child she was an actress, successfully playing the role of the mother in school parties. After completing her primary education, she joined one of the troupes that were widespread in Lebanon. She came to Egypt at the age of 25 with her father, who had liquidated his business in Lebanon and wanted to try his luck in Egypt. She and her father lived in Alexandria and joined Ali Al-Kassar's troupe. She continued acting, performing in approximately 32 plays with various theatrical troupes. She was famous for playing the role of the mother, but she also played the role of the elegant lady. Her features helped her stand out, and she also had a laugh with a special tone.
Known For
Filmography
Life is Sweet
The Wedding Night
Widow Wanted
Umm Ali
Lost Days
Dearer Than My Life
Thawrat Al-Banat
الدبور
داده حليمه
Runaway from Marriage
Esther - Sarina's mother
Between Two Palaces
طيفه هانم
The Laughing Crime
الداده
Fire in My Heart
Serr el hareba
رسمية هانم
Mid-Year Vacation
Schoolgirl's notes
El Ragol El Thaalab
شغالة فى منزل شريف
The Black Candles
Halima
Beware of Eve
Salwa in the Wind
The Cursed Palace
The King of Petrol
Mabrouka
The Warm Nights
Dearest Beloved
الخاطبه
A Day of My Life
لا تذكريني
أم ناهد
H-3
رضية زوجة عباس
Mawa'ed Ma' Almady
Farida
Wa Ead Al Hob
The River of Love
دادة أم الخير
The Beginning and the End
Lovers' Call
My Only Love
Agony of Love
End of the Road
Sad Melody
Umm Mohamed
Melody of Joy
The Unknown Woman
الداده
Laila, Daughter of the Beach
أم الهنا
Mufattish El Mabahess
ام حسام
Between Heaven and Earth
Umm Ratiba
sayed's mother
Katia tarik
قوت القلوب
Love Story
Samara's Ghost
والدة فؤاد
سجن العذارى
Among the Ruins
الدادا
Rendezvous with a Stranger
rashad's mother
Hassan and Marika
Repentance
أم عمر
The Love Street
Habibi El Asmar
آسمة