Cast & creator
Thuraya Fakhry
Best known for Isalu kalbi, The Beginning and the End, The River of Love
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.
Also known as: ثريا فخري, Thoraya Fakhri, Soraya Fakhry, Soraya Fakhri
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151
1939–1966 · acting roles
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Filmography (151)
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Isalu kalbi
1952
The Beginning and the End
1960
The River of Love
دادة أم الخير
1960
Lady of The Train
1952
Women Can’t Lie
Um Yanni
1954
Sheikh Hassan
Umm Nabawiya
1954
Agony of Love
1960
A Day of My Life
1961
The Will
أم محمد
1939
The Much-Loved One
1950
My Only Love
1960
End of the Road
1960
I'm The East
1956
Beware of Eve
1962
Rendezvous with a Stranger
rashad's mother
1959
El Zuhur El Fatina
1952
Aziza
1954
Return My Heart
الدادة
1957
Les Misérables
مديرة المدرسة
1943
Ismail Yassine as Tarzan
1958
Days and Nights
أم فاطمة
1955
Dearer Than My Life
1965
The Laughing Crime
الداده
1963
Love Is Forbidden
ستيته - والدة عزيز
1942
The Wedding Night
1966
Who's Done it ?
نبوية هانم
1944
Widow Wanted
Umm Ali - أم علي - الدادة العذراء
1965
Tears at night
1955
Schoolgirl's notes
1962
Among the Ruins
الدادا
1959
The Body
1955
The Unknown Woman
الداده
1959
The Cursed Palace
1962
Hoda
1949
They Taught Me Love
1957
The Avenger
1947
The Unknown Beloved
Halima
1955
Punishment
أم علي جارة الخدامة رقية
1948
Girls of Today
Buthaina's mother
1956
Crime and Punishment
1957
Between Two Palaces
طيفه هانم
1964
Khulud
1948
Life is Sweet
1966
The King of Petrol
Mabrouka
1962
Love letter
Inayat Hanem
1954
My Father’s secret
1946
Lovers' Call
1960
The Fifth Groom
عليّة - خادمة بهيره هانم
1942
The Victory of Youth
1941
Laila, Daughter of the Beach
أم الهنا
1959
Kefaya ya Ein
1956
The Black Candles
Halima
1962
Ghaltet El Omr
Umm Munira
1953
Habibi El Asmar
آسمة
1958
سجن العذارى
1959
El Mazaher
1945
A Voice from the Past
1956
Mawa'ed Ma' Almady
Farida
1961
Repentance
أم عمر
1958
لا تذكريني
أم ناهد
1961
Love Story
1959
Hassan and Marika
1959
Melody of Joy
1960
Serr el hareba
رسمية هانم
1963
The Time of Miracles
نفيسة
1952
Mufattish El Mabahess
ام حسام
1959
People's secrets
1951
The Love Street
1958
Salwa in the Wind
1962
Ghadab El Waledain
1952
Samara's Ghost
والدة فؤاد
1959
The Black Market
أم محمود
1945
الدبور
داده حليمه
1964
Ismail Yassine Meets Raya and Sekina
Nono's mother
1955
Women's guile
Umm Nabeeh
1950
Akwa Min El Hub
1954
نداء الحب
الدادة
1956
Battle of life
1950
Shebak Habibi
1951
سجى الليل
1948
Lost Days
1965
H-3
رضية زوجة عباس
1961
Between Heaven and Earth
1959
شريك حياتى
تفيده
1953
Shari al-bahlawan
1949
Runaway from Marriage
Esther - Sarina's mother
1964
Katia tarik
قوت القلوب
1959
Thawrat Al-Banat
1964
الأرض الطيبة
زوجة حسنين خال سعدية
1954
I Killed My Wife
Umm Hamed
1956
El Doctor
رئيسة الجمعية
1939
Spring Fantasies
1955
Mustafa Kamel
1952
Appointment with Happiness
1954
Dearer Than My Eyes
1955
El Ragol El Thaalab
شغالة فى منزل شريف
1962
Girls' School
1955
Bayn Narayn
Umm Alia
1945
Believing in God
1952
my daughter
1944Cairo-Baghdad
1947
Casino el latafa
1945
Zohrah
1947
Passion and Revenge
مباركة
1944
Wa Ead Al Hob
1960
Qesset Gharam
Dada Amina
1945
The Warm Nights
1961
El Masri Effendi
1949
Fire in My Heart
1963
The Accused
1942
Dearest Beloved
الخاطبه
1961
Umm Ratiba
sayed's mother
1959
Rule of Time
Inayat Hanem
1953
Sad Melody
Umm Mohamed
1960
My One and Only
1958
Glory and tears
أم حمدى
1946
Albi Ala Waldi
Zahira Hanem
1953
Gharam El Sheyukh
1946
Nour al-Din and the Three Sailors
1944
The honorable thief
Fathia's aunt
1953
أمل ضائع
1947
Ana Wahdi
Umm Afaf
1952
On the stage of life
عائشة هانم
1942
The workshop
1940
Al-Mal W'al-Banun
1954
The Deprivation
1953
Al-Sharid
1942
Majda
1943
Always With You
Tafida's aunt
1954
The Love of My Life
الأم
1947
Rebellious girl
1940
Mid-Year Vacation
1962
Leila, Daughter of the Poor
Umm Samira Hanem
1945
She was an angel
1947
Look for the Woman
1939
Layla in the dark
الدادة
1944
Chabab El Yom
Umm Nawal
1958
Marret El-ayam
1954
Tough Road
Salwa's mother
1950
The Lady of the House
أم علي
1949
A lie within a lie
1944A lie within a lie
مديرة ملجأ الاطفال
1944
My Love Story
1955
Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi
Princess Salma's bridesmaid
1941
Kalimat el hak
1953
A Sinful Life
1957
قلبي وسيفي
1947
Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna
1953
Soul lover
1955