Assia Dagher

Assia Dagher (Arabic: آسيا داغر; 6 March 1908 – 12 January 1986) was a Lebanese-Egyptian actress and film producer.

Assia Dagher
آسيا داغر
Born
Almaza Dagher

(1908-03-06)March 6, 1908
DiedJanuary 12, 1986(1986-01-12) (aged 77)
NationalityLebanese, Egyptian
Occupation(s)Actress, film producer

Biography

Dagher (Almaza Dagher) was born in Tannourine, Lebanon on March 6, 1908.[1] She moved to Cairo with her sister Mary, and niece Mary Queeny in 1919, when she was only 11 years old, after the French occupation of Syria and Lebanon. She stayed with Asaad Dagher, her cousin, who was a writer and journalist at the famous Al-Ahram newspaper. She got the Egyptian nationality in 1933.

The first time she acted was in 1926 in a film called Laila, directed by Wadad Orfi. Dagher was the first Lebanese to be on the big screen. She produced over 100 films including Back Again (1957) and Saladin (1963) and played the lead role in only 20 of them.[2]

Filmography

As producer

The Pretty Mothers-in-law(1954)الحماوات الفاتناتThe Pretty Mothers-in-law (International: English title)
Back Again(1957)رد قلبيBack Again (International: English title)
Saladin(1963)الناصر صلاح الدينSaladin the Victorious (International: English title)

As actress

Laila(1927)ليلىLaila (International: English title)
Ghadat al-sahara(1929)غادة الصحراءThe Desert Belle (International: English title)
Wakhz el damir(1932)وخز الضميرA Guilty Conscience (International: English title)
Endama toheb el maraa(1933)عندما تحب المرأةWhen a Woman Loves (International: English title)
Uyun sahira(1934)عيون ساحرةBewitching Eyes (International: English title)
Shajarat al-durr(1935)شجرة الدرQueen Shajarat al-Durr (International: English title)
Banknote(1936)بنكنوتBanknote (International: English title)
Zawja bil nayaba(1937)زوجة بالنيابةWife in Waiting (International: English title)
Bint el-Basha el-Mudir(1938)بنت الباشا المديرDaughter of the Pasha in Charge (International: English title)
Fattich an el-mar'a(1939)ابحث عن المرأةLook for the Woman (International: English title)
Zelekha tuhib Achur(1939)زليخة تحب عاشورZelkha Loves Ashour (International: English title)
Fatat mutamarrida(1940)فتاة متمردةA Rebellious Girl (International: English title)
El-arris el-khamis(1941)العريس الخامسThe Fifth Suitor (International: English title)
Imra'a khatira(1941)إمرأة خطيرةDangerous Woman (International: English title)
El-charid(1942)الشريدThe Wanderer (International: English title)
El-muttahama(1942)المتهمةThe Suspect (International: English title)
Law kunt ghani(1942)لو كنت غنيIf I Were Rich (International: English title)
Imma guinan(1944)اما جنانWhat Madness! (International: English title)
El-qalb louh wahid(1945)القلب له واحدThe Heart Has Its Reasons (International: English title)
Haza ganahu abi(1945)هذا جناه أبيThis Was My Father's Crime (International: English title)
El-hanim(1946)الهانمThe Lady (International: English title)

References

  1. The Encyclopedia of Arab Women Filmmakers lists her birth year as 1904, while the Egypt State Information Service indicates that she was born in 1912. An interview with Mona Ghandour by the Doha Film Institute indicated she was born in 1908.
  2. Hillauer, Rebecca (2005). Encyclopedia of Arab Women Filmmakers. Cairo: American Univ. in Cairo Press. p. 31. ISBN 977-424-943-7.


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