Zahrat Al-Ola
Actor
Born June 10, 1934 in Alexandria, Egypt
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.
Filmography
أنا وبابا والقطة
Like A Matchstick
Ard Ard
Umm Ramadan
The Ship of Love and Torment
Umm Ilham
Husbands in Trouble
The Pasha's daughter
ElSayed Al-Munastarli's wife
Zaman el-Gidan
Fatiha - Hanaa's mother
Mu'akhar Sadaq
Hekaya Laha El Agab
زينب - أم ليلى
ترويض الرجل
Days of Horror
The wife is first to know
El-Ardhahalgi fi Qadhiyyat Nasb
Fatima's mother
Had Al-Saif
Zahra
Love and other things
Mr. Abo El-Ela El-Beshry's Journey
Satrak Ya Rab
Amina
Omar's Journey
نعيمة - والدة عمر عبد الحكم
Nas haysa wnas laysa
Shaaytan Men Assal
Shelter Director
He and She Stories
Malaekat el-Shaware
Sharifa Mohammed Pasha Hajja
Hadi Badi
Khader's wife
Ana mshun hiramia
سامية
Man in women's prison
Fatuat aljabal
The Bus Driver
Mervat's Mother
صورة عائلية
ام ناهد
I'm Not Lying, I'm Sugar Coating
Nadia
صراع العشاق
عنايات - زوجة سليم
withou a sin
محمد رسول الله
ضيف
El-Ukhwah el-Ghuraba
Aziza
Paying the Price
فاطمة
The Road of Lovers
Aleya
Al-Qadeya Al-Mashhora
حفيظة هانم
Daa El-Omr Ya Walady
Ahla Ayam Al Omr
Prayer of the oppressed
الحجه زوجة مصطفى
من أجل الحياة
روحيّة
أم العروسة
The White Dress
The Victims
مديرة الإصلاحية
Youm El Ahad El Damy
إنعام
Past Love
Fawzia فوزية - شقيقة مها
Al Sokkareya
Aisha Abdel Jawad
ليمون حلو
مارتا
The Three Madmen
Suniya
Afifi's love affairs
عفاف البسيوني
Nashal raghm anfuh
Gigi the secretary
Eve at 12 o'clock
محاسن
The Headmaster Woman
الناظرة
Ebn El-Hetta
Hawaa2 el sa3a 12
محاسن
اللقاء الثاني
والدة هدى
Love in August
سيدة بالطريق الصحراوي
The Place of Weeping Lovers
كريمة - ضيفة شرف
Al Shaqiqan
All for Hanafy
The Next-Door Girl
Ekhlas
El Maganeen Fi Naeem
Layla
أنا الهارب
Nadia - Hamdi's wife
Wives killing association
بهية
The King of Petrol
Salwa
Tomorrow Is Another Day
The Warm Nights
Al-Torgoman
Aziza
Ashour The Lion's Heart
نادية
me and my daughters
ميرفت محمود عبدالفتاح
A Man in Our House
سامية زاهر
Husband for Rent
طريق الأبطال
صفيه
The River of Love
صفيه /زوجة ممدوح
رجل بلا قلب
زهرة
Alribat Almuqadas
Suaad
ثلاث وريثات
فوقية
في بيتنا رجل
El Murra El Maghoula
سعاد
The Nightingale's Prayer
هنادي
الحب الأخير
سعاد
Ismail Yassine in the Air Force
The Secret of the Magic Hat
Bufakkar filli nassini
Jamila, the Algerian
بوعزة
Abul Eyoun Garia
Nawaim
Tuha
صفاء
Mid-night driver
Badriya, Hassan's fiancée
Till We Meet
Nawal
Return My Heart
بهية
The Road of Hope
ليلى
Ismail Yassine In the Navy
نادية
Port Said
روايح
Sageen Abu Za'abal
Saniya
Crime and Punishment
نبيلة حسنى
The Empty Pillow
Durraya
دعوة المظلوم
هدى
Ismail Yassine in the Police
سنيه
نداء الحب
ناديه عزت
Confused Hearts
Appointment with Love
Zahrah
The Stranger
I Killed My Wife
Souad
Life's Wishes
Mona Jalal
Our Best Days
سلوى
Spring Fantasies
Soul lover
مملكة النساء
قمر
Victory of Love
Pity My Tears
Nawal Salem - نوال سالم
Assaad El Ayam
Souad - سعاد
Laila Min Omri
نوال
Al-Malak Al-Zalem
Traces in the Sand
Laila
Girl next door
I Am Love
Olfat
Bahbouh Effendi
Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna
Ghaltet El Omr
Samia Sami
Al-Liqaa' Al Akhir
طريق السعادة
أمينة
Aisha
Fifi
بعد الوداع
شريك حياتى
ليلى
Down with Colonialism!
The Wedding Photo
Hadrat Al-Muhtaram
Believing in God
Huda