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- Maryam Fakhruddin was born on 8 January 1933 in Faiyum, Egypt. She was an actress, known for Sleepless (1957), The Cursed Palace (1962) and Bila awda (1961). She was married to Mohamad Altawel, Mahmoud Zulfikar, Sharif Alfadali and Fahd Ballan. She died on 3 November 2014 in Maadi, Cairo, Egypt.Egypt.
January 8, 1933 - November 3, 2014. (81).
47 acting credits, 1952 - . - Actress
- Producer
- Writer
Faten Hamama (known as "The Lady of the Arabic Screen") has become an icon and the most important actress of Egyptian and Arabic cinema. She is also the most honored actress in the Middle East. Every decade of her life represents a new era of acting and witnessed the reshaping and progression of Egyptian cinema. The progress in her different characters when she started as a child in 1938 until today parallels the progress that modern Egyptian women have made during the 20th century and their interaction with the public, culture or political life. During the celebration of 100 years of Egyptian cinema on 1996, she was chosen as the country's most important actress, and 18 of her films were selected as among the best 150 made to that time. It was no surprise that in 2000 the Egyptian Organization of Critics and Writers named her the Star of the Century.
She was born in 1931 in Elmansoura, Egypt, the daughter of Ahmed Hamama, an employee of the Egyptian Ministry of Knowledge. Her legendary journey started as a secret statement between a six-year-old girl and her father after they watched a film in their neighborhood theater, at which leading actress and producer Asya Dagher was present. Faten told her father that she felt the audience was applauding for her as the leading actress, and her father gave her a hug with a vision of helping his daughter to become a movie star. She won a contest for the most beautiful child in Egypt, and her dad sent her picture to director Muhammad Karim (a pioneer of Egyptian cinema). Karim was looking for a child for his new film with Egyptian musician Mohamed Abdel Wahab. Faten auditioned for and got a role in this movie, Yom said (1940) ("A Happy Day"). She impressed the filmmakers so much during shooting that she was actually given more lines and scenes in the picture than were originally scripted for her. Karim put her under contract, and four years later he gave her a role in a film with Mohamed Abdel Wahab again, Russassa fil kalb (1944) ("A Bullet in the Heart"). With her third movie with Karim, Dunia (1946), Faten showed filmmakers and audiences alike that she was was an actress ready for bigger roles. Her father, along with her family, moved to Cairo to help her in her career. She also began studying her craft at the High Institute of Acting in 1946.
With actor and director Youssef Wahbi (known as the dean of Egyptian theater), Faten started a new stage of her career, in melodramas. Yousef saw her talent in Karim's movies and was able to showcase it to even better advantage in his next film, Malak al rahma (1946) ("The Angel of Mercy"), in which she played his daughter. Although only 15 years old at the time, it was generally agreed that she stole the film. This teenager was soon the talk of the Egyptian cinema, and her star hasn't set since then. She made more films with Wahby, such as Confession Chair (1949) ("The Chair of Confession"), in which she played a lover of the cardinal's brother who mistakenly goes to jail for her father's murder. She had another box-office hit with El yatimatain (1948) ("The Two Orphans"), followed by a successful comedy of the travails of a wife and her mother in law in Sitt el beit (1949) ("The Lady of the House"). She was the favorite of novelists because she could attract the best writers and directors to a project, and it wasn't soon before her name alone would pretty much guarantee success for whatever film she was in.
The 1950s brought new directors to Egyptian cinema and was the beginning of what was to become known as "The Golden Age of Egyptian Cinema". Faten appeared in a number of films by these new directors, such as Salah Abouseif's first realism picture, Laka yom ya zalem (1951) ("Your Day Will Come"), which was a box-office hit and was shown at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in France. She appeared in such successful films as El tarik el masdud (1958) ("The Barred Road") and won a Best Actresss award for her performance in the romantic political movie La wakta lil hub (1963) ("No Time for Love"). She also supported director Youssef Chahine in his first movie, Baba Amin (1950), then again in his even more successful The Blazing Sun (1954), a realistic work that was also featured at the Cannes Film Festival (Youssef is on record as saying that Faten is his favorite actress and the best Egyptian actress of all time).
