Acting
Azima Tawfiq
AR cinema · 2 credits
Birthplace
Baghdad, Iraq
Also known as عزيمة توفيق
Iraq's first leading lady. She played the role of 'Aliya' in the Iraqi film 'Aliya and Issam' in 1949 alongside Salima Murad. In the 1950s, she opened a nightclub in Al-Karrada and focused on singing there, distancing herself from radio and television. Her artistic news faded away in the late 1950s.
