children years_active spouse article_title name occupation
2 1951 -- 2014 mahmoud zulficar dr al tawil fahd ballan sharif alvdhala mariam fakhr eddine
 mariam fakhr eddine actress
mariam fakhr eddine

mariam mohamed fakhr eddine -lrb- 8 january 1933 -- 3 november 2014 -rrb- was an egyptian film and television actress .
she was nicknamed the `` beauty of the screen '' -lrb- -rrb- .
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 zulficar , 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 `` the murderous suspicion '' -lrb- 1953 -rrb- , `` devil of the sahara '' -lrb- 1954 -rrb- , `` the love message '' -lrb- 1954 -rrb- and `` a window on paradise '' -lrb- 1954 -rrb- .
in the late 1950s and early 1960s , she initially found success in larger sentimental roles before transitioning into portraying matriarch late in her career .
in 2007 , mariam fakhr eddine was cast as mrs. aida in the french-canadian romantic drama film `` whatever lola wants '' .
she attended the alexandria international film festival in 2009 .
until her death in 2014 , fakhr eddine appeared in more than 200 films .
her younger brother , youssef fakhr eddine , was also a leading actor .
