Mariam Fakhr Eddine

Mariam Mohamed Fakhr Eddine (Arabic: مريم محمد فخر الدين, 8 September 1933 – 3 November 2014[1]) was an Egyptian film and television actress, and was the second wife of prominent filmmaker Mahmoud Zulfikar (1914-1970). She was nicknamed the "Beauty of the Screen" (Arabic: حسناء الشاشة).[2] 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 Mahmoud Zulfikar, 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 Back Again (1957), Sleepless (1957), The Cursed Palace (1962), Soft Hands (1963) and Secret Visit (1981).

Mariam Fakhr Eddine
مريم فخر الدين
Mariam Fakhr Eddine in the late 1950s
Born
Mariam Mohamed Fakhr Eddine

(1933-09-08)8 September 1933
Faiyum, Egypt
Died3 November 2014(2014-11-03) (aged 81)
Cairo, Egypt
Other names"Beauty of the Screen"
OccupationActress
Years active1951–2014
Spouses
(m. 1952; div. 1960)
    Mohamed Al Taweel
    (m. 1961; div. 1965)
      (m. 1967, divorced)
        Sherif Al Fadhali
        (div.)
        Children2
        RelativesYoussef Fakhr Eddine (brother)

        In the late 1950s and early 1960s, she initially found success in larger sentimental roles before transitioning into portraying matriarch late in her career.[3] Salah Zulfikar was a favorite leading man of her to work with, and she partnered with him in thirteen films.[4] In 2007, Mariam Fakhr Eddine was cast as Mrs. Aida in the French-Canadian romantic drama film Whatever Lola Wants. She attended the Alexandria International Film Festival in 2009.[5] Until her death in 2014, Fakhr Eddine appeared in more than 200 films.[3] Her younger brother, Youssef Fakhr Eddine, was also a leading actor.[6]

        Early life and career

        Mariam Fakhr Eddine was born in Faiyum, Middle Egypt to an Egyptian father, Mohamed Fakhr El Din, and a Hungarian mother. Her younger brother is actor Youssef Fakhr Eddine (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 Mahmoud Zulfikar, whom she married in 1952. She gave birth to her daughter, Iman.

        Mahmoud_Zulfikar_and_Wife
        Mariam Fakhr Eddine with husband Mahmoud Zulfikar in 1960

        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), The Good Land (1954), The Love Message (1954), A Window on Paradise (1954), Back Again (1957), Rendezvous with the past (1961), The Cursed Palace (1962) and Soft Hands (1963), and Secret Visit (1981).

        Death

        A few months after brain surgery, Fakhr Eddine died on 3 November 2014, at the Maadi Armed Forces Hospital in Cairo.[1] Following a religious funeral held at the Maadi Military Hospital Mosque, she was buried in 6th of October City, Giza Governorate.

        Filmography

        Film

        Year Film Role Notes
        1951 Lailat gharam
        1953 El shak el katel
        1954 Shaytan al-Sahra
        1954 Nafiza alal janna
        1954 El Ard el Tayeba
        1954 Resalet Gharam Elham
        1956 El ghaeba
        1957 Rehla gharamia
        1957 Hareb minel hub
        1957 Rodda qalbi Princess Ingi
        1958 La anam Safia
        1959 Nour el lail
        1959 Malish gherak Bassina
        1959 Kalb min dahab
        1959 Hekayat hub
        1959 Gharimet hub
        1959 El hub el samet
        1960 Malaak wa Shaytan Guest Appearance
        1960 El imlak
        1960 Abu Ahmad
        1960 El banat waal saif
        1961 Maww’ed Ma El Maady
        1961 Wahida
        1961 Mala zekrayat
        1962 Al Qasr Al Mal’oun
        1963 Narr fi sadri
        1963 Soft Hands
        1970 Souq el-harim
        1970 Al-wadi el-asfar
        1972 El-asfour
        1972 Leilet hob akhira
        1973 Zekra Lailat Hubb Guest Appearance
        1973 Shellet el-moraheqin
        1974 Wa kan el hob
        1976 Daqqit qalb Mona's mother
        1977 Harami el hob
        1978 Al-Raghba w Al-Thaman
        1981 Zeyara Serreya Olfat
        1983 El-azraa wa el-shaar el-abyad
        1985 Basamat fawk al-maa
        1986 Wl-zeyara el-akhira
        1996 El noom fi el asal Madame Zizi
        2001 El hob el awel Rania's grandmother
        2007 Whatever Lola Wants Mrs. Aida
        2010 Aytl Jensen, une vie de cinéma Documentary

        Television

        Year Title Role Notes
        1987 El-Hubb Fi Haqeeba Diplomacia
        2000 Opera aida

        References

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