Thuraya Helmy

Thuraya Helmy

Known for
Acting
Born
September 26, 1923
Died
August 9, 1994 (aged 70)
Birthplace
Egypt
IMDb

Biography

Egyptian actress and singer, whose real name is (Zakia Ali Mahjoub), and Mustafa Al-Qashash, a journalist in Al-Sabah magazine, chose her artistic name by which she was known. She excelled in the art of monologue. She was born in an artistic family where her sister was a singer. She used to go to the theater and go up to the stage between the seasons and offer singing connections, and from here she started the art of monologue, and continued that from 1940 until 1966. During her artistic career, she presented more than 300 monologues of the most famous of them (Addini Your Mind, O Sidi Eib), in addition to Her participation in acting in many films, she even formed a cinematic duo with the comedian Ismail Yassin, and joined the band (Baba Ezz El-Din). Among her most prominent works is (Ismail Yassin interviews Rayya and Sakina, the male hunter). She passed away in 1994.

Known For

Filmography

1992
2 Against the law poster

2 Against the law

Movie

1988
عفريت لكل مواطن poster

عفريت لكل مواطن

Movie

1987
The Barefoot Millionaire poster

The Barefoot Millionaire

Movie · as Afkar

1986
The Hunger poster

The Hunger

Movie · as خاله حليمه

1985
Uncle Qandil's Scissors poster

Uncle Qandil's Scissors

Movie

1985
He and She Stories poster

He and She Stories

TV · 10 eps

1984
The Widow and The Devil poster

The Widow and The Devil

Movie

1984
Foreign Talk poster

Foreign Talk

Movie

1980
Ma'a Khalis Tahiyaty poster

Ma'a Khalis Tahiyaty

Movie

1971
عجيب أفندي

عجيب أفندي

TV · 1 ep

1970
Dalal Al-Masria poster

Dalal Al-Masria

Movie · as Dandash

1970
Dreams Inn poster

Dreams Inn

Movie

1967
The Beggars' Strike poster

The Beggars' Strike

Movie

1967
My Wife's Dignity poster

My Wife's Dignity

Movie

1964
Lokanda Alfardos poster

Lokanda Alfardos

Movie

1963
Alley of The Pestle poster

Alley of The Pestle

Movie · as Hosnia

1962
Meeting at the Tower poster

Meeting at the Tower

Movie

1960
Saedat El Rigal poster

Saedat El Rigal

Movie · as راقصة

1958
Festival of love poster

Festival of love

Movie

1956
Farewell, Love poster

Farewell, Love

Movie · as Thurya

1956
Kilo 99 poster

Kilo 99

Movie · as سوسو

1955
Tar Bayet poster

Tar Bayet

Movie

1955
Ismail Yassine Meets Raya and Sekina poster

Ismail Yassine Meets Raya and Sekina

Movie · as Nono

1955
Banat Al-Lail poster

Banat Al-Lail

Movie

1954
Baghdad's Barber poster

Baghdad's Barber

Movie

1953
The Bread Seller poster

The Bread Seller

Movie · as friend of Nemat

1953
Your luck this week poster

Your luck this week

Movie

1953
Love In The Darkness poster

Love In The Darkness

Movie

1952
Believing in God poster

Believing in God

Movie

1952
Good News poster

Good News

Movie · as Nousa نوسة

1952
Halal Aleik poster

Halal Aleik

Movie

1952
Ismail Yassine in the House of Ghosts poster

Ismail Yassine in the House of Ghosts

Movie · as عزيزة

1952
Love Has No Cure poster

Love Has No Cure

Movie · as Shoala

1952
Love Humiliates poster

Love Humiliates

Movie · as Thuraya

1952
El Zuhur El Fatina poster

El Zuhur El Fatina

Movie · as Thurya

1951
Hokm Elqawi poster

Hokm Elqawi

Movie

1951
Ana bint Nass poster

Ana bint Nass

Movie

1950
Tears of joy poster

Tears of joy

Movie

1949
Owner of Few Piasters poster

Owner of Few Piasters

Movie · as سنية

1949
I Love You Only poster

I Love You Only

Movie

1948
The Two Orphans poster

The Two Orphans

Movie · as سنية

1948
Elsetat Afaret poster

Elsetat Afaret

Movie

1945
Casino el latafa poster

Casino el latafa

Movie

1945
The Black Market poster

The Black Market

Movie · as نعيمة

1945
Laylat Al-Jumea poster

Laylat Al-Jumea

Movie · as ثريا بنت عبد الفتاح

1945
Shahr aleasal poster

Shahr aleasal

Movie

1944
Who's Done it ? poster

Who's Done it ?

Movie · as إحدي صديقات يونس

1944
Long live women! poster

Long live women!

Movie

1944
Earis Alhina poster

Earis Alhina

Movie

1944
Hanan poster

Hanan

Movie · as فتاة الكباريه

1943
Call of blood poster

Call of blood

Movie

1943
The worker poster

The worker

Movie · as منولوجست

1942
The Fifth Groom poster

The Fifth Groom

Movie · as سوسو - مغنية الكباريه

1942
If I Was Rich poster

If I Was Rich

Movie · as مطربة الكبارية

1941
Wives factory

Wives factory

Movie

1940
The Life of Darkness poster

The Life of Darkness

Movie · as ميمي