Zubaida Tharwat

Zubaida Ahmed Tharwat (Arabic: زبيدة أحمد ثروت) (June 15, 1940 – December 13, 2016) was an Egyptian film, stage and television actress who was known for "the most beautiful eyes in classic Egyptian cinema". She was known for movies such as The Guilty (1975), The Other Man (1973), There is A Man in Our House (1961) and Part Virgin (1961).

Zubaida Tharwat
زبيدة ثروت
Tharwat in the 1950s
Born
زبيدة أحمد ثروت

(1940-06-15)15 June 1940
Alexandria, Egypt
Died13 December 2016(2016-12-13) (aged 76)
Cairo, Egypt
Other names"the most beautiful eyes in classic Egyptian cinema"
EducationUniversity of Alexandria
OccupationActress
Years active1956–1985
Spouse5
Children4 daughters

Early life

Zubaida was born in Alexandria, Egypt on June 15, 1940, into an Egyptian family. Her father, Ahmed Tharwat, was an Egyptian Navy officer. As a teenager, she won a beauty contest in an Egyptian teen magazine which widely published her photograph and got her the attention of directors and producers. She studied at the Faculty of Law, Alexandria University.

Career

She made her first film appearance in the 1956 film Dalila, alongside stars of the day Shadia and Abdel Halim Hafez. She went on to work in many other films with other famous actors such as; Youssef Wahbi, Salah Zulfikar, Rushdy Abaza, Kamal el-Shennawi, Soad Hosny and Omar Sharif.

Zubaida Tharwat in Dalila (1956)
Zubaida Tharwat with Salah Zulfikar in Inni attahem (1960)
Zubaida Tharwat with Salah Zulfikar in Al-Rajul Al-Akhar (1973)

Tharwat appeared in the 1950s, 60's and 70's films, her notable roles include; Inni Atahem (1960), Fi Baytuna Ragol, El-Hob El-Daea' (1970), Al-Rajul Al-Akhar (1973), and Al-Mothneboon (1975) among other works on stage such as;. Ana we Heya we mrati (1987). She retired from acting in the late 1980s. During her career, she was given many nicknames such as "The Pussycat of Arabic Cinema", "Magic Eyes" and "The Queen of Romance".

Personal life

Tharwat had 3 siblings, Including her twin sister Hikmet. She married five times and had four daughters with her second husband, Egyptian producer Sobhy Farahat. Tharwat died at the age of 76 after a long battle with cancer and aging-associated diseases.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1956 Dalila
1956 Hekayt 3 Banat Shahira
1957 El-Malak el-Sagheir Doha
1957 Nessa' fi Hayati Sanaa'
1958 Bent 17 Safaa'
1959 A'ashat lelhob Zeinab
1959 Shams La Tagheeb Soha
1959 Ehtrsi mn el-Hob Laila
1960 Inni attahem Naemat
1961 Yum mn omri Nadya
1961 Nesf Azraa' Zeinab
1961 Fi Baituna Ragol Nawaaal
1962 Salwa fi mahab el-reeh Salwa
1969 Zawga Ghayoora Gedan Fatma
1969 Kaifa ttakhalas mn zawgatak Fatma
1970 El-Hob El-Daea' Samya
1970 Ana we Zawgti we el-Sekrtera
1971 Hadest Sharaf
1973 Shams w Dabab
1973 Zaman Ya Hob Abeer
1973 Al-Rajul Al-Akhar
1974 Al-Ahdan Al-Dafe'a Madiha
1975 Habebe Magnon Gdn
1975 El-Mothneboon Mona
1975 La Shy' yohem
1976 El-Hob el-Haram Aydaa
1976 Lkaa' Honak Laila
1977 Zahret el-Banafseg Hayaat

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
1977 Shahrzad we 8 staat
1977 20 Farkha we deek
1987 Ana we Heya we mrati
1980 8 staat
1985 Aaa'ela Sa'eeda Gedaan
1987 Meen Ye'dar ala reem

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1978 Wafaa' Belaa Nhaaya

References


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