Zahrat El-Ola

Zahrat El-Ola
Zahret El-Ola (10 June 1934 – 18 December 2013) was an Egyptian actress, and was the second wife of Salah Zulfikar. She was famous for her roles in light comedies and drama in the 1950s and 1960s. She is one of the iconic actresses in Egypt. El-Ola was prolific in golden age of Egyptian cinema. Her first appearance in film was in Mahmoud Zulfikar's My Father Deceived Me (1951), and her last film was Ard Ard (1998).
Early life and education
Zahrat El-Ola was born 10 June 1934 in Alexandria, Egypt. After obtaining a diploma from the Institute of Dramatic Arts, she moved with her family to Mahalla al-Kubra and then to Cairo where she was apprenticed by Youssef Wahbi and worked in his theater, then went to work in the cinema.
Career
El-Ola participated in more than ten films alongside Salah Zulfikar. She presented works that reached 120 films and 50 television series throughout her career, including the series "Eny Rahela" with Mahmoud Morsy, Laila Hamada and Mohamed El-Araby, and a series "On the sidelines of the biography" with Ahmed Mazhar, both of which were shown in the mid-seventies, and the series "Bela Khatiaa" and "Zohoor W Ashwak" alongside Salah Zulfikar, both of which were shown in the early-eighties.
Illness and death
On Mother's Day 21 March 2010, Zahrat El-Ola was unable to attend the ceremony honoring her as an artist and mother in an event held by the Catholic Center under the title Day of Giving, due to her illness, which forced her to stay at home, and no one was able to represent her to receive the award. She was honored at home by giving her a shield in appreciation of her dedication over the years of her work. The shield was handed over to her by Father Boutros Daniel, in a kind human gesture. Zahrat El-Ola suffered in her last days of paralysis until she died on the evening of Wednesday, 18 December 2013.
Filmography
Film
1951: My Father Deceived Me
1951: Ana Bent Nas
1952: Colonialism falls
1952: Wedding Portrait
1952: Honorable Mr
1952: I Believe in God
1952: Faith
1953: Window to Heaven
1953: The Mistake of a Life
1953: Aisha
1953: The Path of Happiness
1953: My life partner
1953: Inferno of Jealousy
1953: After Farewell
1953: The Last Meeting
1954: One Night of My Life
1954: The Neighbor's Girl
1954: Bahbouh Effendi
1954: The Triumph of Love
1954: I Am Love
1954: The Unjust Angel
1954: The Money and the Boys
1954: The happiest days
1954: Have mercy on my tears
1954: Traces in the Sand
1955: The Kingdom of Women
1955: Captain Egypt
1955: Soul lover
1955: Our Good Days
1955: Amani Al Omr
1955: Dreams of Spring
1956: Call of Love
1956: Date Gram
1956: Confused Hearts
1956: My wife was murdered
1956: The call of the oppressed
1956: The Stranger
1956: Ismail Yassin in the Police
1957: Back Again
1957: The Way of Hope
1957: The Prisoner of Abu Zaabal
1957: Port Said
1957: The Empty Cushion
1957: Crime and Punishment
1957: Ismail Yassin in the Fleet
1958: Nos Al-Layl Drivers
1958: Until We Meet
1958: Jamila, the Algerian
1958: Toha
1958: Abu Oyoun Jare’a
1959: The Secret of the Invisibility Cap
1959: Doaa Al-Karawan
1959: A Woman's Life
1959: I think of what I forgot
1959: The Unknown Woman
1959: God is Greater
1959: The Last Love
1959: Ismail Yassin in Air Forces
1960: The River of Love
1960: Heartless Man
1960: Three Heiresses
1960: The Hobo Husband
1960: Holy Rabat
1961: There is a Man in our House
1961: Tomorrow Another Day
1961: Ashour Qalb al-Assad
1961: The Path of Heroes
1961: Husband by lease
1961: Me and My Daughters
1961: Warm Nights
1961: The Turguman
1962: The Oil King
1962: The Comic Society for Killing Wives
1962: I'm the Fugitive
1963: The Madmen in Bliss
1964: For Hanafi
1964: Bint Al-Hetta
1965: The Two Brothers
1966: The Lovers Weep
1966: Grams in August
1966: The Single Husband
1967: The second meeting
1968: The Six Watching Ones
1968: The Bravest Man in the World
1968: Ibn Al-Hetta
1969: Pickpocket Against His Nose
1970: The Three Madmen
1973: Sukkari
1973: The love that was
1975: Bloody Sunday
1975: Victims
1975: Al- Rida’ Al-Abyad
1977: For Life
1977: Prayer of the Oppressed
1978: Life is lost, my son
1978: The Lovers Railway
1978: Calculating the Years
1978: The Famous Case
1978: The best Days of my Life
1979: Sin of An Angel
1980: Fatwa al-Jabal
1980: The Stranger Brothers
1981: Lovers' Clash
1981: I'm Not Lying But I'm Beautifying
1982: I lost my love there
1982: Bus Driver
1982: A man in a women's prison
1983: I am not a thief
1984: Hadi Bady
1985: Street Angels
1985: Demon from honey
1986: Good People, Poor People
1986: Omar's Journey
1986: For whom the moon smiles
1986: I will leave you, Lord
1986: The Edge of the Sword
1987: Al-Ardah Al-Halji in a fraud case
1988: The daughter of the Pasha, the Minister
1988: Days of Terror
1989: An amazing story
1989: The Taming of the Man
1991: The Time of Al-Jadaan
1992: Couples in Trouble
1993: The Ship of Love and Torment
1998: Ard Ard
Television
Selected works
1976: Laqeeta
1978: Ala Hamesh El-Seera
1980: Bela Khatiaa
1983: Zohour W Ashwak
1987: Al-Zawga Awel Man Yaalam
References
1934 births
2013 deaths
Egyptian actresses
Actors from Alexandria