Thuraya Fakhry
Known for Acting · 149 credits
- Born
- 1905-08-03
- Died
- 1965-09-17
- Place of birth
- Zahle - Lebanon
- Also known as
- ثريا فخري · Thoraya Fakhri · Soraya Fakhry · Soraya Fakhri
Biography
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.
Known For
Movies (149)
Agony of Love
1960
I'm The East
1956
Les Misérables
1943
as مديرة المدرسة
Love Is Forbidden
1942
as ستيته - والدة عزيز
Passion and Revenge
1944
as مباركة
Sad Melody
1960
as Umm Mohamed
The River of Love
1960
as دادة أم الخير
A Day of My Life
1961
Soul lover
1955
The Victory of Youth
1941
The Unknown Woman
1959
as الداده
The Cursed Palace
1962
They Taught Me Love
1957
Punishment
1948
as أم علي جارة الخدامة رقية
A lie within a lie
1944
as مديرة ملجأ الاطفال
Shari al-bahlawan
1949
The Unknown Beloved
1955
as Halima
The Beginning and the End
1960
The Laughing Crime
1963
as الداده
Look for the Woman
1939
The Body
1955
نداء الحب
1956
as الدادة
On the stage of life
1942
as عائشة هانم
Glory and tears
1946
as أم حمدى
Habibi El Asmar
1958
as آسمة
People's secrets
1951
Between Two Palaces
1964
as طيفه هانم
Laila, Daughter of the Beach
1959
as أم الهنا
Women Can’t Lie
1954
as Um Yanni
Serr el hareba
1963
as رسمية هانم
الدبور
1964
as داده حليمه
Between Heaven and Earth
1959
Battle of life
1950
Tears at night
1955
Girls of Today
1956
as Buthaina's mother
Khulud
1948
الأرض الطيبة
1954
as زوجة حسنين خال سعدية
Schoolgirl's notes
1962
Hoda
1949
Salwa in the Wind
1962
Spring Fantasies
1955
Appointment with Happiness
1954
Wandering Souls
1949
Days and Nights
1955
as أم فاطمة
Kefaya ya Ein
1956
Ana Wahdi
1952
as Umm Afaf
Who's Done it ?
1944
as Nabwiya Hanim
Al-Mal W'al-Banun
1954
My Only Love
1960
A Voice from the Past
1956
Lovers' Call
1960
Wa Ead Al Hob
1960
Hassan and Marika
1959
Rendezvous with a Stranger
1959
as rashad's mother
Marret El-ayam
1954
The Love of My Life
1947
as الأم
Cairo-Baghdad
1947
Lady of The Train
1952
End of the Road
1960
Dearer Than My Life
1965
سجى الليل
1948
Kalimat el hak
1953
Casino el latafa
1945
Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi
1941
as Princess Salma's bridesmaid
Life is Sweet
1966
The Will
1939
as أم محمد
Women's guile
1950
as Umm Nabeeh
Rule of Time
1953
as Inayat Hanem
A Lebanese at the university
1947
The Accused
1942
Girls' School
1955
Tough Road
1950
as Salwa's mother
Return My Heart
1957
as الدادة
Among the Ruins
1959
as الدادا
Always With You
1954
as Tafida's aunt
The King of Petrol
1962
as Mabrouka
Aziza
1954
Mid-Year Vacation
1962
Albi Ala Waldi
1953
as Zahira Hanem
شريك حياتى
1953
as تفيده
Dearest Beloved
1961
as الخاطبه
Layla in the dark
1944
as الدادة
my daughter
1944
Runaway from Marriage
1964
as Esther - Sarina's mother
Widow Wanted
1965
as Umm Ali
My One and Only
1958
Ghaltet El Omr
1953
as Umm Munira
Shebak Habibi
1951
Love Story
1959
My Love Story
1955
Ismail Yassine as Tarzan
1958
Katia tarik
1959
as قوت القلوب
El Zuhur El Fatina
1952
The Deprivation
1953
لا تذكريني
1961
as أم ناهد
The Avenger
1947
Love letter
1954
as Inayat Hanem
The Fifth Groom
1942
as عليّة - خادمة بهيره هانم
Umm Ratiba
1959
as sayed's mother
Believing in God
1952
Mufattish El Mabahess
1959
as ام حسام
The Love Street
1958
Bayn Narayn
1945
as Umm Alia
Ghadab El Waledain
1952
Leila, Daughter of the Poor
1945
as Umm Samira Hanem
El Masri Effendi
1949
Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna
1953
Ismail Yassine Meets Raya and Sekina
1955
as Nono's mother
Nour al-Din and the Three Sailors
1944
El Mazaher
1945
Mawa'ed Ma' Almady
1961
as Farida
Sheikh Hassan
1954
as Umm Nabawiya
Beware of Eve
1962
Rebellious girl
1940
I Killed My Wife
1956
as Umm Hamed
The honorable thief
1953
as Fathia's aunt
H-3
1961
as رضية زوجة عباس
El Ragol El Thaalab
1962
as شغالة فى منزل شريف
El Doctor
1939
as رئيسة الجمعية
Thawrat Al-Banat
1964
About Thuraya Fakhry
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… With 149 credits spanning from 1939 to 1966, Thuraya Fakhry has appeared in 149 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Thuraya Fakhry Movies
- Agony of Love (1960)
- I'm The East (1956)
- Les Misérables (1943) — as مديرة المدرسة
- Love Is Forbidden (1942) — as ستيته - والدة عزيز
- Passion and Revenge (1944) — as مباركة
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