Kariman

Kariman Mohamed Salem (Arabic: كريمان مُحمَّد سليم; 18 December 1936 – 12 September 2023), best known as Kariman (also spelled Cariman, Arabic: كريمان), was an Egyptian radio and film actress.

Kariman
كريمان
Born
Kariman Mohamed Salem Al-Usta

18 December 1936 (1936-12-18)
Cairo, Egypt
Died12 September 2023 (2023-09-13) (aged 86)
Cairo, Egypt
Other namesCariman
Occupation(s)Radio and film actress

Life and career

Born in Cairo to an Egyptian-Turkish mother and a father of Lebanese origins, Kariman studied at the Lycée La Liberté Héliopolis.[1][2] After acting in school plays, in the 1950s she began her professional career taking part in a radio children show.[1][3] She then started playing secondary roles in films, before having her breakout in 1958, thanks to the leading role in Mahmoud Zulfikar's Shabab El-Yom ("Youth of Today").[1] Following several popular films in the 1960s, she eventually abandoned her career after her marriage to the politician Mahmoud Abu Al-Nasr.[1][2] She died on 12 September 2023, at the age of 86.[1]

References
  1. "Kariman, actress of the Egyptian golden age, dies at 86". Al-Ahram. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  2. "وفاة الفنانة كريمان إحدى نجمات الزمن الجميل". Youm7 (in Arabic). 12 September 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  3. "وفاة الفنانة كريمان بطلة فيلم سكر هانم". Sada El-Balad. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
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