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.

Most Known For

محمد رسول الله

as ضيف

He and She Stories

Mr. Abo El-Ela El-Beshry's Journey

The wife is first to know

withou a sin

Love and other things

أم العروسة

Mat3ab Al Mahna

Jamila, the Algerian

as بوعزة

The Empty Pillow

as Durraya

Return My Heart

as بهية

A Man in Our House

as سامية زاهر

Appointment with Love

as Zahrah

The River of Love

as صفيه /زوجة ممدوح

The Bus Driver

as Mervat's Mother

The White Dress

The Nightingale's Prayer

as هنادي

Crime and Punishment

as نبيلة حسنى

The Warm Nights

Traces in the Sand

as Laila