Acting
Zahrat Al-Ola
AR, EN cinema · 124 credits
Born
10 June 1934
Died
18 December 2013 (aged 79)
Birthplace
Alexandria, Egypt
Also known as زهرة العلا · Zahrat Al Oula · Захра аль-Ала · Захра Эль Аля
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
Ard Ard
as Umm Ramadan
The Ship of Love and Torment
as Umm Ilham
The Pasha's daughter
as ElSayed Al-Munastarli's wife
Zaman el-Gidan
as Fatiha - Hanaa's mother
Hekaya Laha El Agab
as زينب - أم ليلى
El-Ardhahalgi fi Qadhiyyat Nasb
as Fatima's mother
Had Al-Saif
as Zahra
Omar's Journey
as نعيمة - والدة عمر عبد الحكم
Satrak Ya Rab
as Amina
Shaaytan Men Assal
as Shelter Director
Malaekat el-Shaware
as Sharifa Mohammed Pasha Hajja
Hadi Badi
as Khader's wife
صورة عائلية
as ام ناهد
The Bus Driver
as Mervat's Mother
وضاع حبي هناك
as فضيلة - خالة ناديه
صراع العشاق
as عنايات - زوجة سليم
Paying the Price
as فاطمة
Al-Qadeya Al-Mashhora
as حفيظة هانم
من أجل الحياة
as روحيّة
Prayer of the oppressed
as الحجه زوجة مصطفى
The Victims
as مديرة الإصلاحية
Past Love
as Fawzia فوزية - شقيقة مها
Al Sokkareya
as Aisha Abdel Jawad
Sweet Lemon
as مارتا
The Three Madmen
as Suniya
Afifi's love affairs
as عفاف البسيوني
Eve at 12 o'clock
as محاسن
Nashal raghm anfuh
as Gigi the secretary
Hawaa2 el sa3a 12
as محاسن
The Headmaster Woman
as الناظرة
اللقاء الثاني
as والدة هدى
The Place of Weeping Lovers
as كريمة - ضيفة شرف
Love in August
as سيدة بالطريق الصحراوي
The Next-Door Girl
as Ekhlas
El Maganeen Fi Naeem
as Layla - ليلى
أنا الهارب
as Nadia - Hamdi's wife
The King of Petrol
as Salwa
A Man in Our House
as سامية زاهر
Me and My Daughters
as ميرفت محمود عبدالفتاح
Al-Torgoman
as Aziza - عزيزه
Alribat Almuqadas
as Suaad
The River of Love
as صفيه /زوجة ممدوح
ثلاث وريثات
as فوقية
Mid-night driver
as Badriya, Hassan's fiancée
Jamila, the Algerian
as بوعزة
Abul Eyoun Garia
as Nawaim
Till We Meet
as Nawal
Tuha
as صفاء
Return My Heart
as بهية
Port Said
as روايح
The Empty Pillow
as Durraya
Crime and Punishment
as نبيلة حسنى
The Road of Hope
as ليلى
نداء الحب
as ناديه عزت
I Killed My Wife
as Souad
Appointment with Love
as Zahrah
Life's Wishes
as Mona Jalal
Our Best Days
as سلوى
Victory of Love
as سعاد
Assaad El Ayam
as Souad - سعاد
Traces in the Sand
as Laila
I Am Love
as Olfat
Pity My Tears
as Nawal Salem - نوال سالم
Aisha
as Fifi
شريك حياتى
as ليلى
Ghaltet El Omr
as Samia Sami
جحيم الغيرة
as عواطف
