Mariam Mohamed Fakhr Eddine ( ar, مريم محمد فخر الدين , 8 September 1933 – 3 November 2014) was an Egyptian film and television actress, and was the second wife of prominent filmmaker

Mahmoud Zulfikar Mahmoud Qasdy Ahmed Mourad Zulfikar (18 February 1914 – 22 May 1970) was an Egyptians, Egyptian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He started his career as an architect, before becoming an actor in 1939. He was a major figur ...

(1914-1970). She was nicknamed the "Beauty of the Screen" ( arz, حسناء الشاشة). 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

, 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 such as ''

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'' (1957), '' Sleepless'' (1957), ''

The Cursed Palace The Cursed Palace also known as The Accursed Castle (Egyptian Arabic: القصر الملعون translit: ''Al Qasr Al Mal’oun'') is 1962 Egyptian horror film starring Salah Zulfikar, Mariam Fakhr Eddine and directed by Hassan Reda. Synopsis ...

'' (1962), '' Soft Hands'' (1963) and ''

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'' (1981). 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-

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''. She attended the

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in 2009. Until her death in 2014, Fakhr Eddine appeared in more than 200 films. Her younger brother,

Youssef Fakhr Eddine Youssef Fakhr Eddine ( ar, يوسف فخر الدين, 15 January 1935 – 27 December 2002) was an Egyptian actor and the brother of actress Mariam Fakhr Eddine. His wife Nadia was killed in a car accident in 1974 which caused him a case of sev ...

, was also a leading actor.

Early life and career

She was born in

Faiyum Faiyum ( ar, الفيوم ' , borrowed from cop, ̀Ⲫⲓⲟⲙ or Ⲫⲓⲱⲙ ' from egy, pꜣ ym "the Sea, Lake") is a city in Middle Egypt. Located southwest of Cairo, in the Faiyum Oasis, it is the capital of the modern Faiyum ...

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to an Egyptian father and a Hungarian mother. Her younger brother is actor

(1935–2002). She was educated at a German high school. Before pursuing a career in acting, she won the title "Most Beautiful Face" in a pageant organised by the French-language magazine ''Image''. She was discovered by film director

, whom she married in 1952. She gave birth to her daughter, Iman. Her first film appearance was in the 1951 film '' A Night of Love''. The film was entered into the 5th Cannes Film Festival. She went on to appear in the films ''The Murderous Suspicion'' (1953), ''Devil of the Sahara'' (1954), ''The Love Message'' (1954), ''A Window on Paradise'' (1954), ''

'' (1957), ''Rendezvous with the past'' (1961), ''

'' (1962) and '' Soft Hands'' (1963), and ''

'' (1981).

Death

A few months after brain surgery, Fakhr Eddine died on 3 November 2014, at the Maadi Armed Forces Hospital in Cairo. Following a religious funeral held at the Maadi Military Hospital Mosque, she was buried in

6th of October City 6th of October ( ar, السادس من أكتوبر, Al Sādis Min Uktōber; arz, ستة اكتوبر, Setta Oktōbar) is a city in Giza Governorate, a satellite town and part of the urban area of Cairo, Egypt, 32 km (20 miles) outside the c ...

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fakhr Eddine, Mariam 1933 births 2014 deaths Egyptian film actresses Egyptian Muslims Egyptian people of Hungarian descent Egyptian television actresses People from Faiyum