Ferial Karim

Ferial Karim
فريال كريم
A portrait of Ferial Karim
Born
Vera Semaan

(1938-04-16)April 16, 1938
DiedJuly 4, 1988(1988-07-04) (aged 50)
Beirut, Lebanon
NationalityLebanese
Occupation(s)Comedian, actress, singer, monologist, stand-up comedian
SpouseMohammad Karim
ChildrenMona Karim

Ferial Karim (Arabic: فريال كريم, romanizedFaryāl Karīm; 16 April 1938 – 4 July 1988) was a Lebanese-Indian actress, singer and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Femina Miss India 1962 and represented India at Miss World 1962. Ferial was introduced to show business at a very young age by her father, she garnered popular acclaim and traveled back to Lebanon where she continued performing until she died on stage at the age of fifty.