Zahrat Al-Ola

Zahra al-‘Oula Bakir was born in the district of Muharram Bey in Alexandia to a family originally from al-Mahala. Her talents for acting and imitation were apparent when she was in secondary school. Her father was a friend of Youssif Wahbi and so he presented her to him and she enrolled at the Acting Institute with the help of Zaki Tuleiman. Zahra acted in several plays including “Hourriyah men al-Mareekh”, “al-Bakheel” (“The Miser”), Mareed bi al-Wahm” (“Illusory Illness”), “Fattish ‘an al-Maraa” (“Look for the Woman”), “al-Ghabi wa Anna” (“The Idiot and Myself”) and “Sab’a Farkhat wa Deek” (“Seven Hens and a Rooster”). Thereafter she was assigned major cinema roles. Zahra enjoyed a romantic aura and she received a diploma from the Higher Institute for Cinema in 1954. Zahra was the first in her class and she continued her stage career on modern theater. Zahra married Salah Zu al-Faqqar and later director Hassan al-Saifi. Among the television series which she has acted in are “Waffiyat Nas Tayebeen”. Zahra was honored at the Feature Films Festival. While a youth, Zahra represented the model of the innocent and suppressed girl. She has not portrayed any evil characters as her appearance does not lend itself to such roles. Zahra also acted in “Radd Qalbi”, “Du’aa al-Karwan” and “Tareeq al-Amal”. Despite the fact that she has acted in some comedies her roles were generally not comedic.

Filmography (130 Appearances)

أنا وبابا والقطة

TBA

Like A Matchstick

2016

Ard Ard

1998

The Ship of Love and Torment

Husbands in Trouble

The Pasha's daughter

Zaman el-Gidan

Mu'akhar Sadaq

Hekaya Laha El Agab

ترويض الرجل

Days of Horror

The wife is first to know

1987

El-Ardhahalgi fi Qadhiyyat Nasb

1987

Had Al-Saif

1986

Love and other things

1986

Mr. Abo El-Ela El-Beshry's Journey

Satrak Ya Rab

Omar's Journey

Nas haysa wnas laysa

Shaaytan Men Assal

He and She Stories

Malaekat el-Shaware

Hadi Badi

مسرحية عيلتين في شقة

Ana mshun hiramia

Man in women's prison

Fatuat aljabal

The Bus Driver

صورة عائلية

I'm Not Lying, I'm Sugar Coating

صراع العشاق

withou a sin

محمد رسول الله

El-Ukhwah el-Ghuraba

Paying the Price

The Road of Lovers

Al-Qadeya Al-Mashhora

1978

Daa El-Omr Ya Walady

1978

Ahla Ayam Al Omr

1978

Prayer of the oppressed

من أجل الحياة

أم العروسة

The White Dress

The Victims

Youm El Ahad El Damy

Past Love

Al Sokkareya

ليمون حلو

Mat3ab Al Mahna

The Three Madmen

Afifi's love affairs

Nashal raghm anfuh

Eve at 12 o'clock

The Headmaster Woman

Ebn El-Hetta

Hawaa2 el sa3a 12

اللقاء الثاني

Love in August

The Place of Weeping Lovers

Al Shaqiqan

All for Hanafy

The Next-Door Girl

El Maganeen Fi Naeem

أنا الهارب

Wives killing association

1962

The King of Petrol

1962

Tomorrow Is Another Day

1961

The Warm Nights

1961

Al-Torgoman

1961

Ashour The Lion's Heart

Me and My Daughters

A Man in Our House

Husband for Rent

طريق الأبطال

The River of Love

Ragol bila Qalb

Alribat Almuqadas

ثلاث وريثات

في بيتنا رجل

The Unknown Woman

The Nightingale's Prayer

1959

الحب الأخير

1959

Ismail Yassine in the Air Force

1959

The Secret of the Magic Hat

1959

Bufakkar filli nassini

Jamila, the Algerian

Abul Eyoun Garia

Tuha

Mid-night driver

Till We Meet

Return My Heart

The Road of Hope

Ismail Yassine In the Navy

Port Said

Sageen Abu Za'abal

Crime and Punishment

The Empty Pillow

دعوة المظلوم

Ismail Yassine in the Police

1956

نداء الحب

1956

Confused Hearts

1956

Appointment with Love

The Stranger

I Killed My Wife

Life's Wishes

Our Best Days

Spring Fantasies

Soul lover

مملكة النساء

Victory of Love

Pity My Tears

Assaad El Ayam

Laila Min Omri

Al-Malak Al-Zalem

Traces in the Sand

Girl next door

I Am Love

Bahbouh Effendi

Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna

Ghaltet El Omr

Al-Liqaa' Al Akhir

طريق السعادة

Aisha

بعد الوداع

شريك حياتى

Down with Colonialism!

The Wedding Photo

Hadrat Al-Muhtaram

Believing in God

My Father Deceived Me

1951 Debut