Zubaida Ahmed Tharwat ( ar, زبيدة أحمد ثروت) (June 15, 1940 – December 13, 2016) was an Egyptian film, stage and television actress who was known for "the most beautiful eyes in classic

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". She was known for movies such as '' The Guilty'' (1975), '' The Other Man'' (1973), ''

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'' (1961) and ''Part Virgin'' (1961).

Early life

Zubaida was born in

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on June 15, 1940, into an Egyptian family. Her father, Ahmed Tharwat, was an Egyptian Navy officer. As a teenager, she won a

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in an Egyptian teen magazine which widely published her photograph and got her the attention of directors and producers. She studied at the Faculty of Law,

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Career

She made her first film appearance in the 1956 film ''Dalila,'' alongside stars of the day

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. She went on to work in many other films with other famous actors such as;

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Tharwat appeared in the 1950s, 60's and 70's films, her notable roles include; ''Inni'' ''Atahem'' (1960), '' Fi Baytuna Ragol'', ''El-Hob El-Daea (1970), '' Al-Rajul Al-Akhar'' (1973), and '' Al-Mothneboon'' (1975) among other works on stage such as;. ''Ana we Heya we mrati'' (1987). She retired from acting in the late 1980s. During her career, she was given many nicknames such as "''The Pussycat of Arabic Cinema''", "''Magic Eyes''" and "''The Queen of Romance''".

Personal life

Tharwat had 3 siblings, Including her twin sister Hikmet. She married five times and had four daughters with her second husband, Egyptian producer Sobhy Farahat. Tharwat died at the age of 76 after a long battle with cancer and aging-associated diseases.

Filmography

Film

Stage

Television

References

External links

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Zubaida Tharwat
at the Arab Cinema Database 1940 births 2016 deaths Actors from Alexandria Egyptian actresses Egyptian stage actresses Egyptian film actresses Egyptian voice actresses Egyptian television actresses Deaths from cancer in Egypt Faculty of Law Egyptian twins {{Egypt-actor-stub