Zubaida Tharwat

Zubaida Tharwat زبيدة ثروت
Born	Zubaida Ahmad Tharwat (1940-06-15)15 June 1940 Alexandria, Egypt
Died	13 December 2016(2016-12-13) (aged 76)
Other names	"the most beautiful eyes in classic Egyptian cinema"
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1956–1985

Zubaida Tharwat (June 15, 1940 - December 13, 2016) was an Egyptian film, stage and television actress who was known for "the most beautiful eyes in classic Egyptian cinema". She was known for movies such as "There is a man in our house" (1964) and "Part Virgin" (1961). The American actress Jennifer Lawrence is known for the resemblance to Tharwat.

Early life

Zubaida was born in Alexandria, Egypt on June 15 1940 into a family of Turkish and Circassian descent. Tharwat revealed that her mother was Princess Zubaida Hussein Kamel, daughter of Hussein Kamel who was the son of Khedevi Ismail. Her father, Ahmed Tharwat, was a Navy officer. As a teenager she won a beauty contest 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, Alexandria University.

Career

She made her brief first appearance in the 1956 film Dalila alongside stars of the day Shadia and Abdel Halim Hafez. She went on to work in many other films with other famous actors such as Rushdy Abaza, Fatin Abdel Wahab, Youssef Wahbi, Kamal el-Shennawi, Soad Hosny and Omar Sharif. Tharwat appeared in such 1950s, ‘60’s and 70’s films until she retired from acting in the late 1980s. During her career, she was given many nicknames such as The Pussycat of Arab Cinema, Magic Eyes and The Queen of Romance. Later on, she left for the USA to take care of one of her daughters who used to live there three years ago.

Personal life

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

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1956	Dalela
1956	Hekayt 3 Banat	Shahira
1957	El-Malak el-Sagheir	Doha
1957	Nessa' fi Hayati	Sanaa'
1958	Bent 17	Safaa'
1959	A'ashat lelhob	Zeinab
1959	Shams La Tagheeb	Soha
1959	Ehtrsi mn el-Hob	Laila
1960	Eni Atahem
1961	Yum mn omri	Nadya
1961	Nesf Azraa'	Zeinab
1961	Fi Baituna Ragol (There is a Man in our House)	Nawaaal
1962	Salwa fi mahab el-reeh	Salwa
1969	Zawga Ghayoora Gedan	Fatma
1969	Kaifa ttakhalas mn zawgatak	Fatma
1970	El-Hob El-Daea'	Samya
1970	Ana we Zawgti we el-Sekrtera
1971	Hadest Sharaf
1973	Shams w Dabab
1973	Zaman Ya Hob	Abeer
1973	El-Ragol Al-Akhar
1974	Al-Ahdan Al-Dafe'a	Madiha
1975	Habebe Magnon Gdn
1975	El-Moznbon	Mona
1975	La Shy' yohem
1976	El-Hob el-Haram	Aydaa
1976	Lkaa' Honak	Laila
1977	Zahret el-Banafseg	Hayaat
1981	People on the Top	Seham

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1977	Shahrzad we 8 staat
1977	20 Farkha we deek
1987	Ana we Heya we mrati
1980	8 staat
1985	Aaa'ela Sa'eeda Gedaan
1987	Meen Ye'dar ala reem

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1978	Wafaa' Belaa Nhaaya

External links

• Zubaida Tharwat at IMDb
• Template:Ar icon Zubaida Tharwat at the Arab Cinema Database