Thuraya Fakhry
Acting • Born 1905-08-03 – Died 1965-09-17
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.
Filmography
147 credits
Return My Heart
Movie • 1957
الدادة
Sheikh Hassan
Movie • 1954
Umm Nabawiya
Lovers' Call
Movie • 1960
Lady of The Train
Movie • 1952
The Lady of the House
Movie • 1949
أم علي
Who's Done it ?
Movie • 1944
Nabwiya Hanim
Spring Fantasies
Movie • 1955
Al-Mal W'al-Banun
Movie • 1954
Always With You
Movie • 1954
Tafida's aunt
Gharam El Sheyukh
Movie • 1946
Casino el latafa
Movie • 1945
Melody of Joy
Movie • 1960
Days and Nights
Movie • 1955
أم فاطمة
Rendezvous with a Stranger
Movie • 1959
rashad's mother
Umm Ratiba
Movie • 1959
sayed's mother
The Black Candles
Movie • 1962
Halima
Tough Road
Movie • 1950
Salwa's mother
Isalu kalbi
Movie • 1952
The Warm Nights
Movie • 1961
Kefaya ya Ein
Movie • 1956
The Avenger
Movie • 1947
The Fifth Groom
Movie • 1942
عليّة - خادمة بهيره هانم
The Will
Movie • 1939
أم محمد
Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi
Movie • 1941
Princess Salma's bridesmaid
Al-Sharid
Movie • 1942
Albi Ala Waldi
Movie • 1953
Zahira Hanem
On the stage of life
Movie • 1942
عائشة هانم
The workshop
Movie • 1940
Between Two Mansions
Movie • 1964
طيفه هانم
Runaway from Marriage
Movie • 1964
Esther - Sarina's mother
The Wedding Night
Movie • 1966
Widow Wanted
Movie • 1965
Umm Ali
Majda
Movie • 1943
Believing in God
Movie • 1952
Dearer Than My Life
Movie • 1965
my daughter
Movie • 1944
The Laughing Crime
Movie • 1963
الداده
Layla in the dark
Movie • 1944
الدادة
A lie within a lie
Movie • 1944
A Lebanese at the university
Movie • 1947
Shebak Habibi
Movie • 1951
Ana Wahdi
Movie • 1952
Umm Afaf
My Only Love
Movie • 1960
Girls of Today
Movie • 1956
Buthaina's mother
They Taught Me Love
Movie • 1957
Cairo-Baghdad
Movie • 1947
The Cursed Palace
Movie • 1962
Beware of Eve
Movie • 1962
Mid-Year Vacation
Movie • 1962
My Love Story
Movie • 1955
Soul lover
Movie • 1955
Women Can’t Lie
Movie • 1954
Um Yanni
Ismail Yassine Meets Raya and Sekina
Movie • 1955
Nono's mother
Love letter
Movie • 1954
Inayat Hanem
Marret El-ayam
Movie • 1954
The Beginning and the End
Movie • 1960
Nour al-Din and the Three Sailors
Movie • 1944
Mustafa Kamel
Movie • 1952
El Murra El Maghoula
Movie • 1959
الداده
Between Heaven and Earth
Movie • 1959
Fire in My Heart
Movie • 1963
Lost Days
Movie • 1965
Girls' School
Movie • 1955
سجى الليل
Movie • 1948
نداء الحب
Movie • 1956
الدادة
شريك حياتى
Movie • 1953
تفيده
Zohrah
Movie • 1947
Battle of life
Movie • 1950
Rule of Time
Movie • 1953
Inayat Hanem
The Black Market
Movie • 1945
أم محمود
Bein Al-Atlal
Movie • 1959
الدادا
A lie within a lie
Movie • 1944
مديرة ملجأ الاطفال
Passion and Revenge
Movie • 1944
مباركة
A Day of My Life
Movie • 1961
The Love Street
Movie • 1958
Love Is Forbidden
Movie • 1942
ستيته - والدة عزيز
My One and Only
Movie • 1958
End of the Road
Movie • 1960
Katia tarik
Movie • 1959
قوت القلوب
Salwa fi mahab el rih
Movie • 1962
The Unknown Beloved
Movie • 1955
Halima
Ismail Yassine as Tarzan
Movie • 1958
Dearest Beloved
Movie • 1961
الخاطبه
Qesset Gharam
Movie • 1945
Dada Amina
Kalimat el hak
Movie • 1953
لا تذكريني
Movie • 1961
أم ناهد
Samara's Ghost
Movie • 1959
والدة فؤاد
H-3
Movie • 1961
رضية زوجة عباس
الدبور
Movie • 1964
داده حليمه
Mawa'ed Ma' Almady
Movie • 1961
Farida
El Ragol El Thaalab
Movie • 1962
شغالة فى منزل شريف
Serr el hareba
Movie • 1963
رسمية هانم
Look for the Woman
Movie • 1939
I Killed My Wife
Movie • 1956
Umm Hamed
Leila, Daughter of the Poor
Movie • 1945
Umm Samira Hanem
El Doctor
Movie • 1939
رئيسة الجمعية
The honorable thief
Movie • 1953
Fathia's aunt
Chabab El Yom
Movie • 1958
Umm Nawal
Ghaltet El Omr
Movie • 1953
Umm Munira
Hassan and Marika
Movie • 1959
The King of Petrol
Movie • 1962
Mabrouka
Les Misérables
Movie • 1943
مديرة المدرسة
El Mazaher
Movie • 1945
Rebellious girl
Movie • 1940
Bayn Narayn
Movie • 1945
Umm Alia
El Zuhur El Fatina
Movie • 1952
Sad Melody
Movie • 1960
Umm Mohamed
Women's guile
Movie • 1950
Umm Nabeeh
Love Story
Movie • 1959
Life is Sweet
Movie • 1966
Habibi El Asmar
Movie • 1958
آسمة
The Time of Miracles
Movie • 1952
نفيسة
El Masri Effendi
Movie • 1949
Repentance
Movie • 1958
أم عمر
People's secrets
Movie • 1951
Ghadab El Waledain
Movie • 1952
Al-Jasad
Movie • 1955
Wa Ead Al Hob
Movie • 1960
Hoda
Movie • 1949
Khulud
Movie • 1948
Akwa Min El Hub
Movie • 1954
Appointment with Happiness
Movie • 1954
Dearer Than My Eyes
Movie • 1955
Nafeza A'la Al-Ganna
Movie • 1953
The Much-Loved One
Movie • 1950
Thawrat Al-Banat
Movie • 1964
A Voice from the Past
Movie • 1956
Aziza
Movie • 1954
Mufattish El Mabahess
Movie • 1959
ام حسام
The Love of My Life
Movie • 1947
الأم
Laila, Daughter of the Beach
Movie • 1959
أم الهنا
The River of Love
Movie • 1960
دادة أم الخير
almutahama
Movie • 1942
The Victory of Youth
Movie • 1941
Shari al-bahlawan
Movie • 1949
Punishment
Movie • 1948
أم علي جارة الخدامة رقية
Glory and tears
Movie • 1946
أم حمدى
Wandering Souls
Movie • 1949
She was an angel
Movie • 1947
The Deprivation
Movie • 1953
سجن العذارى
Movie • 1959
Crime and Punishment
Movie • 1957
A Sinful Life
Movie • 1957
قلبي وسيفي
Movie • 1947
Tears at night
Movie • 1955
أمل ضائع
Movie • 1947
الأرض الطيبة
Movie • 1954
زوجة حسنين خال سعدية