She also worked with director Kamal El-Shaikh in his first movie, which introduced the mystery genre to Egyptian cinema, House No. 13 (1952) ("House No. 13"), and again in Lan aataref (1961) ("I Will Not Confess"). Their film El-Lailah el-Akhirah (1963) ("Last Night") captured at least 10 awards in the 1965 national competition and was also shown at the Cannes festival. She excelled at comedy, as evidenced by her astonishing role in El-Ustazah Fatmah (1952) as lawyer Fatma. She also worked closely with two other directors of this period, Ezz El Dine Zulficar and Henry Barakat, and made successful films with both. In fact, she married Zulficar in 1947 while shooting Abu Zeid el Hilali (1947). He was known as the king of "romantic" movies and together they worked to further that vision, as in Khulud (1948) ("Immortality") by Ezz El-Dine Zulficar. They formed a production company and made Moawad ma al hayat (1953) ("Appointment with Life") also directed by Ezz El Dine Zulficar, which was voted movie of the year and received both critical and box-office success (it was this film that caused critics to name her the "Lady of the Arabic Screen", a title she has kept to this day). Faten soon became the highest-paid actress in Egyptian cinema, and remained so until her final feature, Ardh el-Ahlam (1993) ("Land of Dreams") and TV series, Wagh el qamar (2000) ("Face of the Moon"). More successful romantic roles with Ezzel Dine followed, such as Mawad ma al saada (1954) ("Appointment with Happiness"). It was during this period that Ezz El-Dine Zulficar made his famous quote about Faten: "The distance between Faten and the next runner-up is like the distance between 1 and 10". Although they were divorced in 1954, and Faten married Omar Sharif in 1955, she and Ezz El Dine Zulficar continued to make films together, many of which are considered classics of Egyptian romantic cinema, such as Bain el atlal (1959) ("Among the Ruins") and what many consider their masterpiece, Nahr el hub (1960) ("The River of Love"), their version of Lev Tolstoy's great story "Anna Karenina", opposite Omar Sharif, and the two became one of the classic romantic couples of Egyptian cinema, appearing again in Our Best Days (1955) ("Our Best Days"), Sayedat el kasr (1958) ("Lady of the Castle"), Sleepless (1957) ("Sleepless") and The Blazing Sun (1954) ("Struggle in the Valley"). Sharif and Faten divorced on 1974. He made what became a famous statement about Faten, that he only married once because he only loved once, and that was Faten.
Director Henry Barakat specialized in musical romantic movies, social commentary and women's rights in society. During the making of Lahn al khouloud (1952) ("Immortal Song"), they developed a close professional bond, and Barakat used Faten to explore all his talent and all his visions. The success of the romantic musical Lahn al khouloud (1952) that became the movie of the year challenged both of them to make more successful musical romantic films, which they did with such pictures as Daiman maak (1954) ("With You Forever") and Mawad gharam (1956) ("Appointment with Love"). IT was with Barakat that Fatan made her most famous and beloved picture, with her role as Ammna in Doa al karawan (1959) ("The Nightingale's Prayer"), which describes differences between revenge and culture through a romantic story. It was nominated for Best Film at Berlin's International Film Festival and almost made it to the Oscars in the US. This film was chosen as one of best ten movies ever made in Egypt. After this picture Faten made several more films that promoted women's rights in society and created more cultural awareness, such as El bab el maftuh (1963) ("The Open Door"), for which she received the Best Actress award at the Jakarta (Indonesia) International Film Festival. One year later they did it again in El haram (1965) ("The Sin"), which was shown at the Cannes festival that year and was chosen as one of best five movies ever made in Egypt. Faten and Barakat continued their journey together through decades for more outstanding roles as Kheit al rafeigh, -al (1971) ("The Thin Thread"), Mouths and Rabbits (1977) ("Mouths and Rabbits"); Faten won Best Actress awards from two international festival for her role in this movie, and it was the highest-grossing Egyptian film ever made until that time. Their last picture together was a remarkable hit, Leilet al quabd al Fatma (1984) ("The Night of Fatma's Arrest"). Their journey was crowned by a lifetime achievement award for their films together from the Montpellier International Film Festival on 1993. Barakat's was quoted as saying, "If I could get Faten in my films, I will guarantee us the best picture".
Faten left Egypt from 1966-1971 because she resisted political pressure that was applied to her. She divided her time between Lebanon and London, England. During this period Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser asked some prominent critics and writers to try to persuade her to return to Egypt, saying that "Faten Hamama is a national treasure". Her return to Egypt on 1971 breathed life back into Egyptian cinema. She insisted that her films reflect the values of the society through the family relationships. Her first film upon return was Sahera (1971) with Salah Zulfikar. Her role in Imberaturiyyat Mim (1972) ("Empire M") as a widow with six children and the struggles she endured to raise them made the film a success both critically and financially, and she earned a special award from an organization of Soviet Union women when the film was shown at the Moscow International Film Festival. Her film Orid hallan (1975) ("I Need a Solution") which was produced by Salah Zulfikar was not only a big hit but resulted in changes to Egyptian marriage and divorce laws. Faten won the Best Actress award at the Cairo International Film Festival and a Prize of Recognition at the Teheran (Iran) Film Festival. She continued to make films that commented on society, such as Oghneyat elmoot (1973) ("The Song of Death"), Ualla azae lel sayedat (1979) ("No Condolences for Ladies"), Bad Day Good Day (1988) ("Bitter Days, Sweet Days") and her last feature, Ardh el-Ahlam (1993) ("Land of Dreams"), and her TV series, Conscience of Teacher Hikmat (1991) ("The Consciousness of Teacher Hekmat") and Wagh el qamar (2000) ("The Face of the Moon"), which was shown in 23 countries in the Middle East.
Faten Hamama is the fourth Pyramid in Egyptian cinema, a legend in her platinum anniversary, the diamond that remained shining and kept its glowing over the decades on the silver screen.Egypt
May 27, 1931 - January 17, 2015. (83).
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104 acting credits, 1940 - 2000.
Production Manager
Writer
Self
Producer.- Aminah Rizq was born on 13 April 1910 in Tanta, Egypt. She was an actress, known for Cleobatra (1943), Al-mouled (1989) and Saut min el madi (1956). She died on 24 August 2003 in Cairo, Egypt.Egypt
April 13, 1910 - August 24, 2003. (93).
62 acting credits, 1928 -. - Actress
- Soundtrack
Although her parents did not approve of her becoming a belly dancer, she became world renowned. Although Islam frowned upon belly dancing, she was the only one recognized with a public funeral procession. She performed in over 300 movies and television shows. She gave up dancing in 1963 but as late as the mid-1980's ran her own theater in Cairo, helping to write and choose plays, as well as directing and producing. She took to wearing the Islamic head scarf before retiring completely from public view 13 years ago. Though the hold of fundamentalist Islam on Egyptian society has virtually wiped out public manifestations of her art, she was in the end granted the official approval her parents withheld, as the Egyptian Culture Minister, Farouk Hosni, led her funeral procession. The stuff of legend, she married 14 different husbands and once slapped King Farouk when he threw an ice cube down her dress. She had roles in more than 300 movies and television shows.Egypt.
1915 - 1999, (84).
72 credits, 1935-1994.- Actress of the theater, she began her career in the early 1920s in the theater, then in the 1940s she acted in the cinema in dramatic films, she appeared a lot in black and white. Actress of strong personality, she very often interpreted the role of the villain. She has appeared in a few color series and films. Very popular actress in Egypt.
Zouzou Hamdi El Hakim is the grandmother of actor Aytl Jensen. She played alongside him twice, in the series "The story of mom Zouzou" in 1988 and in the audio series Amour impossible in the 90s. She played the role of her aunt who was trying to help her he can marry the girl who loves ..Egypt
1916 - 2003, (86).
credits, 1953-1979. - Actress
- Producer
- Writer
Madihah Yusri was born on 3 December 1919 in Cairo, Egypt. She was an actress and producer, known for Wafaa ilal abad (1962), Amir el-Inteqam (1950) and Wafaa (1953). She was married to Ahmed Salem, Mohamed Amine, Muhammad Fawzi and Ibrahim Salama Alradi. She died on 29 May 2018 in Cairo, Egypt.Egypt
December 3, 1919 -.
55 acting credits, 1943 -.- Hind Rostom(November 11, 1929 - August 8, 2011) was one of the most popular Egyptian actresses.
Actress Hind Rostom, is a star from the golden era of Egyptian cinema.
With her blond hair and good looks, Rostom often played the sultry seductress, and she quickly rose to become one of Egypt's best-known actresses.
She won popular acclaim for her 1958 film "Cairo Station," about the city's underclass and their struggles to survive. She starred in it with Youssef Chahine, one of Egypt's most lauded movie directors.
Among her other well-known films were "Love Rumor" and "Struggle on the Nile" with Omar Sharif -- the country's most celebrated actor.
Born in Alexandria, Rostom defied her conservative upbringing to stake out a career in film. She was dubbed by fans the Marilyn Monroe of the Arabs and "the queen of seduction" of Egyptian cinema.Egypt
1929-2011. (81).
76 credits, 1947-1975. - Actress
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Shadia was born on 8 February 1929 in Cairo, Egypt. She was an actress, known for Lahn el wafaa (1955), Shati el zekriat (1955) and Uyoon Sahranah (1956). She was married to Salah Zulfikar, Aziz Fathi and Imad Hamdi. She died on 28 November 2017 in Cairo, Egypt.Egypt
1929 -
63 credits, 1948-1984.- Bosa Stojadinovic was born on 26 December 1916 in Skadar, Albania. She was an actress, known for Te noci (1958), Man Is Not a Bird (1965) and Boulevard of the Revolution (1992). She died on 12 July 2002.Albania
1916 - 2002, (85).
credits, 1958-1992. - Actress
- Stunts
- Writer
Fearless Nadia was born Mary Evans in Perth, Australia. She accompanied her family to India as a child. She began working in the circus in the early 1930s, where she took the name Fearless Nadia. The tall, blue-eyed, blonde began her film career several years later in Hindi language films in India. She was best known for portraying the masked, cloaked adventuress "Hunterwali" (A.K.A. "The Lady Hunter") in 1935. She appeared in over 50 films in India. She married her long-time producer-director Homi Wadia in the early 1960s and retired from films.Australia. India.
1908 - 1996, (88).
41 credits, 1933-1970.- Alethea McGrath was born on 1 June 1920 in Melbourne, Australia. She was an actress, known for Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002), Knowing (2009) and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005). She died on 9 February 2016 in Melbourne, Australia.Australia
1920-.
40 credits, 1984- - Esme Melville was born on 23 July 1918 in Norwood, South Australia, Australia. She was an actress, known for Romulus, My Father (2007), Forbidden (2003) and Blue Heelers (1994). She died on 14 September 2006 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Australia
1918-2006. (88).
59 credits, 1963-2007. - Myrtle Woods was born on 14 March 1900 in Albury, New South Wales, Australia. She was an actress, known for A Woman's Tale (1991), Homicide (1964) and The Great MacArthy (1975). She was married to Woods. She died on 12 May 2001 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Australia.
1900 - 2001. (101).
21 credits, 1957-1980. - Mary Ward was born on 6 March 1915 in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia. She was an actress, known for Blue Heelers (1994), If This Be Sin (1949) and Homicide (1964). She died on 19 July 2021 in Murrumbeena, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.Australia
1914 -
33+ credits, 1949-2000. - Huguette Oligny was born on 31 January 1922 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She was an actress, known for Les lumières de ma ville (1950), La demoiselle d'Avignon (1972) and Friday the 13th: The Series (1987). She was married to Gratien Gélinas and Marcel Alexandre. She died on 9 May 2013 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Canada
1922-2013. (91).
35 credits, 1950- - Madeleine Sherwood was born on 13 November 1922 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She was an actress, known for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), The Changeling (1980) and Sweet Bird of Youth (1962). She was married to Robert Sherwood. She died on 23 April 2016 in Lac Cornu, Quebec, Canada.Canada
1922-2016. (93).
63 credits, 1962-.
5 self credits. - Cute, tiny, and prolific little old lady character actress Frances Bay worked constantly in both films and TV shows alike after making her debut at the age of 59 in life with a small part in the comedy Foul Play (1978) in 1978.
She frequently portrayed eccentric elderly women and good-hearted grandmothers in all kinds of pictures and television programs. Frances acted several times for David Lynch: she's Kyle MacLachlan's sweet doddery aunt in Blue Velvet (1986), a gruff, profane whorehouse madam in Wild at Heart (1990), and the spooky Mrs. Tremond in the cult TV series Twin Peaks (1990) and its spin-off feature Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992). Frances popped up in two movies for director Stuart Gordon: she's a kind witch in The Pit and the Pendulum (1991) and a fortune teller in Edmond (2005).
Other notable film roles include a snippy librarian in The Attic (1980), a mysterious blind nun in the offbeat Nomads (1986), another librarian in In the Mouth of Madness (1994), and Adam Sandler's loving grandmother in the hit comedy Happy Gilmore (1996). Frances had the unique distinction of guesting on the final episodes of the TV shows Happy Days (1974), Who's the Boss? (1984), and Seinfeld (1989).
Among the many TV series Bay had guest spots on are Charmed (1998), ER (1994), Matlock (1986), The X-Files (1993), Murder, She Wrote (1984), The Commish (1991), L.A. Law (1986), Hill Street Blues (1981), Touched by an Angel (1994), The Golden Girls (1985), and Amazing Stories (1985).
She won a Gemini Award for her performance in the Disney TV program Avonlea (1990). Frances was also in the music video for Jimmy Fallon's "Idiot Boyfriend." In addition to her substantial movie and TV credits, Bay also acted in both Off-Broadway stage productions and regional theater; these plays include "Finnegan's Wake," "Grease," "Genuis," "The Caucasion Chalk Circle," "Number Our Days," "Uncommon Women," "Sarcophagus," and "The Pleasure of His Company." Frances won two DramaLogue Awards and was nominated for a Los Angeles Dramatic Critics' Award.
In 2002 Bay was the unfortunate victim of an automobile accident which resulted in having part of her right leg amputated. Her husband Charles sadly died in 2002 as well.
In real life Frances Bay was a very practical and unassuming woman with an avid love for jazz music.Canada
1919-2011. (92).
164 credits, 1977-2014. - Actress
Marcia Diamond was born on 23 November 1925 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She was an actress, known for PCU (1994), Black Christmas (1974) and Spy Games (1999). She was married to Harry Irving Cohen. She died on 12 February 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Canada
11-23-1925.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Napua Wood was born on 3 April 1912 in Waikele, Hawaii, USA. She was an actress, known for Hawaiian Eye (1959), Adventures in Paradise (1959) and The Alaskans (1959). She died on 5 January 2003 in Kahului, Hawaii, USA.Hawaii.
1912 - 2003, (90).
10 credits, 1944-1970.- Actress
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Nini Theilade was born on 15 June 1915 in Poerwokerto, Banjoemas, Dutch East Indies [now Purwokerto, Central Java, Indonesia]. She was an actress, known for A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935), The Song to Her (1934) and The Big Bluff (1933). She was married to Arne Buchter-Larsen and Peter Loopuyt. She died on 13 February 2018 in Svendborg, Denmark.Indonesia
June 15, 1915- Pouri Baneai was born Seddigheh Banayi in Arak, Iran on October 11, 1940. She lived there for four years before she and her parents moved to Tehran. She had seven sisters and one brother.
She acted in more than 85 Iranian feature films between 1965 and 1979. During her years of acting before the Iranian revolution, she cooperated with famous Iranian directors such as Mehdi Reisfirooz, Samuel Khachikian, Masoud Kimiai, Farrokh Ghaffari, and Fereidoun Goleh. Her most memorable performances are in Iranian new wave films such as Masoud Kimiai's Qeysar in 1969 and in Fereydun Gole's The Mandrake.
Her first feature film was The Foreign Bride, directed by Nosratollah Vahdat. Pouri didn't have any academic education in acting and because Vahdat was one of her distant relatives, he suggested her to act in his film. In 1967 she co-starred with Behrouz Vosoughi, a famous Iranian actor at the time. They had many co-operations and in 1970 they acted in Qeysar, known as one of the major films and a symbol of Iranian new wave. She also co-starred with other Iran Cinema superstars of the time such as Mohammad Ali Fardin, Naser Malek Motiee, Manouchehr Vosugh, Iraj Ghaderi, Ali Nasirian, and Parviz Sayyad. Most of the Farsi-language Iranian movies were dubbed in those days and famous actors and actresses had specific dubbers. Zhaleh Kazemi was Pouri Banayi's dubber. Some of her films like The Mandrake and The Falconet in addition to Qeysar and Ghazal are considered as milestones in her performances before the 1979 revolution which put a partial end to this type of Iranian cinema.
She also acted in some foreign-produced English-language films such as Missile X: The Neutron Bomb Incident (1978) directed by Leslie H. Martinson in which she co-starred with Peter Graves and Curd Jurgens. In another film directed by Fereydun Gole, named The Moon and a Murmur (1977), she co-starred with John Ireland and Mickey Rooney. Jean Negulesco choose her and Behrouz Vosoughi to play the roles of a couple in his last film The Invincible Six (1970). Jun'ya Sato, the Japanese director chose her for the lead actress in his 1973 adaptation of the manga, Golgo 13.
Most Iranian actors and actresses fled Iran after the 1979 revolution, because they had acted in sexy films before the revolution. Pouri Banayi chose to stay behind, but she was soon imprisoned in the Evin Detention House for over one year. She was released late in 1980, but never acted in cinema again despite that she was never technically banned from acting in films.
She was engaged to Behrouz Vosughi, but they didn't officially get married. One of Pouri's sisters is Aki Banayi (Akram Banayi) who is is a singer and presently lives in Los Angles.Iran
1940 -.
33+ credits, 1964-2008. - Hamideh Kheirabadi was born on 20 December 1924 in Rasht, Iran. She was an actress, known for The Story of Night (1973), Hassan, the Bald (1970) and Golden Heel (1975). She died on 19 April 2010 in Tehran, Iran.Iran
12-20-1924. To 4-19-2010. (85). - Olwiyya Gamil was born on 15 December 1908 in Lebanon. She was an actress, known for Intisar al-chabab (1941), The Cursed Palace (1962) and Zeinab (1930). She was married to Mahmoud Al Meleji. She died on 11 June 1994.Lebanon
1908 - 1994, (85). - Actress
- Music Department
- Producer
Sabah was born on 10 November 1927 in Wadi Chahrour, Lebanon. She was an actress and producer, known for Khataf Merati (1954), Sharia el hub (1958) and Afrah al chabab (1964). She was married to Rushdi Abazah, Wassim Tabbara, Anwr Mansi, Baligh Hamdy, Nagib Shammas, Ahmed Farag, Joe Hammoud, Fadi Lebnan, Prince Khaled Bin Saud Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud and Youssef Shabaan. She died on 26 November 2014 in Beirut, Lebanon.Lebanon.
November 10, 1925 - November 26, 2014. (89).
48 acting credits, 1938 - .- Kissa von Sievers was born on 21 September 1889 in Schloss Wenden, Livland. She is known for Freitag, der 13. - Das unheimliche Haus, 2. Teil (1916), Zirkusblut (1916) and Der Mann mit der leuchtenden Stirn (1915).Livland.
1889 -
credits, 1915-1919. - Tui Bow was born on 19 October 1906 in Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand. She was an actress, known for Frenchman's Farm (1987), Sunshine of Paradise Alley (1926) and The Irishman (1978). She was married to Robert Bow. She died on 25 March 1993 in Alderley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.New Zealand. Australia.
1906 - 1993.
credits, 1925-1987. - Beryl Te Wiata was born on 15 April 1925 in Christchurch, New Zealand. She was an actress, known for Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995), Outrageous Fortune (2005) and Strange Behavior (1981). She was married to Inia Te Wiata. She died on 4 May 2017.New Zealand
- Actress
- Director
- Writer
Ramai Hayward was born on 11 November 1916 in Martinborough, New Zealand. She was an actress and director, known for To Love a Maori (1972), The Maori Merchant of Venice (2002) and The Billy T James Show (1990). She was married to Rudall Hayward. She died on 3 July 2014 in New Zealand.New Zealand
11-11-1916 -to 7-3-2014. (97).- Actress
Milú was born on 24 April 1926 in Lisbon, Portugal. She was an actress, known for Barrio (1947), Viela, Rua Sem Sol (1947) and Vidas Sem Rumo (1956). She was married to Luís de Magalhães Coutinho Nobre Guedes and de Lemos. She died on 5 November 2008 in Cascais, Portugal.Portugal
1926-2008. (82).
13 credits, 1939-1980.
3 self credits, 1970-2007.- Actress
- Writer
- Director
Lale Oraloglu was born on 15 August 1924 in Izmir, Turkey. She was an actress and writer, known for Ölüm Bebekleri (1972), Bir Kadin Tuzagi (1971) and Bizimkiler: Hüdaverdi Pirtik (1971). She was married to Ali Oraloglu and Gürdal Onur. She died on 15 January 2007 in Istanbul, Turkey.Turkey
1924-2007. (82).- Sabahat Isik was born in 1927 in Istanbul, Turkey. She was an actress, known for King of the Doormen (1976), Nenni bebek (1987) and Yalvaris (1987). She died on 17 August 2005 in Istanbul, Turkey.Turkey
1927-2005. (87). - Actress
- Additional Crew
Rosy Varte was born on 22 November 1923 in Istanbul, Turkey. She was an actress, known for Maguy (1985), Antoine and Colette (1962) and Love at Twenty (1962). She was married to Pierre Badel. She died on 13 January 2012 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.Turkey
November 22, 1923 - January 14. 2012. (88).
100 acting credits, 1949 - .- Belgin Doruk was born on 28 June 1936 in Ankara, Turkey. She was an actress, known for Aysecik Yuvanin Bekçileri (1969), Köroglu-Türkan Sultan (1953) and Kanli çiftlik (1953). She was married to Özdemir Birsel and Faruk Kenç. She died on 26 March 1995 in Istanbul, Turkey.Turkey
1936-1995. (58).
80 credits, 1952-1970. - Actress
- Producer
- Art Director
Fatma Girik was born on 12 December 1942 in Istanbul, Turkey. She was an actress and producer, known for Ezo Gelin (1968), Sürtügün Kizi (1967) and Bos Besik (1969). She died on 24 January 2022 in Istanbul, Turkey.Turkey
1943 -.
184 credits, 1954-2012.
6 producer
1 writer
1 self.- Neriman Köksal was born on 17 March 1928 in Istanbul, Turkey. She was an actress, known for Cevriyem (1978), Fosforlu Cevriye (1959) and Kitipiyoza tuzak (1959). She was married to Feridun Kete. She died on 22 October 1999 in Istanbul, Turkey.Turkey
1928-1999. (71).
149 credits, 1950-1995. - Actress
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Muzeyyen Senar is a Turkish singer of Ottoman classical music.
Born in Bursa, she moved to Istanbul when she was ten years old, growing up in uskudar. She stuttered as a child, but found refuge in singing.
When she was six years old, she already knew all the popular Turkish folk songs by heart. When she moved with her mother to Istanbul she entered the Anatolia (uskudar) Musical Society in 1931, which was later followed by further training at the Society of Oriental Music. Senar also found an opportunity to make the acquaintance of the most prominent composers of the period: Mustafa Nâfiz Irmak, Osman Nihat Akin, Selahattin Pinar, Yesari Asim Arsoy, and many others.
In 1932 she appeared on state radio. Senar, who could only reach the microphone if she stood on a box, quickly gained popularity, learning all the major works of the art music repertoire as she did so, and further developing her skills by what she gleaned from such major artists as Safiye Ayla, Selma Hanim, Lale Belkis, Nimet Hanim, Hikmet Riza, and Feriha Hanim.
Before long she became a subject of widespread curiosity, and nightclub owners began vying with each other to present her. She appeared in public for the first time at Ibrahim Derviszade's Belvu, an Istanbul music hall. She was only fifteen years old and had to inflate her age to get permission to appear on stage.Turkey
July 16, 1918 - February 8, 2015. (96).
6 acting credits, 1940-1969.
Singer of classic Ottoman.- Yelena Bonner was born on 15 February 1923 in Merv, Turkestan ASSR, USSR [now Mary, Turkmenistan]. She was married to Andrei Sakharov and Ivan Semyonov. She died on 18 June 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.Turkmenistan
February 15, 1923, Turkmenistan - June 28, 2011, Massachusetts, USA. (88).
Mans virs Andrejs Saharovs (2006). 2006. - Moira Lister was born in South Africa and made her stage debut at age 6 with the University Players of Johannesburg in "The Vikings of Helgeland." She appeared on the London stage at age 14 and started working in films in 1943. She was always popular, and she was usually cast as 'posh' ladies.Cape Town, South Africa.
1923-2007. (84).
63 credits, 1943-2007.
17 self credits, 1954-2002. - Doreen June Mantle was born 22 June 1926 in Johannesburg, South Africa and was a character actress who is probably best known for her recurring role as Mrs Warboys in the long-running British sitcom One Foot in the Grave (1990) appearing in 18 episodes in the 1990s.
Mantle first travelled to Britain with her parents when she was just six weeks old. Around four years later they returned to South Africa. She then returned to the UK permanently in her late twenties.
She appeared in many British television series from the 1960s to the present, such as The Duchess of Duke Street, The Wild House, Chalk (1997), Casualty (1986), The Bill (1984), Doctors (2000), Holby City (1999), Love Soup (2005) and Jonathan Creek (1997). She played lollipop lady Queenie in Clatterford (2006).
Mantle has worked extensively on the stage in such productions as My Fair Lady, Keep It in the Family, The Seagull and Hamlet. She also toured Britain in Billy Liar in the role of Florence Boothroyd and performed at the National Theatre in The Voysey Inheritance. In 1979 she was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in Death of a Salesman. She also did a great deal of radio work for BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service.
In 2011 Mantle appeared in Coronation Street (1960) as the mother of Colin Fishwick whose identity was taken by John Stape. - Actress
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Dolly Rathebe was born on 2 April 1928 in Randfontein, South Africa. She was an actress, known for The Magic Garden (1951), Cry, the Beloved Country (1995) and African Jim (1949). She died on 16 September 2004 in near Pretoria, South Africa.South Africa- Iranganie Serasinghe was born on 21 June 1927 in Mudungomuwa, Ruwanwella, Sri Lanka. She is an actress, known for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Sandesaya (1960) and Kalu Hima (2018).
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Foun-Sen was born on 28 February 1915 in Giap Bat, Tonkin, French Indochina [now Giap Bat, Vietnam]. She was an actress, known for Yoshiwara (1937), La dame de Malacca (1937) and L'émigrante (1940). She was married to Léo Joannon. She died on 5 February 1989 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France.Vietnam. France.
1915-1989, (73).
19 credits, 1936-1979.- Actress
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Lotus Long's father was Japanese and her mother was an ethnic Hawaiian. The family came to California in the 1920s and, because of her exotic beauty, Lotus didn't find it difficult to get into the movies and portrayed a succession of various Asian women. She took the stage name "Lotus Long", and was generally assumed to be Chinese--something she later relied on to avoid internment with others of Japanese ancestry during WWII.
She met cameraman James Knott while in the Arctic with W.S. Van Dyke filming Eskimo (1933) in the early 1930s. They soon married. They lived 40 years on Beverly Glen, near Westwood Village in Los Angeles, before moving to Orange County.USA
1909 - 1990, (81).- Oléo was born on 19 June 1906 in Gimont, Gers, Midi-Pyrénées, France. She was an actress, known for Le tampon du capiston (1930), A Man's Head (1933) and Heart of Paris (1937). She died on 21 February 1978 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.France.
1906 - 1978, (71).
credits, 1924-1945.