Thuraya Fakhry

Thuraya Fakhry

Known for
Acting
Born
August 3, 1905
Died
September 17, 1965 (aged 60)
Birthplace
Zahle - Lebanon

Biography

An Egyptian actress of Lebanese origin. She was born in Zahle, Lebanon, to a middle-class family, as her father worked in the textile trade. She had the opportunity to receive some education, and as a child she was an actress, successfully playing the role of the mother in school parties. After completing her primary education, she joined one of the troupes that were widespread in Lebanon. She came to Egypt at the age of 25 with her father, who had liquidated his business in Lebanon and wanted to try his luck in Egypt. She and her father lived in Alexandria and joined Ali Al-Kassar's troupe. She continued acting, performing in approximately 32 plays with various theatrical troupes. She was famous for playing the role of the mother, but she also played the role of the elegant lady. Her features helped her stand out, and she also had a laugh with a special tone.

Known For

Filmography

1966
The Wedding Night poster

The Wedding Night

Movie

1966
Life is Sweet poster

Life is Sweet

Movie

1965
Widow Wanted poster

Widow Wanted

Movie · as Umm Ali - أم علي - الدادة العذراء

1965
Dearer Than My Life poster

Dearer Than My Life

Movie

1965
Lost Days poster

Lost Days

Movie

1965
آخر جنان poster

آخر جنان

Movie · as شربات

1964
Between Two Palaces poster

Between Two Palaces

Movie · as طيفه هانم

1964
Runaway from Marriage poster

Runaway from Marriage

Movie · as Esther - Sarina's mother

1964
الدبور poster

الدبور

Movie · as داده حليمه

1964
Thawrat Al-Banat poster

Thawrat Al-Banat

Movie

1964
إسماعيل يس دكتور poster

إسماعيل يس دكتور

TV · as أم صميدة · 1 ep

1963
The Laughing Crime poster

The Laughing Crime

Movie · as الداده

1963
Fire in My Heart poster

Fire in My Heart

Movie

1963
Serr el hareba poster

Serr el hareba

Movie · as رسمية هانم

1962
The Black Candles poster

The Black Candles

Movie · as Halima

1962
The Cursed Palace poster

The Cursed Palace

Movie

1962
Beware of Eve poster

Beware of Eve

Movie

1962
Mid-Year Vacation poster

Mid-Year Vacation

Movie

1962
Salwa in the Wind poster

Salwa in the Wind

Movie · as أم يونس

1962
El Ragol El Thaalab poster

El Ragol El Thaalab

Movie · as شغالة فى منزل شريف

1962
The King of Petrol poster

The King of Petrol

Movie · as Mabrouka

1962
Schoolgirl's notes poster

Schoolgirl's notes

Movie

1961
The Warm Nights poster

The Warm Nights

Movie

1961
A Day of My Life poster

A Day of My Life

Movie

1961
Dearest Beloved poster

Dearest Beloved

Movie · as الخاطبه

1961
لا تذكريني poster

لا تذكريني

Movie · as أم ناهد

1961
H-3 poster

H-3

Movie · as رضية زوجة عباس

1961
Mawa'ed Ma' Almady poster

Mawa'ed Ma' Almady

Movie · as Farida

1960
Lovers' Call poster

Lovers' Call

Movie

1960
Melody of Joy poster

Melody of Joy

Movie

1960
My Only Love poster

My Only Love

Movie

1960
The Beginning and the End poster

The Beginning and the End

Movie

1960
End of the Road poster

End of the Road

Movie

1960
Sad Melody poster

Sad Melody

Movie · as Umm Mohamed

1960
Wa Ead Al Hob poster

Wa Ead Al Hob

Movie

1960
The River of Love poster

The River of Love

Movie · as دادة أم الخير

1960
Agony of Love poster

Agony of Love

Movie

1959
Rendezvous with a Stranger poster

Rendezvous with a Stranger

Movie · as rashad's mother

1959
Umm Ratiba poster

Umm Ratiba

Movie · as sayed's mother

1959
Between Heaven and Earth poster

Between Heaven and Earth

Movie

1959
The Unknown Woman poster

The Unknown Woman

Movie · as الداده

1959
Among the Ruins poster

Among the Ruins

Movie · as الدادا

1959
Katia tarik poster

Katia tarik

Movie · as قوت القلوب

1959
Samara's Ghost poster

Samara's Ghost

Movie · as والدة فؤاد

1959
Hassan and Marika poster

Hassan and Marika

Movie

1959
Love Story poster

Love Story

Movie

1959
Mufattish El Mabahess poster

Mufattish El Mabahess

Movie · as ام حسام

1959
Laila, Daughter of the Beach poster

Laila, Daughter of the Beach

Movie · as أم الهنا

1959
سجن العذارى poster

سجن العذارى

Movie

1958
The Love Street poster

The Love Street

Movie

1958
My One and Only poster

My One and Only

Movie

1958
Ismail Yassine as Tarzan poster

Ismail Yassine as Tarzan

Movie

1958
Chabab El Yom poster

Chabab El Yom

Movie · as Umm Nawal

1958
Habibi El Asmar poster

Habibi El Asmar

Movie · as آسمة

1958
Repentance poster

Repentance

Movie · as أم عمر

1957
Return My Heart poster

Return My Heart

Movie · as الدادة

1957
They Taught Me Love poster

They Taught Me Love

Movie

1957
Crime and Punishment poster

Crime and Punishment

Movie

1957
A Sinful Life poster

A Sinful Life

Movie

1956
Kefaya ya Ein poster

Kefaya ya Ein

Movie

1956
Girls of Today poster

Girls of Today

Movie · as Buthaina's mother

1956
نداء الحب poster

نداء الحب

Movie · as الدادة

1956
I Killed My Wife poster

I Killed My Wife

Movie · as Umm Hamed

1956
A Voice from the Past poster

A Voice from the Past

Movie

1956
I'm The East poster

I'm The East

Movie

1955
Spring Fantasies poster

Spring Fantasies

Movie

1955
Days and Nights poster

Days and Nights

Movie · as أم فاطمة

1955
My Love Story poster

My Love Story

Movie

1955
Soul lover poster

Soul lover

Movie

1955
Ismail Yassine Meets Raya and Sekina poster

Ismail Yassine Meets Raya and Sekina

Movie · as Nono's mother

1955
Girls' School poster

Girls' School

Movie

1955
The Unknown Beloved poster

The Unknown Beloved

Movie · as Halima

1955
The Body poster

The Body

Movie

1955
Dearer Than My Eyes poster

Dearer Than My Eyes

Movie

1955
Tears at night poster

Tears at night

Movie

1955
Banat Al-Lail poster

Banat Al-Lail

Movie · as الدادا

1954
Sheikh Hassan poster

Sheikh Hassan

Movie · as Umm Nabawiya

1954
Al-Mal W'al-Banun poster

Al-Mal W'al-Banun

Movie

1954
Always With You poster

Always With You

Movie · as Tafida's aunt

1954
Women Can’t Lie poster

Women Can’t Lie

Movie · as Um Yanni

1954
Love letter poster

Love letter

Movie · as Inayat Hanem

1954
Marret El-ayam poster

Marret El-ayam

Movie

1954
Akwa Min El Hub poster

Akwa Min El Hub

Movie

1954
Appointment with Happiness poster

Appointment with Happiness

Movie

1954
Aziza poster

Aziza

Movie

1954
الأرض الطيبة poster

الأرض الطيبة

Movie · as زوجة حسنين خال سعدية

1953
Albi Ala Waldi poster

Albi Ala Waldi

Movie · as Zahira Hanem

1953
شريك حياتى poster

شريك حياتى

Movie · as تفيده

1953
Rule of Time poster

Rule of Time

Movie · as Inayat Hanem

1953
Kalimat el hak poster

Kalimat el hak

Movie

1953
The honorable thief poster

The honorable thief

Movie · as Fathia's aunt

1953
Ghaltet El Omr poster

Ghaltet El Omr

Movie · as Umm Munira

1953
Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna poster

Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna

Movie

1953
The Deprivation poster

The Deprivation

Movie

1952
Lady of The Train poster

Lady of The Train

Movie

1952
Isalu kalbi poster

Isalu kalbi

Movie

