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Aliases: زهرة العلا , Zahrat Al Oula , Захра аль-Ала , Захра Эль Аля
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Alexandria, Egypt
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Movie Involvements: 56
TV Involvements: 1
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
محمد رسول الله
(1980) ضيفJamila, the Algerian
(1958) بوعزةThe Empty Pillow
(1957) DurrayaA Man in Our House
(1961) سامية زاهرThe River of Love
(1960) Safia/Mamdouh’s wifeThe Nightingale's Prayer
(1959) هناديAl Sokkareya
(1973) Aisha Abdel JawadReturn My Heart
(1957) بهيةActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | N/A | |
| 1998 | Umm Ramadan | |
| 1993 | Umm Ilham | |
| 1992 | N/A | |
| 1991 | ElSayed Al-Munastarli's wife | |
| Fatiha - Hanaa's mother | ||
| 1990 | N/A | |
| زينب - أم ليلى | ||
| 1989 | N/A | |
| 1988 | N/A | |
| Aisha Umm Salwa | ||
| 1987 | N/A | |
| Fatima's mother | ||
| 1986 | N/A | |
| Zahra | ||
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| Amina | ||
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| 1985 | Shelter Director | |
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| Sharifa Mohammed Pasha Hajja | ||
| 1984 | Khader's wife | |
| 1983 | N/A | |
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| 1982 | N/A | |
| Mervat's Mother | ||
| ام ناهد | ||
| 1981 | Nadia | |
| عنايات - زوجة سليم | ||
| 1980 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| ضيف | ||
| Aziza | ||
| 1978 | فاطمة | |
| Aleya | ||
| N/A | ||
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| 1977 | الحجه زوجة مصطفى | |
| N/A | ||
| 1976 | N/A | |
| 1975 | N/A | |
| مديرة الإصلاحية | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1973 | Fawzia فوزية - شقيقة مها | |
| Aisha Abdel Jawad | ||
| 1972 | مارتا | |
| 1970 | N/A | |
| Suniya | ||
| عفاف البسيوني | ||
| 1969 | Gigi the secretary | |
| محاسن | ||
| 1968 | الناظرة | |
| N/A | ||
| محاسن | ||
| 1967 | والدة هدى | |
| 1966 | سيدة بالطريق الصحراوي | |
| كريمة - ضيفة شرف | ||
| 1965 | N/A | |
| 1964 | Ekhlas | |
| N/A | ||
| 1963 | Layla | |
| 1962 | Nadia - Hamdi's wife | |
| بهية | ||
| Salwa | ||
| 1961 | N/A | |
| Aziza | ||
| نادية | ||
| ميرفت محمود عبدالفتاح | ||
| سامية زاهر | ||
| N/A | ||
| صفيه | ||
| 1960 | Safia/Mamdouh’s wife | |
| زهرة | ||
| Suaad | ||
| 1959 | Suad Abdel Hamid | |
| هنادي | ||
| N/A | ||
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| 1958 | بوعزة | |
| Nawaim | ||
| صفاء | ||
| Badriya, Hassan's fiancée | ||
| Nawal | ||
| 1957 | بهية | |
| N/A | ||
| نادية | ||
| Rawayeh | ||
| Saniya | ||
| N/A | ||
| Durraya | ||
| 1956 | هدى | |
| سنيه | ||
| ناديه عزت | ||
| N/A | ||
| Zahrah | ||
| N/A | ||
| Souad | ||
| 1955 | Mona Jalal | |
| سلوى | ||
| N/A | ||
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| 1954 | N/A | |
| Nawal Salem | ||
| Souad | ||
| N/A | ||
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| Laila | ||
| N/A | ||
| Olfat | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1953 | N/A | |
| Samia Sami | ||
| N/A | ||
| أمينة | ||
| Fifi | ||
| ليلى | ||
| 1952 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
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| Huda | ||
| 1951 | N/A | |
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| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |