Mariam Fakhr Eddine | |
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مريم فخر الدين | |
Born | Mariam Mohamed Fakhr Eddine 8 September 1933 Faiyum, Egypt |
Died | 3 November 2014 Cairo, Egypt | (aged 81)
Other names | "Beauty of the Screen" |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1951–2014 |
Spouses | Mohamed El Taweel
(m. 1961; div. 1965)Sherif Al Fadhali (div.) |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Youssef Fakhr Eddine (brother) |
Mariam Mohamed Fakhr Eddine (Arabic: مريم محمد فخر الدين, 8 September 1933 – 3 November 2014[1]) was an Egyptian film and television actress, and was the second wife of prominent filmmaker Mahmoud Zulfikar (1914 – 1970). She was nicknamed the "Belle of the Screen" (Arabic: حسناء الشاشة).[2] Before pursuing a career in acting, she won the title of Most Beautiful Face in a pageant organised by the French-language magazine Image.
She was discovered by director Mahmoud Zulfikar, her future husband. Mariam Fakhr Eddine's first film appearance was in the 1951 film A Night of Love and she went on to appear in the films such as Return My Heart (1957), Sleepless (1957), The Cursed Palace (1962) and Soft Hands (1963).
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