1952
Believing in God poster

Believing in God

Movie

1952
Ana Wahdi poster

Ana Wahdi

Movie · as Umm Afaf

1952
Mustafa Kamel poster

Mustafa Kamel

Movie

1952
El Zuhur El Fatina poster

El Zuhur El Fatina

Movie

1952
The Time of Miracles poster

The Time of Miracles

Movie · as نفيسة

1952
Ghadab El Waledain poster

Ghadab El Waledain

Movie

1951
Shebak Habibi poster

Shebak Habibi

Movie

1951
People's secrets poster

People's secrets

Movie

1951
Farewell My Love poster

Farewell My Love

Movie

1950
Tough Road poster

Tough Road

Movie · as Salwa's mother

1950
Battle of life poster

Battle of life

Movie

1950
Women's guile poster

Women's guile

Movie · as Umm Nabeeh

1950
The Much-Loved One poster

The Much-Loved One

Movie

1949
The Lady of the House poster

The Lady of the House

Movie · as أم علي

1949
El Masri Effendi poster

El Masri Effendi

Movie

1949
Hoda poster

Hoda

Movie

1949
Shari al-bahlawan poster

Shari al-bahlawan

Movie

1949
Wandering Souls

Wandering Souls

Movie

1948
سجى الليل poster

سجى الليل

Movie

1948
Khulud poster

Khulud

Movie

1948
Punishment poster

Punishment

Movie · as أم علي جارة الخدامة رقية

1947
The Avenger poster

The Avenger

Movie

1947
A Lebanese at the university poster

A Lebanese at the university

Movie

1947
Cairo-Baghdad

Cairo-Baghdad

Movie

1947
Zohrah poster

Zohrah

Movie

1947
The Love of My Life poster

The Love of My Life

Movie · as الأم

1947
She was an angel poster

She was an angel

Movie

1947
قلبي وسيفي poster

قلبي وسيفي

Movie

1947
أمل ضائع poster

أمل ضائع

Movie

1946
Gharam El Sheyukh poster

Gharam El Sheyukh

Movie

1946
Glory and tears poster

Glory and tears

Movie · as أم حمدى

1946
My Father’s secret poster

My Father’s secret

Movie

1945
Casino el latafa poster

Casino el latafa

Movie

1945
The Black Market poster

The Black Market

Movie · as أم محمود

1945
Qesset Gharam poster

Qesset Gharam

Movie · as Dada Amina

1945
Leila, Daughter of the Poor poster

Leila, Daughter of the Poor

Movie · as Umm Samira Hanem

1945
El Mazaher poster

El Mazaher

Movie

1945
Bayn Narayn poster

Bayn Narayn

Movie · as Umm Alia

1944
Who's Done it ? poster

Who's Done it ?

Movie · as نبوية هانم

1944
my daughter poster

my daughter

Movie

1944
A lie within a lie poster

A lie within a lie

Movie · as مديرة ملجأ الاطفال

1944
Layla in the dark poster

Layla in the dark

Movie · as الدادة

1944
Nour al-Din and the Three Sailors poster

Nour al-Din and the Three Sailors

Movie

1944
Passion and Revenge poster

Passion and Revenge

Movie · as مباركة

1943
Majda poster

Majda

Movie

1943
Les Misérables poster

Les Misérables

Movie · as مديرة المدرسة

1942
The Fifth Groom poster

The Fifth Groom

Movie · as عليّة - خادمة بهيره هانم

1942
Al-Sharid poster

Al-Sharid

Movie

1942
On the stage of life poster

On the stage of life

Movie · as عائشة هانم

1942
Love Is Forbidden poster

Love Is Forbidden

Movie · as ستيته - والدة عزيز

1942
The Accused poster

The Accused

Movie

1941
Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi poster

Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi

Movie · as Princess Salma's bridesmaid

1941
The Victory of Youth poster

The Victory of Youth

Movie

1940
The workshop poster

The workshop

Movie

1940
Rebellious girl poster

Rebellious girl

Movie

1939
The Will poster

The Will

Movie · as أم محمد

1939
Look for the Woman poster

Look for the Woman

Movie

1939
El Doctor poster

El Doctor

Movie · as رئيسة الجمعية